Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Taxpayers will finally see which foreign entities fund U.S. universities * WorldNetDaily * by Elizabetha Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal

Taxpayers will finally see which foreign entities fund U.S. universities * WorldNetDaily * by Elizabetha Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal

Previous administrations allowed universities to mark certain funding sources on their records as exempt from disclosure in public records requests.

"The department, for years, has actually provided a way for universities to not disclose this information to the public," the official said. "We're done with that business. We're not doing that. The law says we have to make available these records for public inspection. We're going to do it."

Harvard University receives the most from counterparties of concern—$634 million—according to the agency's portal. Almost all of the gifts and contracts came from counterparties in China.

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