Harvard Leads Nation in Foreign Cash, Sen. Cotton Calls for Probe into China Funding

Summary

Harvard University has received more foreign funding than any other U.S. university, including over $630 million from Chinese entities, prompting Senator Tom Cotton to demand an investigation into China's financial influence in higher education. The U.S. Department of Education's revamped reporting portal revealed that federally funded universities accepted over $6.8 billion from China, with Harvard alone receiving nearly $4.5 billion in total foreign funds.