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Top 5 stories of the week: September 29, 2023
Below are Campus Reform's top five stories of the week. Dive into our quick summaries to stay informed about the sp…
By Campus Reform 
Sep 29, 2023
THE SCROLL: Canadian MP warns US Congress of CCP threat on campuses
Michael Chong described the situation as a 'pervasive threat' to universities.
By Campus Reform 
Sep 13, 2023
Republicans introduce legislation to cut taxpayer funding of universities with ties to Russian and Chinese militias
‘I am working to protect U.S. taxpayer dollars from benefitting adversarial militaries in Communist China or Russia…
By Emily Fowler  '24
Jul 20, 2023
Prof praises CCP leaders, dismisses Uyghur Muslim crisis as Australian propaganda
A Professor of History at New Mexico State University appeared on the YouTube channel 'Friends of Socialist China' …
By Thomas Stevenson '23
Mar 27, 2023
Lawmakers want DoD to cut ties with Confucius Institutes
Republican lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Defense demanding details on severing ties with China-influ…
By Alexa Schwerha 
Aug 13, 2022
Here are the Confucius Institutes that closed in 2021
Campus Reform reports on the influence the Chinese government exerts on American higher education through its Confu…
By Alexa Schwerha 
Dec 23, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: OU asked Chinese government to supply 'teaching materials' for its Confucius Institute, contracts reveal
Campus Reform obtained the contracts between the communist regime and the University of Oklahoma.
By Ben Zeisloft  
Nov 18, 2021
UPDATE: VU announces closure of Confucius Institute after investigation
Valparaiso University announced Monday that the school will be closing its Confucius Institute.
By Kyle Reynolds  '23
Sep 3, 2021
China cuts partnerships with US universities in Western education crackdown
The Chinese Communist Party is slashing ties with American universities and other Western higher education institut…
By Ben Zeisloft  
Aug 25, 2021
Indiana AG investigates university's ties to Chinese Communist Party
Students are disappointed in their school after Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced he is launching an i…
By Kyle Reynolds  '23
Aug 20, 2021
Four months later, UCLA has not released contract with Chinese government
For the past four months, UCLA has repeatedly delayed its response to a public record request from ‘Campus Reform.’
By Ben Zeisloft  
Aug 5, 2021
China demands USA stop 'attacking' Confucius Institutes
A top Chinese government official issued the demand, which accompanied a list of 'wrongdoings' by the US.
By Sydney Fowler  '21
Aug 4, 2021
More countries take action against Confucius Institutes. Will Biden do the same?
Germany, Japan, Australia, are distancing their nations from the Chinese government’s Confucius Institutes.
By Ben Zeisloft  
Jul 22, 2021
George Washington University closes its Confucius Institute
Both GW Republicans and Democrats called for the university to disband the institute.
By Alex Munguia  '24
Jul 13, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Alabama higher ed official: Bill banning Confucius Institutes would have 'unintended consequences'
Alabama lawmakers introduced legislation that would have banned Confucius Institutes from the state's public univer…
By Lauren Baldwin 
Jul 7, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Medgar Evers College accepted $23,000 in 'teaching materials' from CCP for Confucius Institute
The Chinese government gave Medgar Evers College $23,000 in 'teaching materials' for the school's Confucius Institu…
By Lauren Baldwin 
Jun 23, 2021
Florida Governor DeSantis signs two bills to curb Chinese influence on American higher ed
Spokesperson for the governor stated that 'this legislation effectively bans 'Confucius Institutes' from operating …
By Alex Munguia  '24
Jun 10, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Contracts reveal US universities 'must' accept CCP’s 'assessment' on 'teaching quality' at Confucius Institutes
Through public records requests, Campus Reform obtained thirty-two universities’ agreements with the Confucius Inst…
By Ben Zeisloft   and Adam Sabes 
May 26, 2021
Republicans introduce legislation to require colleges to report all foreign gifts
Currently U.S. colleges are only required to report foreign gifts over $250,000.
By Mckenna Dallmeyer  '22
May 14, 2021
Senior fellow at Yale’s China center explains why Confucius Institutes should stay
A senior fellow at Yale University’s China center wrote an article explaining why Confucius Institutes should remai…
By Ben Zeisloft  
May 12, 2021
Alabama A&M shutters Confucius Institute
Alabama A&M University closed its Confucius Institute.
By Ben Zeisloft  
May 1, 2021
Marco Rubio targets Confucius Institutes with new bill
Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Joe Wilson proposed legislation seeking to promote transparency with respect to the Chine…
By Ben Zeisloft  
Apr 8, 2021
Tennessee governor moves to end Confucius Institutes
The governor of Tennessee is working to bar China’s Confucius Institutes from operating on public campuses.
By Ben Zeisloft  
Apr 8, 2021
Students at Tufts successfully organize to get their school’s Confucius Institute scrapped
Tufts University students are demanding that the school shutter its Confucius Institute.
By Ben Zeisloft  
Apr 6, 2021
Conservatives celebrate as another university waves goodbye to its Confucius Institute
Bryan University in Rhode Island will close its Confucius Institute, becoming the latest U.S. college to do so.
By Dion J. Pierre 
Mar 26, 2021
INTERACTIVE MAP: Dozens of Chinese Communist Party funded Confucius Institutes still operate in US
As concerns are growing surrounding Confucius Institutes, multiple universities have chosen to shut them down.
