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#ucla

The Trump administration's settlement proposal to UCLA - which includes a nearly $1.2-billion fine over allegations of antisemitism and civil rights violations - seeks to drastically overhaul campus practices on hiring, admissions, sports, scholarships, discrimination and gender identity, a Times review of the document shows. The 28-page letter - whose full contents have not been made public - also lays out in sweeping detail how it wants the university to enforce new policies that adhere to the president's conservative agenda.

UCLA scientists, medical professors and graduate students are accustomed to presenting their research - into cancer, stroke, brain injury, nerve regeneration - at conferences of their peers with the aid of high-tech audio and visual equipment. But in back-to-back events in Westwood Village and on a campus courtyard this week, they tapped into their high school memories, erecting hand-made posters on easels and bringing in props from their labs - including a human brain - to simply explain their complex work.

UCLA, which earned the No. 1 spot last year, was bumped down to the second-best public university in the nation, just behind the University of Michigan, in Niche's 2026 Best Colleges in America rankings, published Monday. ( Niche considers factors such as student reviews, academics, professors, the campus, diversity, safety and student life.) The only other California school that cracked the top 10 on the list of best public universities was UC Berkeley at No. 9.

U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin mandated the National Science Foundation to restore millions of dollars in grants withheld from UCLA, ruling the cuts arbitrary and capricious.

The collaboration to establish the Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship honors the legacy of Berry Gordy, founder of Motown and an influential architect of modern music.

Laura Mealer's walk-off single in the ninth inning led Tennessee to a dramatic 5-4 victory over UCLA, ending the Bruins' Women's College World Series run.

Jessica Clements' walk-off homer capped a thrilling comeback victory for UCLA against Oregon, securing the Bruins a spot in the Women's College World Series semifinals.

The decision was made to give the bookstore control over the logo rights for UCLA merchandise, a legacy arrangement persisting for 65 years.