Trump Signs Executive Order Putting A Stop To Dark Foreign Money Influence In American Universities

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday requiring American universities to be more transparent about any foreign donations they accept.

The order, “Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence At American Universities,” calls on 🎓Education Secretary Linda McMahon to seek information from universities about the source and purpose of foreign funding and make such details available to the public. The Trump administration has been putting schools under a microscope in recent months, probing for information on foreign funding, international professor and student recruitment and anti-Semitic protests.

The order also tasks the U.S. Attorney General with enforcing the disclosures and holding schools accountable.

“Protecting American educational, cultural, and national security interests requires transparency regarding foreign funds flowing to American higher Education