Education Dept Investigating U Michigan Over Foreign Funding Concerns

Education Dept Investigating U Michigan Over Foreign Funding Concerns

There are likely many schools that need to be looked at more closely for this same reason.

The College Fix reports:

‘Vulnerable to sabotage’: Dept. of Ed. investigates UMich for foreign funding problems

The University of Michigan is now under federal investigation over allegations it did not properly disclose foreign funding as required by law.

The Department of Education investigation, announced on Tuesday, follows the arrest and charging of several University of Michigan affiliates (pictured) with ties to China.

Individuals have been charged with smuggling in illegal substances, including a crop fungus described as an “agroterrorism weapon” and “biological material related to round worm.”

The investigation follows “a review of the university’s foreign reports” which “revealed inaccurate and incomplete disclosures.” The university must turn over further records as part of the investigation.

“Despite the University of Michigan’s history of downplaying its vulnerabilities to malign foreign influence, recent reports reveal that UM’s research laboratories remain vulnerable to sabotage, including what the U.S. Department of Justice recently described in criminal charges as ‘potential agroterrorism’ by Chinese nationals affiliated with UM,” Chief Investigation Counsel Paul Moore stated in a news release.

The university has “both a moral and legal obligation to be completely transparent about its foreign partnerships,” Moore said.

He stated further:

Unfortunately, tens of millions of dollars in foreign funding in UM’s disclosure reports have been reported in an untimely manner and appear to erroneously identify some of UM’s foreign funders as ‘nongovernmental entities,’ even though the foreign funders seem to be directly affiliated with foreign governments. OGC will vigorously investigate this matter to ensure that the American people know the true scope of foreign funding and influence on our campuses.

The news release also referenced the university’s former partnership with the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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