A 27‑page draft settlement between UCLA and the federal government made public Friday would require the university to pay as much as $1.2 billion and adopt sweeping changes to diversity, admissions and health‑care policies. The agreement — disclosed after faculty litigation forced its release — would also bar certain gender‑affirming care for minors and impose monitoring and reporting obligations through 2028. University leaders warned the financial and operational demands could damage the public university system; faculty and campus advocates said the terms risk chilling academic freedom and access for historically marginalized students. The disclosure has already prompted legal scrutiny and national debate over federal intervention in university affairs.