Faculty, students and supporters at the University of California, Berkeley rallied on campus Wednesday to protest the Trump administration's actions and threats regarding college protests and curriculum.

Hundreds of faculty, staff and students gathered on Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley to decry the Trump administration’s slashing of university research funding, its crackdown on diversity

Faculty members at the University of California, Berkeley, protested the Trump administration's threats to cut federal funding from universities that fail to address antisemitism, following a similar $400 million funding cut to Columbia University.

The University of California will impose a system-wide hiring freeze to rein in costs as the university braces for potential funding cuts, said President Michael Drake.

The statements had risen in popularity as colleges sought to improve campus culture, but they drew criticism from conservatives who argued they were a political test.