{"id":3897,"date":"2026-07-21T16:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=3897"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:45:58","slug":"harvard-took-hundreds-of-millions-from-chinese-donors-now-the-doj-is-asking-if-americans-were-left-out-on-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=3897","title":{"rendered":"Harvard took hundreds of millions from Chinese donors\u2014now the DOJ is asking if Americans were left out on purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Justice Department officials announced the new review Monday, saying Harvard\u2019s foreign funding disclosures \u201craised concerns\u201d about possible discrimination against U.S. students. The agency did not specify which scholarship programs are being targeted and emphasized it \u201chas not reached any conclusions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The investigation is aimed at Harvard\u2019s \u201cChina-based financial aid programs,\u201d the Justice Department said. The agency said Chinese donors have given money to Harvard to support financial aid programs limited to students from certain countries. That restriction could amount to illegal discrimination based on country of origin, the department said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSchools cannot take federal dollars and then turn around and accept money from foreign sources to give financial aid that deliberately excludes American citizens \u2014 doing so is illegal, and we will stop it wherever we find it,\u201d said Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the department\u2019s Civil Rights Division.<\/p>\n

Harvard said it was reviewing the Justice Department notice.<\/p>\n

\u201cHarvard follows the law for required reporting of donations and, consistent with our legal obligations under Title VI, does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin in allocating financial aid,\u201d the university said in a written statement.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Liu Chang, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington, said China-U.S. education cooperation is mutually beneficial. \u201cChina maintains that normal education and academic exchange should not be disrupted for political purposes,\u201d Liu said.<\/p>\n

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Like many U.S. universities, Harvard accepts foreign funding through direct donations or contracts. The Trump administration has pushed for greater transparency around\u00a0outside money, warning that accepting funding from foreign adversaries is a national security risk.<\/p>\n

Federal disclosures from Harvard show it has accepted $630 million from Chinese sources over a period of decades. Overall, it has reported about $4.5 billion in foreign funding. The Justice Department cited those figures but did not single out any donors or programs being reviewed.<\/p>\n

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The investigation is a compliance review, meaning it\u2019s initiated by the federal government rather than responding to an outside complaint.<\/p>\n

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Unlike the vast majority of U.S. universities, Harvard and a small number of other schools provide need-based scholarships to international students on the same basis as U.S. students. Grants and other aid from the federal government are reserved for American students, but Harvard \u201chas its own job and scholarship money available to foreign students,\u201d according to a Harvard financial aid website.<\/p>\n

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In some cases, foreign donors have given money to be used for international students.<\/p>\n

In 2014, Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, a Chinese couple that co-founded the real estate company SOHO China, donated $15 million to Harvard to provide financial aid for Chinese students. Their gift drew blowback from critics in China who said it was a betrayal to give money to foreign schools instead of Chinese universities.<\/p>\n

The Justice Department\u2019s announcement makes the unusual legal argument that steering private funding to students of certain countries amounts to a civil rights violation for U.S. students.<\/p>\n

\u201cHarvard appears to be accepting these funds and, in adherence to their restrictions, providing student financial aid to foreign students, presumably Chinese, based on their national origin \u2014 to the potential detriment of students of other national origins, including American citizens,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n

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The Trump administration has repeatedly opened new federal investigations against Harvard in its\u00a0battle to win obedience\u00a0from the nation\u2019s oldest university.<\/p>\n

Harvard has been a prime target in the administration\u2019s push to end \u201cwokeness\u201d and fight alleged antisemitism in American higher education. A federal judge has blocked the White House from cutting billions of dollars in federal research funding from Harvard amid the feud.<\/p>\n

Even as the legal battle continues, the government has sought new lines of attack, seeking to limit Harvard\u2019s ability to enroll foreign students and U.S. military members, and launching investigations into the school\u2019s admissions process.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press\u2019 education coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP\u2019s\u00a0standards\u00a0for working with philanthropies, a\u00a0list\u00a0of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org.<\/p>\n

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