Reference News Network, August 9 report. According to the website of the U.S. "Wall Street Journal" on August 6, after a months-long campaign against private universities mainly dominated by Ivy League schools, the Trump administration has turned its attention to one of the largest public university systems in the United States: the University of California.

James Milliken, the newly appointed systemwide president of the University of California, said on June 6 that the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) agreed to negotiate with the Trump administration to address allegations of anti-Semitism in the campus protests during the spring of 2024. The Department of Justice had set a deadline of June 5 for the start of negotiations after sending a letter about preliminary investigation results last week.

Milliken said that the $584 million in federal research funding for UCLA was at risk. The Trump administration had temporarily withheld this funding after the Department of Justice's letter. The Department of Justice stated that it is still investigating whether other campuses of the University of California, including Berkeley, Irvine, and San Diego, violated civil rights laws.

Meanwhile, in Virginia, the leadership of two public universities, George Mason University and the University of Virginia, have also come under pressure in recent weeks. University of Virginia President James Ryan resigned in mid-June.

The Trump administration recently achieved success in its confrontation with private universities, forcing Columbia University and Brown University to reach settlements of $200 million and $50 million respectively. In addition, both agreements required the two universities to agree to additional government oversight of their admissions policies and operations.

Compared to private universities, public universities are usually more closely related to state governments. They provide career advancement opportunities, employment, and retirement benefits for hundreds of thousands of employees, and offer education to a diverse student population.

Some faculty members hope that Milliken will take a tougher stance against the federal government. (Translated by Cao Weiguo)

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