US EditionTrump administration investigating foreign donations at University of Pennsylvania
- The Department of Education opened an investigation on May 8, 2025, into the University of Pennsylvania for allegedly inaccurate foreign funding disclosures.
- The probe was initiated after an examination of the University of Pennsylvania’s submitted documentation indicated that disclosures of foreign gifts exceeding $250,000 annually, as required under Section 117, were incomplete.
- The department requested records including tax documents, foreign grants, contracts since 2017, and admission agreements with foreign governments to verify compliance.
- Acting General Counsel Tom Wheeler noted that the University of Pennsylvania did not report any foreign funding as required under Section 117 until February 2019, despite being legally obligated to disclose such information for many years.
- This investigation signifies the Trump administration’s effort to enforce transparency on foreign funding in universities and prevent covert foreign influence on U.S. Campuses.
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US says it is probing foreign donations at University of Pennsylvania
The U.S. Department of Education said on Thursday it opened an investigation into foreign donations at the University of Pennsylvania, alleging the Ivy League school made inaccurate and untimely foreign financial disclosures in the past.
Education Department Investigates University of Pennsylvania over Foreign Funding
by Natalia Mittelstadt The Education Department is investigating the University of Pennsylvania over foreign funding, alleging that inaccurate disclosures were provided to the agency. The department’s Office of the General Counsel opened the investigation Thursday, sending a records request to the university “after a review of the university’s foreign reports revealed inaccurate and incomplete disclosures,” the agency alleged. Colleges receiv…
Education Department Investigates University of Pennsylvania over Foreign Funding
by Natalia Mittelstadt The Education Department is investigating the University of Pennsylvania over foreign funding, alleging that inaccurate disclosures were provided to the agency. The department’s Office of the General Counsel opened the investigation Thursday, sending a records request to the university “after a review of the university’s foreign reports revealed inaccurate and incomplete disclosures,” the agency alleged. Colleges receiv…
Education Dept Launches Probe Into Foreign Donations at Penn
Although the previous Administration degraded the Department's enforcement of universities' legal obligations to disclose foreign gifts and contracts, the Trump Administration will vigorously uphold the law and ensure universities are transparent with their foreign gifts and investments.
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