Harvard received nearly $4.5 billion from foreign sources
The Education Department's relaunched reporting portal shows Harvard accepted nearly $4.5 billion from foreign sources over 7,089 transactions, with about $634 million coming from countries of concern. Data cited by Sen. Tom Cotton say Harvard received more than $630 million from Chinese entities, including roughly $418,000 tied to foreign talent programs and nearly $420,000 linked to alleged military-related actors; Venezuela and Russia also contributed millions. The portal also shows U.S. universities took over $6.8 billion from Chinese sources, including more than $300 million from sanctioned entities, prompting calls for investigations and tighter oversight.
Harvard accepted nearly $4.5 billion in foreign funding.
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The Education Department relaunched an online portal to report foreign funding. The new data revealed large payments to Harvard and other universities. This could lead to federal reviews or investigations of specific transactions.
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