Biden administration walks back federal oversight of Confucius Institutes
HIGHER ED DIVE
Jeremy Bauer-Wolf
February 10, 2021
Dive Brief:
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The Biden administration has withdrawn a rule that would have required colleges that participate in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program to disclose if they had financial ties to a Chinese culture education program that frequently partners with U.S. institutions.
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Political pressures surrounding the controversial Confucius Institutes escalated during the last administration, which accused China of pushing propaganda into American classrooms.
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The Trump administration’s Education Department cracked down on colleges’ financial relationships with foreign entities.