US EditionTrump administration steps up efforts to scrutinize foreign funding of universities
The State Department will support enforcement of Section 117 rules requiring universities to report foreign gifts over $250,000, with $5.2 billion disclosed in 2025, officials said.
- WASHINGTON, Feb 23 — The State Department will assist the Department of Education to uncover malign foreign influence at U.S. colleges and universities and help manage the foreign-funding reporting portal.
- Trump's April 2025 executive order called for enforcement of Section 117 and the Education Department launched a new reporting portal in December after U.S. colleges disclosed 8,300 transactions totaling $5.2 billion in 2025.
- Officials declined to spell out specific examples of undue influence, saying their aim is to boost university compliance and transparency while the Education Department investigates four schools' foreign ties.
- Lawmakers added nonbinding language to the spending bill stating the department has `no authorities` to transfer its duties, while Congressional leaders this year defied President Donald Trump's proposed Education Department budget cuts.
- HHS's Administration for Children and Families will administer school-safety programs despite bipartisan disapproval; the administration tried to halt those grants last year but awarded funds amid lawsuits and told states and grantees not to expect disruptions.
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According to the U.S. government, this is intended to expose a possible harmful influence. US President Trump's team has been in the clinch for some time now with universities.
Trump administration steps up efforts to scrutinize foreign funding of universities
The Trump administration is stepping up work to uncover what it sees as malign foreign influence at U.S. colleges and universities, officials said on Monday as they announced that the State Department would assist the Department of Education in that effort.
US Expands Transparency on Foreign University Funding - THE DESTINATION
WASHINGTON: (Web Desk) – The United States announced Monday that it will expand transparency around foreign funding flowing into American universities, amid growing concern from conservative lawmakers about overseas influence. The State Department said it is partnering with the Education Department to launch a public portal detailing foreign donations and contracts, aiming to safeguard national […] The post US Expands Transparency on Foreign Un…
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