Education Department investigating Yale and Harvard over foreign funding

"The Education Department has opened investigations into Yale and Harvard universities in an ongoing review that has found American universities failed to disclose billions in funding from foreign countries like Saudi Arabia and China, materials reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show.

In a letter to Harvard dated February 11, the Education Department requests that the university disclose their records of contracts or gifts from the governments of Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, China and Qatar, according to the Journal. The department also said Yale failed to disclose at least $375 million in foreign funding and requested records for contributions from China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and others.

The Education Department could refer the matter to the Justice Department if the schools don’t disclose the requested information, the newspaper said." …

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/12/politics/harvard-yale-foreign-funding/index.html