The Impact of Federal Grant Freezes on Higher Education

A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore more than $80 million in grants it withheld from UCLA. The ruling comes as the government accuses the university of antisemitism on campus and discrimination in admissions. To resolve the funding freeze, Trump is demanding a $1 billion settlement, which Governor Gavin Newsom characterizes as extortion and UC officials say would “completely devastate” the public university system. We look at how UCLA and other universities are responding to Trump’s pressure campaign.

Guests:

Jaweed Kaleem, education reporter, The Los Angeles Times

Eric Kelderman, senior writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Siobhan Braybrook, associate professor, UCLA

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