The Department of Education claims the University of Michigan may have filed "incomplete, inaccurate, and untimely disclosures" of foreign donations.

The Education Department on Tuesday said the “highly disturbing criminal charges" raise concerns about Michigan’s vulnerability to national security threats from China.

University of Michigan faces federal investigation after two Chinese students arrested for smuggling biological materials - The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United States.

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of the General Counsel announced on Tuesday that it had opened a foreign funding investigation.

In August 2023, the Department of Homeland Security issued a memo identifying more than 270 Chinese-backed illegal marijuana grow operations in Maine alone, producing an estimated $4.3 billion of product. That's nearly 10 times the size of Maine’s legal marijuana market, which generated $456 million in sales in 2024.

A new legislative effort in Michigan aims to curb foreign ownership of agricultural land, including timber stands, amid concerns abo