By Ashley Carnahan 
Mar 24, 2021
NY Times column: 'Stop vilifying China’s Confucius Institutes.’ Chinese state media: ‘good article.’
A New York Times columnist wrote that federal officials should “stop vilifying China’s Confucius Institutes,” which…
By Ben Zeisloft  
Mar 24, 2021
Senate passes bill to combat Chinese Communist Party propaganda on campus
The U.S Senate passed legislation that would protect students' free speech at Confucius Institutes that operate on …
By Dion J. Pierre 
Mar 21, 2021
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sen. Ted Cruz on cancel culture, student loans, trans sports & China
Sen. Ted Cruz recently sat down with Campus Reform for a wide-ranging, exclusive interview.
By Angela Morabito 
Mar 19, 2021
UNL shut down its Confucius Institute. Is academic freedom now opening up?
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln shuttered its Confucius Institute due to budgetary concerns.
By Ben Zeisloft  
Mar 9, 2021
Three more universities close CCP-funded Confucius Institutes...but not for the reason you might think
Michigan State University is closing down its Confucius Institute due to “uncertainty of support at the federal lev…
By Abigail Streetman  '23
Mar 8, 2021
GOP senators join House colleagues in urging Biden to reinstate Confucius Institute rule
GOP Members of the Senate are asking Biden to reinstate a rule promoting transparency with the Chinese government’s…
By Ben Zeisloft  
Mar 7, 2021
Utah lawmakers seek to close remaining Confucius Institutes
Utah House Joint Resolution 8 would close the last remaining Confucius Institutes in the state, at the University o…
By Sergei Kelley  '22
Mar 2, 2021
WATCH: Biden CIA pick issues warning to colleges with Confucius Institutes
President Joe Biden's nominee for CIA Director said that Confucius Institutes "promote a narrative of Xi Jinping's …
By Angela Morabito 
Feb 25, 2021
Beijing begs Biden to remove 'stumbling blocks' from Trump admin. So far, it's working.
According to one Chinese diplomat, President Joe Biden is doing what the Chinese Communist Party wants.
By Angela Morabito 
Feb 24, 2021
House Republicans urge Biden to reconsider rule on CCP's Confucius Institutes
Campus Reform recently reported that President Biden quietly axed a policy that would force universities to reveal …
By Ben Zeisloft  
Feb 22, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Texas Southern University once involved in contract giving China broad control of its Confucius Institute
In recent years, Texas Southern University was involved in a contract with China that gave the CCP a considerable …
By Mckenna Dallmeyer  '22 and Adam Sabes 
Feb 19, 2021
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sen. Marsha Blackburn sounds off on CCP's 'soft propaganda' on US college campuses
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently sat down with Campus Reform for an exlusive one-on-one interview.
By Angela Morabito 
Feb 18, 2021
GOP lawmaker says Dems blocked efforts to combat CCP-funded Confucius Institutes
House Democrats voted down an amendment that would have defunded schools hosting a Confucius Institute chapter, acc…
By Ben Zeisloft  
Feb 18, 2021
Calls to close CCP-funded Confucius Institutes grow louder. Here's what's fueling them.
A nonprofit is working to remove the Chinese government’s presence from academia.
By Ben Zeisloft  
Feb 9, 2021
Biden quietly nixes Trump-era rule combating Chinese Communist-funded 'propaganda' centers
President Donald Trump tried to enact a policy that would put pressure on American universities to reveal cooperati…
By Ben Zeisloft  
Feb 7, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Newly obtained documents reveal disturbing details of Chinese influence on campus
For years, Campus Reform has reported on Chinese-funded centers operating across the U.S.
By Jezzamine Wolk 
Jan 28, 2021
Biden's UN ambassador nominee under fire for campus remarks at Chinese Communist-funded institute
During her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers questioned President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.N. Am…
By Jezzamine Wolk 
Jan 28, 2021
Columbia president advocates softer China approach amid questions over foreign gifts
Columbia University's president asked Joe Biden to reduce surveillance of foreign nationals, specifically Chinese n…
By John Hanson 
Dec 26, 2020
REPORT: College Board, administer of SAT, working with Chinese Communist Party
Hanban, the agency which operates Confucius Institutes, works with the College Board to influence U.S. curriculum a…
By Logan Washburn  '24
Sep 15, 2020
US designates Chinese-funded Confucius Institutes as 'foreign missions'
The designation will require the institutes to disclose certain information not previously required by the federal …
By Lacey Kestecher  '23
Aug 13, 2020
SAT test maker touts ties with Chinese Communist Party-funded Confucius Institutes
The College Board touts on its website its ties to Hanban, the headqarters for Confucius Institutes.
By Jessica Custodio  '23
Jul 20, 2020
China rebrands Confucius Institutes in effort to quell global backlash
Multiple U.S. lawmakers as well as U.S. intelligence agencies have said Confucius Institutes are nothing more than …
By Mckenna Dallmeyer  '22
Jul 7, 2020
Senate passes Confucius Act, aims to protect US colleges from Chinese influence
The act was passed by unanimous consent.
By Jessica Custodio  '23
Jun 25, 2020
Professors working with China are 'selling out the American people,' says Cabot Phillips
Phillips highlighted Chinese funded Confucius Institutes and professors accused of lying about their ties to China.
By Eduardo Neret 
May 23, 2020