Chancellor Frenk shared a message with the Bruin community.
Dear Bruin Community:
I wanted to keep you informed of key developments on the suspension of federal funding to UCLA. President Milliken shared this morning that the University of California has received a document from the Department of Justice related to our federal research funding, and is reviewing it.
I want to reiterate from my first message on this matter our commitment to do everything we can to protect the interests of faculty, students and staff — and to defend our values and principles.
The UC Board of Regents and the UC Office of the President are providing counsel as we actively evaluate our best course of action. I will continue to be in constant communication with you on key decisions and update you on any developments.
We are One UCLA.
Julio Frenk
Chancellor
Statement from University of California President James Milliken, Friday, August 8, 2025:
“The University of California just received a document from the Department of Justice and is reviewing it. Earlier this week, we offered to engage in good faith dialogue with the Department to protect the University and its critical research mission. As a public university, we are stewards of taxpayer resources and a payment of this scale would completely devastate our country’s greatest public university system as well as inflict great harm on our students and all Californians. Americans across this great nation rely on the vital work of UCLA and the UC system for technologies and medical therapies that save lives, grow the U.S. economy, and protect our national security.”