FOREIGN INFLUENCE

Congressman demands Columbia end ties with CCP-linked exchange group

The Chairman of the House Select Committee on China sent a letter to Columbia University President Claire Shipman d…

By Michael Duke '26
Nov 13, 2025

Wuhan Ph.D. student pleads no contest to smuggling roundworm bio‑material to Michigan lab

A Chinese national has pleaded guilty to smuggling biological materials into the United States and making false sta…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Aug 26, 2025

Under Trump-era pressure, Harvard is backing off DEI and being forced to protect Jewish students

Campus Reform’s reporting shows that Harvard University is changing course on DEI, campus anti-Semitism, transparen…

By Emily Sturge
Aug 25, 2025

Harvard’s CCP ties threaten student safety, pose espionage risk, expert warns: VIDEO

Campus Reform sat down with Strategy Risks CEO and founder Isaac Stone Fish to break down the risks of CCP-linked f…

By Emily Sturge
Aug 4, 2025

Harvard under House probe for ‘close’ ties with Chinese Communist Party entities

A congressional inquiry is underway into Harvard University’s alleged connections with entities affiliated with the…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jul 31, 2025

Rubio targets Harvard’s visa program over national security concerns

The U.S. State Department launched an investigation that will assess whether Harvard University remains eligible to…

By Emily Sturge
Jul 25, 2025

Rick Scott bill would cap foreign student visas, prioritize U.S. applicants

Sen. Rick Scott has proposed legislation to put a cap on student visas and promote American citizens at U.S. colleg…

By Michael Duke '26
Jul 16, 2025

After arrest of Chinese researchers, Ed. Dept. now investigating University of Michigan's foreign funding

The two Chinese researchers were arrested in June for allegedly smuggling biological weapons through a university l…

By Campus Reform
Jul 16, 2025

Federal judge blocks Trump admin's ban on Harvard foreign students

A U.S. District Judge has again blocked President Trump’s ban on Harvard’s incoming international students.

By Claire Harrington '25
Jun 25, 2025

Trump admin resumes foreign student visas, adds social media check

The U.S. State Department will resume processing student visa applications with new screening guidelines, including…

By Emily Sturge
Jun 20, 2025

Report raises more concerns over Harvard's relationship with China

A new report by Strategy Risks discusses how Harvard University’s collaborations with Chinese scholars and its rece…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jun 13, 2025

Report highlights $1B in Qatari funding to Georgetown since 2005

A new report has shed greater light on Qatari funding of an elite Washington, D.C. university.

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jun 13, 2025

Chinese University of Michigan researcher charged with plotting to spread 'agroterrorism weapon'

Two Chinese citizens have been charged with attempting to smuggle a bioweapon into the United States through one of…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jun 4, 2025

Education Department launches investigation into UPenn over foreign donations

The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into the University of Pennsylvania for allegedly fa…

By Patrick McDonald '26
May 19, 2025

CCP agent posed as Stanford student to access research, report says

An agent affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) attempted to infiltrate research being conducted at Stan…

By Patrick McDonald '26
May 16, 2025

Education Department announces probe into UC Berkeley for undisclosed foreign funding

The U.S. Department of Education has announced an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley for fa…

By Brendan McDonald '25
May 8, 2025

Harvard accepted $1.6 million from Palestine between 2017-2019

Harvard University has collected approximately $1.5 million from Palestine from 2017-2019. The report, conducted by…

By Patrick McDonald '26
May 1, 2025

Education Department demands Harvard University release more records on its foreign funding

The U.S. Department of Education, under Secretary Linda McMahon, has heightened its scrutiny of Harvard University,…

By CJ Womack '25
Apr 25, 2025

House Select Committee on the CCP requests greater transparency from six schools over Chinese nationals

The chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has written to multiple university president…

By Jacob Beckwith '26
Apr 7, 2025

Michigan state representative introduces bill to limit 'hostile' foreign influence in higher ed

Michigan State Rep. Will Bruck introduced the Foreign Influence of State Institutions of Higher Education Act in th…

By Benjamin Brown '26
Apr 2, 2025

Rep. Moore introduces bill to stop student visas to Chinese nationals

Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.V.) introduced the Stop CCP VISAs Act to prohibit Chinese nationals from obtaining student vi…

By Clarise Tujardon '26
Mar 25, 2025

Reps. Comer, Foxx call for Dept. of Education help in investigating foreign funding into American universities

The letter criticized the Biden administration’s ‘lax approach to monitoring Section 117 disclosures.’

By Pedro Rodriguez '26
Mar 17, 2025

New bill targets private universities' financial ties to China and Iran

Congressman Burgess Owens of Utah has reintroduced a bill that would require private universities to disclose any i…

By Benjamin Brown '26
Feb 13, 2025

Universities failed to disclose Chinese donations and spent millions on DEI, Open The Books reports

A nonprofit aimed at transparency says that major public universities have not properly disclosed millions, and pot…

By Campus Reform
Jan 24, 2025

Chinese student who voted in 2024 elections remains on Michigan voter rolls: REPORT

A University of Michigan student from China who voted in the November elections reportedly remains on Michigan's vo…

By Campus Reform
Dec 12, 2024

Columbia hosts Hong Kong billionaire with deep ties to CCP

Columbia University recently hosted a billionaire from Hong Kong who has strong ties to the Chinese Communist Party…

By Campus Reform
Dec 5, 2024

Bill to ban Texas colleges from accepting funding from foreign adversaries gets introduced in state House

A Texas state representative has introduced legislation that would prevent public colleges and universities in the …

By Campus Reform
Dec 3, 2024

China is ‘biggest threat to international students and scholars’ in US, report finds

‘The biggest threat to international students and scholars studying and working in the United States is the governm…

By Pedro Rodriguez '26
Feb 14, 2024

Republicans introduce bill to increase transparency in foreign donations to American colleges

Representatives Michelle Steele and Virginia Foxx recently introduced legislation that would slash university donat…

By Will Biagini
Oct 31, 2023

'Must act now': Conservative lawmakers call for transparency on foreign funding in higher ed

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce sent a letter to Department of Education (DOEd) Secretary Miguel…

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Apr 6, 2023

WATCH: UPenn students concerned about foreign influence on campus

Campus Reform Correspondent Recruiter Shaila Mehta and Video Editor Nick Clavi interviewed students at the Universi…

By Nick Clavi and Shaila Mehta
Feb 6, 2023

Japan is pressuring U.S. scholars to rewrite history

A journal finally published an article by a professor accused of foreign influence because of his revisionist take …

By Shelby Kearns
Feb 3, 2023