Exclusive | Trump Demands Harvard s Foreign Funding Records – WSJ

The Trump administration is pressing Harvard University to turn over records on the money it receives from foreign sources going back a decade, the latest in a growing pressure campaign against the nation s most prominent university.

American universities get billions in grants, contracts or gifts from foreign sources, which they must report semiannually to the government. In a Thursday letter to Harvard President Alan Garber, the U.S. Department of Education s office of the General Counsel wrote that Harvard made incomplete and inaccurate disclosures between 2014 and 2019.

Today s records request is the Trump administration s first step to ensure Harvard is not being manipulated by, or doing the bidding of, foreign entities, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a statement. The letter to Harvard presented no evidence that was occurring.

Federal law requires universities to report donations from foreign sources of more than $250,000.

In a written statement, Harvard said it has filed such reports for decades as part of its ongoing compliance with the law. As is required, Harvard s reports include information on gifts and contracts from foreign sources exceeding $250K annually. This includes contracts to provide executive education, other training, and academic publications.

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We can say nothing would surprise us, yet still be shocked at what emerges.