UC community members called on the University to stand up to the Trump administration, reject tuition hikes and renew funding for disability services during three public comment sessions at the UC Board of Regents’ November meeting.

This post was updated Nov. 18 at 2:13 p.m.
A federal judge barred the Trump administration from freezing or threatening to freeze the UC’s federal funding Friday.

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 1:02 a.m.
A coalition of 25 student organizations filed an amicus brief Thursday in support of a lawsuit against President Donald Trump that alleged research funding suspensions to UCLA and subsequent settlement demands violated employees’ free speech. 
The student organizations – filing under the name Students for Higher Education – said in the brief that the federal government’s “ruinous cuts to federal research funding,” its $1.2 billion settlement demand and attacks on international students obstruct the constitutionally protected free speech of students and faculty members.

The UCLA Faculty Association called on UCLA to preserve academic freedom at a Monday rally following the release of the Trump administration’s settlement demands.
Around 40 people attended the noon rally at the bottom of Janss Steps, where professors and doctors gave speeches condemning the Trump administration’s proposed settlement terms publicized Friday.

This post was updated Oct. 26 at 10:27 p.m.
The federal government wants UCLA to restrict its enrollment of international students, end diversity initiatives and hire external auditors to oversee the university, according to a draft settlement publicized Friday.

This post was updated Oct. 25 at 11:36 p.m.
The UC publicized the Trump administration’s settlement demands to UCLA on Friday, abiding by an order from the California Supreme Court.

This post was updated Oct. 23 at 5:16 p.m.
A state appellate court judge ruled Wednesday that the UC Board of Regents must release the Trump administration’s proposed settlement demands to UCLA by Oct.

This post was updated Oct. 14 at 11:30 p.m.
A judge ruled Tuesday that the UC Board of Regents must publicize the Trump administration’s proposed settlement demands to UCLA.

This post was updated Oct. 9 at 10:45 p.m.
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars said they are uncertain about the future of their pay and employment following the federal government’s cuts to UCLA’s research funding.

This post was updated Sept. 25 at 3:41 p.m.
Nearly two months after the federal government froze over half a billion dollars in research funding to UCLA, the National Institutes of Health has temporarily reinstated its suspended grants Tuesday – abiding by a federal judge’s Monday ruling. 
Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities Roger Wakimoto announced the restatement in a Wednesday email to the UCLA community, where he added that the majority of the university’s suspended grants have temporarily been reinstated. 
The federal government suspended $584 million dollars in funding to UCLA – including $500 million from the NIH – July 30 and 31.