"Most of the demands will seem unsurprising to those familiar with the Trump administration's interest: an end to all diversity programs and those supporting transgender individuals, plus a sharp crackdown on campus protests. The eye-opening portion comes at the price tag of nearly $1.2 billion paid out, with UCLA covering all the costs of compliance. And, as written, the deal wouldn't stop the Trump administration from cutting the grants for other reasons or imposing more intrusive regulations, such as those mentioned in its university compact."
"These include an end to all diversity programs at both the faculty and student levels. It demands that UCLA agree to "remove explicit or implicit goals for compositional diversity based on race, sex, or ethnicity, including eliminating any secretive or proxy-based 'diversity' hiring processes." Foreign students are also targeted, with UCLA being told to set up a program to ensure that no "foreign students likely to engage in anti-Western, anti-American, or antisemitic disruptions or harassment" are admitted."
The California Supreme Court ordered the University of California system to release a draft federal proposal tied to restoring research grants suspended by the Trump administration. The released document remained marked "draft" and "confidential attorney work product." The proposal requires an end to all diversity programs, including those supporting transgender individuals, and seeks a sharp crackdown on campus protests. The deal would require UCLA to cover nearly $1.2 billion in compliance costs and would not prevent the administration from cutting grants for other reasons or imposing further intrusive regulations. The proposal also targets compositional diversity goals and mandates programs to vet and socialize international students to campus norms.
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