The Trump administration has suspended $584 million in federal grants awarded to UCLA, nearly double the amount previously reported, according to UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk.

This marks the first time a public university has faced such a funding freeze over allegations of civil rights violations related to antisemitism and affirmative action.

The big picture: Previously, the Trump administration had targeted private colleges’ federal funding under similar accusations. • The suspension endangers critical research primarily funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and Department of Energy. • Chancellor Frenk described the funding freeze as devastating, not only for UCLA but for Americans nationally, emphasizing the university’s track record of groundbrea

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