Proposed Deal Ends Race and Ethnicity-Based Scholarships, Halt to Gender-Affirming Care

Federal officials are seeking $1 billion from the University of California, Los Angeles, to settle a civil rights investigation, a figure that would represent the largest payout ever required from a higher education institution.

More than $584 million in UCLA’s federal funding has been frozen, with the Department of Justice alleging the school violated anti-discrimination laws in its handling of campus protests. In a letter to the campus community this week, Chancellor Julio Frenk warned that the suspended funds could have “devastating” consequences for the university’s research mission.

Negotiations have resumed, according to a source familiar with the talks, as UCLA works to restore access to the f

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