{"id":2632894,"date":"2026-07-20T21:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-probing-harvard-over-china-based-financial-aid-programs\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T21:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:30:40","slug":"doj-probing-harvard-over-china-based-financial-aid-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-probing-harvard-over-china-based-financial-aid-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ probing Harvard over &#8216;China-based&#8217; financial aid programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-probing-harvard-over-china-based-financial-aid-programs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2632894&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) has initiated an inquiry into Harvard University concerning its alleged China-linked financial aid programs. the review aims to determine if these programs unlawfully discriminate against U.S. citizens by prioritizing foreign students, perhaps violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin by federally funded institutions. The DOJ&#8217;s Civil Rights Division identified foreign gifts and contracts from Chinese sources that may restrict aid use and favor students from certain countries, possibly disadvantaging others, including Americans. Harvard has denied any wrongdoing, affirming compliance wiht laws and non-discriminatory aid practices. The investigation also includes examining documents related to foreign contributions and policies regarding restrictions tied to race or nationality. The issue arises amidst increased scrutiny by the US government on foreign funding in higher education, especially from China, which Harvard has received substantial funding from over decades. China\u2019s embassy spokesperson defended academic exchanges, emphasizing their mutually beneficial nature. The investigation underscores concerns over national security risks and transparency related to foreign funding in U.S. universities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"438\">Department of Justice <\/a>said Monday it has opened a review into <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harvard-university\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1252\">Harvard University<\/a>\u2018s alleged <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"232\">China<\/a>-linked financial aid programs to determine whether they unlawfully discriminate against students who are U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter to Harvard, the DOJ\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/civil-rights\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"415\">Civil Rights<\/a> Division said an audit of the university\u2019s foreign funding disclosures found multiple gifts and contracts from China-based sources that allegedly restrict the use of funds to provide financial aid with a preference for students from \u201cparticular countries,\u201d according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/media\/1453246\/dl\">letter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4656380\/trump-doj-harvard-china-financial-aid\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump DOJ probing Harvard over \u2018China-based\u2019 financial aid programs<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4648343\/california-high-school-students-fill-bilingual-teacher-shortage\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California turns to high school students to fill bilingual teacher shortage<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4642872\/mark-harris-bill-moving-k-12-college-education-labor-department\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mark Harris introduces bill moving key K-12 and college functions from Education Department to Labor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department said those restrictions appear to give preference to foreign students, \u201cpresumably Chinese,\u201d based on national origin, potentially disadvantaging students from other countries, including U.S. citizens. If so, the department said, the practice could violate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/title-vi\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11554\">Title VI<\/a> of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-point-college-swim-team-members-and-their-parents-demand-ncaa-address-trans-athletes\/\" title=\"College swim team members and parents demand NCAA to address transgender athletes.\">institutions receiving federal funding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the review, the DOJ requested documents related to contributions from the People\u2019s Republic of China and other China-affiliated foreign sources that include restrictions on how scholarship or financial aid funds may be distributed. The department also requested Harvard\u2019s policies and procedures for handling foreign gifts that contain restrictions tied to recipients\u2019 race or national origin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery American student should have an equal opportunity to compete for college scholarships, grants, and other kinds of financial aid and benefits,\u201d Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the DOJ\u2019s Civil Rights Division <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-launches-investigation-determine-whether-harvards-china-based-financial\">said<\/a> in a statement. \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<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harvard denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\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 statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liu Chang, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, defended educational ties between the two countries, saying China-U.S. academic cooperation is mutually beneficial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChina maintains that normal education and academic exchange should not be disrupted for political purposes,\u201d Liu said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/4647882\/pennsylvania-state-parks-memories\/\">SALENA ZITO: WHY MIDDLE AMERICA ISN\u2019T ON YOUR TIMELINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harvard, along with a few other U.S. universities, receives foreign funding through donations and research contracts. The Trump administration has increased scrutiny of foreign funding at American universities, arguing that money from foreign adversaries can pose national security risks and should be subject to greater transparency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal disclosures show Harvard has reported receiving roughly $630 million from Chinese sources over several decades and about $4.5 billion in foreign funding overall. The DOJ cited those figures in announcing its review but did not identify any specific donors or financial aid programs under investigation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOJ reviews Harvard&#8217;s China-linked aid programs for discrimination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2632895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25339671990868.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8329,7076,38928,6240],"class_list":["post-2632894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-china-based","tag-doj","tag-financial-aid","tag-harvard"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25339671990868.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2632894"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2632898,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632894\/revisions\/2632898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2632895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2632894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2632894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2632894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}