Bloomberg Surveillance · Saturday, September 19, 2026
The Trump administration is reportedly expanding its investigation into a wider range of US colleges, extending beyond initial targets like Harvard and Columbia. Inquiries are now being made into medical and law schools, with Duke University also mentioned. This heightened scrutiny includes concerns about foreign influence and funding impacting educational institutions.
“Well, we met with Harmeet Dhillon from the Justice Department a few weeks ago in Washington, and she had a lot to say about universities. Yes, it's not just Harvard and Columbia, but we're starting to see more schools getting inquiries about their medical school, their law school.”
“Duke was the top of that list as well.”
“And foreign influence on schools, too.”