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Campus Speech
People walk through the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles

Trump Administration Ordered To Restore Some Withheld Grant Funding to UCLA

UCLA’s money as been frozen as part of a wider pressure campaign targeting universities that Trump says are out of step with his political agenda.

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Protesters gather at the University of California Los Angeles

Trump Administration Seeks $1 Billion Settlement From UCLA, a White House Official Says

UCLA is the first public university to be targeted by a widespread funding freeze over allegations of civil rights violations related to antisemitism and affirmative action.

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Protesters gather at the University of California Los Angeles

Trump Administration Freezes $339M in UCLA Grants and Accuses the School of Rights Violations

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.

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Protesters gather at the University of California Los Angeles

UCLA Reaches $6 Million Settlement With Jewish Students and Professor Over Campus Protests

The university has said that it’s committed to campus safety and will continue to implement recommendations.

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Brown University sits in downtown Providence

Brown University Strikes Agreement With Trump Administration To Restore Lost Federal Funding

The terms include a clause saying the government cannot dictate curriculum or the content of academic speech at Brown.

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Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University campus, in New York

Columbia University Says It Has Suspended and Expelled Students Who Participated in Protests

A student activist group said nearly 80 students were told they have been suspended for one to three years or expelled.

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Teaching unions rally ahead of Congressional Committee testimony

Republicans Press Leaders of Georgetown, Berkeley and CUNY on Antisemitism Complaints

The three university leaders said that they had taken disciplinary action where appropriate and stressed the importance of protecting free speech.

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A coalition of pro-Palestinian University of Michigan students and supporters protest in the street

A Recap of the Trial Over the Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Campus Protesters

Plaintiffs want the judge to rule that the policy violates the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act, a law that governs how federal agencies develop and issue regulations.

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