FROM THE LA TIMES: “The 10-campus university system (where annual undergraduate costs now come to about $45,000, before financial aid) is under unprecedented attack, accused by the Trump administration of condoning antisemitism in failing to head off assaults on Jewish students and allowing diversity, equity, and inclusion imperatives to hold back white and Asian students. UC President James B. Milliken has said Trump administration grant suspensions at UCLA totaling $584 million would amount to a “death knell” for medical, science, and energy research. Trump’s team has said it would restore the grant money, but only if the university pays a $1-billion fine. Calling that “extortion,” Gov. Gavin Newsom has threatened to sue.” Read more here.