Education Department to require universities to disclose identities of foreign donors

Published March 10, 2026 3:48pm ET



Public and private universities will be required to disclose the names of their foreign donors, according to the Department of Education.

As it stands, the Higher Education Act requires universities to report gifts and contracts valued at $250,000 or more to the Education Department. However, department officials said that it is not being enforced.

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