California Supreme Court orders UCLA to release proposed deal with Trump administration, revealing hefty price tag and no protection from future cuts.
A draft agreement between the University of California system and the federal government would require UCLA to pay nearly $1.2 billion in compliance costs, while also ending diversity programs and imposing strict limits on campus protests. The deal does not protect UCLA from the Trump administration's proposed university compact, which would make all federal funding contingent upon universities ceding control of education and hiring to the federal government.
UCLA would have to cover all costs associated with implementing the agreement, including setting up a program to screen out foreign students deemed likely to engage in anti-Western or anti-American behavior. The hospital associated with the university would be forbidden from engaging in gender-affirming care, and transgender athletes would no longer be eligible for participation.
The agreement also stipulates that UCLA should hire someone to oversee its compliance with the deal, which includes changing internal regulations and gathering statistics on hiring and admissions to hand over to the government. The system for resolving disputes opens up UCLA to additional restrictions, allowing the Resolution Monitor to make recommendations regarding actions necessary to ensure timely, substantial, and effective compliance.
While UCLA would receive restored research grants under the agreement, these could be cut again in the future if the administration so chooses. Several other universities have reached similar agreements with the federal government at about the same time, suggesting that they may also accept such deals.
A draft agreement between the University of California system and the federal government would require UCLA to pay nearly $1.2 billion in compliance costs, while also ending diversity programs and imposing strict limits on campus protests. The deal does not protect UCLA from the Trump administration's proposed university compact, which would make all federal funding contingent upon universities ceding control of education and hiring to the federal government.
UCLA would have to cover all costs associated with implementing the agreement, including setting up a program to screen out foreign students deemed likely to engage in anti-Western or anti-American behavior. The hospital associated with the university would be forbidden from engaging in gender-affirming care, and transgender athletes would no longer be eligible for participation.
The agreement also stipulates that UCLA should hire someone to oversee its compliance with the deal, which includes changing internal regulations and gathering statistics on hiring and admissions to hand over to the government. The system for resolving disputes opens up UCLA to additional restrictions, allowing the Resolution Monitor to make recommendations regarding actions necessary to ensure timely, substantial, and effective compliance.
While UCLA would receive restored research grants under the agreement, these could be cut again in the future if the administration so chooses. Several other universities have reached similar agreements with the federal government at about the same time, suggesting that they may also accept such deals.
... like UCLA has to pay 1.2 billion in compliance costs and it's not even guaranteed they won't get cut off again from research grants? And can you believe they have to screen out foreign students for "anti-Western or anti-American" behavior? What does that even mean? 
It sounds like a total fishbowl situation... no protection, no freedom at all. I'm kinda surprised UCLA agreed to this deal in the first place 
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my friend who's a student there is freaking out rn 
anyone know if they can even appeal this or is it a done deal? 
also what does this say about the state of education in the usa right now? 
[check out this article from ACLU for more info: 
. $1.2 billion is just mind-boggling and I'm not sure how UCLA can afford to pay that even if they're losing their diversity programs and have less control over their own hiring processes. it's like, what's the point of having a university if you're just gonna give up on its core values? 
. can't we find a way to promote diversity and inclusion without sacrificing our values?
I'm low-key shocked by this news, tbh. Like, a $1.2 billion price tag is crazy talk! Don't get me wrong, I get the importance of federal funding, but come on, UCLA can't just take that hit and be like "oh well"? 
but like, at what cost? $1.2 billion is a huge amount of cash 
, but on the other hand, it's scary that they'll have to hire someone to make sure they're following all these rules and regulations 
. And what about the diversity programs? I get why they want to keep those, they're super important for a university like UCLA 
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. Still, can't we find a way to make these deals that don't hurt so many people? Like, what about finding ways to support diversity programs without having to give up so much autonomy 
. Can someone please clarify things for me?
. And don't even get me started on this anti-Western or anti-American nonsense - like, how are they even measuring that? 
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UCLA is already gonna be broke from paying $1.2 billion... I feel bad for those students who wanna protest or just speak their minds on campus. The thought of having some goon watching over them to make sure they don't say anything "anti-Western" is just... no thanks 
. And can you even imagine what would happen if Trump was still in office? Like, it's already a nightmare... adding this stuff to the mix?! 
I'm freaking out over this one! Like, $1.2 billion?! 
That's a crazy amount of cash for just to cover compliance costs. And what really gets me is that UCLA would have to pay all that themselves? No federal funding to back it up? 