Trump administration opens investigation on UC Berkeley over foreign funding
Source: Associated Press
Trump administration opens investigation on UC Berkeley over foreign funding
Updated 5:49 PM EDT, April 25, 2025
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, on Friday centered on foreign funding, making it the latest university to be targeted by the federal government.
The investigation revives criticism from several years ago about the university’s partnership with China’s Tsinghua University. It comes after President Donald Trump earlier this week signed a series of executive orders focused on universities that he views as liberal adversaries to his political agenda.
One order called for harder enforcement of Section 117, a federal law requiring colleges to disclose foreign gifts and contracts valued at $250,000 or more.
The Department of Education’s Office of General Counsel will investigate “UC Berkeley’s apparent failure to fully and accurately disclose significant funding received from foreign sources,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-uc-berkeley-investigation-d70cade9dbb0c32972b04b56c1cfbd7f
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A move out of the Viktor Orbán playbook. Interesting that it coincides with acting USAO Ed Martin's "investigation" of Wikipedia for foreign influence.
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