University of Pennsylvania Under Investigation for ‘Inaccurate’ Foreign Funding Disclosure: Education Department

The department sent a letter to UPenn on May 8, informing the university about the investigation.

Students walk between classes in front of College Hall on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on Sept. 25, 2017. Charles Mostoller/Reuters

The Department of Education’s (ED) Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is investigating the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) over the receipt of foreign funds and has sent a request for records to the institution, the ED said in a May 8 statement.

The “records request” was sent after a review of reports submitted by the university allegedly showed that foreign funding disclosures were “inaccurate and incomplete,” the department said.