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New report sounds alarm on 'staggering' amount of foreign money pouring into US universities
Fox News ^ | March 24, 2025 11:30am EDT | Andrew Mark Miller

Posted on 03/24/2025 1:27:57 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A new report from a nonprofit and nonpartisan government watchdog is shedding light on the tens of billions of dollars that have poured into U.S. universities in recent years, including $20 billion to some of the most prestigious universities in the country.

The report, produced by Americans for Public Trust and released this week, found that $60 billion in foreign gifts and contracts were funneled into American colleges and universities, including $20 billion alone to elite schools like Harvard, Yale, and others.

Within that total, $795 million came from nations that are long-standing adversaries to the United States, including China, Russia, Venezuela and Yemen. […]

The report amplifies concerns that this money is coming into American universities with strings attached and peddling influence from foreign actors overseas. …

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TOPICS: Education; Local News
KEYWORDS: corruption; foreign; funding; money; universities

1 posted on 03/24/2025 1:27:57 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Well NSS! This has been an issue for decades.


2 posted on 03/24/2025 1:37:53 PM PDT by princeofdarkness
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To: princeofdarkness
Block all foreign moneys going to US universities.

Block all foreign students going to US universities.

Block all FEDGOV moneys going to US universities.

Block all FEDGOV moneys going to overseas universities.

What did I miss ?

3 posted on 03/24/2025 1:49:24 PM PDT by onona
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To: onona
I'll amend.

If your university has an endowment, no FEDGOV money for you.

4 posted on 03/24/2025 1:51:33 PM PDT by onona
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To: Olog-hai

Staggering huh? TAX IT! Staggeringly.


5 posted on 03/24/2025 1:56:34 PM PDT by TalBlack (Their god is government. Prepare for a religious war.)
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To: All

I’d wager that it isn’t all really “foreign money” coming in, but USAID type money being funneled back.

And in the case of Sci/Tech universities, from foreign intelligence agencies for their spies matriculation.


6 posted on 03/24/2025 4:07:13 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Olog-hai

Foreigners are also paying over the asking price for houses and paying with cash.


7 posted on 03/24/2025 4:27:01 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

With whose money, the question is begged.


8 posted on 03/24/2025 6:55:28 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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