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2025 Annual Report
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, Foreign Influence in Higher Education, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection, Title VI and Equal Protection
News Jan 12, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: Leading Education Scholar Jay P. Greene to Join DFI as Senior Fellow
Foreign Influence in Higher Education, Teacher Unions, Title VI and Equal Protection
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VIDEO: Highlights from DFI’s 2025 Education Law & Policy Conference
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, Foreign Influence in Higher Education, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Regarding Section 117 and the Department of Education’s Removal of the Real-time Data Portal from the Reporting Site
Department of Education
Foreign Influence in Higher Education, Post Secondary Education
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REPORT: 2024 Annual Report
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, Foreign Influence in Higher Education, K-12 Education, Parents' Rights, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection, Title VI and Equal Protection
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PUBLIC COMMENT: Department of Education’s Proposed Rulemaking on Title VI of the Higher Education Act
Foreign Influence in Higher Education, Post Secondary Education
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VIDEO: INVISIBLE STRINGS. Unraveling the Forces of Foreign Influence in Higher Education.
Foreign Influence in Higher Education, Post Secondary Education
News Dec 6, 2023
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Releases Statement on Bipartisan Passage of DETERRENT Act
Foreign Influence in Higher Education, Post Secondary Education
News Nov 8, 2023
STATEMENT: The Defense of Freedom Institute Releases Statement on the DETERRENT Act
Foreign Influence in Higher Education, Post Secondary Education
News Oct 23, 2023
Fox News | Op-Ed: Widespread student support of Hamas attacks exposes ‘moral bankruptcy’ of US higher education
Foreign Influence in Higher Education, Free Speech, Post Secondary Education
News Aug 9, 2023
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Sues Biden Administration for Records Regarding Weakened Oversight of University Financial Disclosure Laws
Federal Oversight, Foreign Influence in Higher Education
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LITIGATION FILING: DFI v. U.S. Department of Education and White House Office of Management and Budget
Federal Oversight, Foreign Influence in Higher Education
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REPORT: 2023 Spring Report
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, Foreign Influence in Higher Education, K-12 Education, Parents' Rights, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection, Title VI and Equal Protection
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REPORT: 2023 Annual Report
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, Foreign Influence in Higher Education, K-12 Education, Parents' Rights, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection, Title VI and Equal Protection
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PUBLIC COMMENT: Department of Education’s Proposed Changes to Section 117 Data Collection
Foreign Influence in Higher Education
News Feb 3, 2023
New York Post | Op-Ed: Chinese money is flooding into American higher education — with little transparency
Foreign Influence in Higher Education
News Feb 3, 2023
Real Clear Education | Op-Ed: Higher Ed Should Disclose China Ties Or Lose Federal Funding
Foreign Influence in Higher Education
News Nov 14, 2022
Press Release: DFI Awarded Prestigious Heritage Foundation Innovation Prize for Work on Combating Communist China’s Influence in American Education
China, DFI News, Foreign Influence in Higher Education, Higher Education Reform, Post Secondary Education
News Mar 1, 2022
BLOG: Eyes Wide Shut
China, Foreign Influence in Higher Education, Higher Education
News Mar 1, 2022
National Review | Op-Ed: The Biden Administration Gives Up on Fighting Chinese Espionage at Home
Foreign Influence in Higher Education
News Feb 25, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Investigates DOJ’s Decision to End “China Initiative”
China, Federal Oversight, Foreign Influence in Higher Education, Higher Education
Oversight
FOIA Request: Records Related to Ending DOJ’s China Initiative
Department of Justice
China Initiative, Foreign Influence in Higher Education
Oversight
FOIA Request: Records Related to Section 117 Enforcement and the University of Pennsylvania’s Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement
Office of Management and Budget
Center for Diplomacy & Global Engagement, Foreign Influence in Higher Education
Oversight
FOIA Request: Records Related to Section 117 Enforcement and the University of Pennsylvania’s Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement
Department of Education
Center for Diplomacy & Global Engagement, Foreign Influence in Higher Education

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