- According to a new report by the Network Contagion Research Institute, between 2021 and 2024, U.S. universities received nearly $29 billion in foreign donations, matching the total from the previous 40 years, with Qatar and China as major contributors.
- Many universities fail to fully disclose foreign funding as required by Section 117 of the Higher Education Act, with 54 percent of reportable gifts undisclosed from 2010 to 2016, potentially hiding sources and purposes of funds.
- The influx of funds from authoritarian regimes like Qatar and China is linked to increased antisemitic incidents and anti-American sentiment on campuses, with undisclosed donations correlating to 250 percent more antisemitic incidents from 2015 to 2020.
- A 2025 executive order by President Trump aims to enforce transparency by requiring detailed disclosures of foreign funding, penalizing non-compliant universities, and prioritizing scrutiny of funds from nations like China and Qatar to protect national security. Read More
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