The Trump administration is freezing $339 million in research grants to the University of California, Los Angeles, accusing the school of civil rights violations related to antisemitism, affirmative action and women’s sports. The federal government has frozen or paused federal funding over similar allegations against private colleges but this is one of the rare cases it has targeted a public university. Several federal agencies notified UCLA this week that they were suspending grants over civil rights concerns. UCLA’s chancellor called the government’s decision a far-reaching penalty that would defund life-saving research.
Trump administration freezes $339M in UCLA grants and accuses the school of rights violations
