Education Department announces foreign funding investigation against University of Michigan
MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – The Education Department demands detailed records after UM reported $375 million in foreign funding with $86 million disclosed late, amid national security concerns over Chinese ties.
- The Education Department on Tuesday opened an investigation, alleging it found 'inaccurate and incomplete disclosures' in the university’s foreign reports.
- Amid national security concerns, authorities charged UM researcher Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu with smuggling Fusarium graminearum, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
- The probe demands submission of detailed records including foreign funding and collaboration details within 30 days, citing incomplete, inaccurate, and untimely disclosures, according to the Education Department.
- Responding to the probe, Michigan pledged cooperation, with Colleen Mastony saying the university will cooperate fully and takes its obligations 'extremely seriously'.'
- Beyond Michigan, probes have targeted Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Berkeley, and the Education Department said this aligns with President Donald Trump’s Executive Order on Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence.
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