California Universities Grapple with Trump Threats, Investigations

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🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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The Department of Justice announced Thursday it will investigate “illegal DEI” in admissions at UCLA, Berkeley, Stanford and UC Irvine. Meantime, the UC system is implementing a hiring freeze in response to President Trump’s threats to slash federal funding, while international students who participated in campus protests report heightened fears of deportation. We talk about the Trump administration’s threats against California universities and the impacts on faculty and students. Guests: Jaweed Kaleem, education reporter, Los Angeles Times Michael Chwe, professor of political science, UCLA; member, UCLA Faculty Association Aditi Hariharan, president, UC Student Association; official representative of all UC undergraduate students Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0	Coming up on forum, how California universities are grappling with the Trump administration's threats and investigations. On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced it will investigate Cal and UCLA, among others, as part of its effort to end, quote, illegal DEI.
1:09.0	Meantime, the UC system is implementing a hiring freeze in response
1:13.0	to threats to slash federal funding. International students are reporting heightened fears of deportation
1:18.5	or just traveling home for visits. We hear from faculty members and students about the impact
1:24.4	of Trump's recent attacks. Join us.
1:39.2	Welcome to Forum.
1:40.3	I'm Mina Kim.
1:46.0	Faculty and students at colleges and universities in California are grappling with a slew of actions against the state by the Trump administration, the latest which came Thursday
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