联邦法官叫停教育部公布常春藤盟校外国资金来源名单，大学协会诉请获临时支持
华盛顿10月2日——据《纽约邮报》报道，一名联邦法官10月2日下令，暂时禁止美国教育部公布常春藤盟校等高校的外国资金来源名单。该命令有效期为28天，法官丘特坎（Chutkan）在此期间将审议是否发布更长期的禁令。提起诉讼的是美国大学协会（AAU），该协会代表全美69所顶尖研究型大学，包括宾夕法尼亚大学与耶鲁大学。
大学协会主张，许多捐赠者是在隐私受保护的承诺下捐款，公开名单将损害合法捐赠意愿，并影响全国高校的奖学金、科研与教学。教育部发言人基斯特（Ellen Keast）则回应称，裁决将阻止政府揭露接受外国资金的学校，并表示将通过诉讼争取透明度。教育部2025年4月曾对加州大学伯克利分校来自中国的资金展开调查，外国资金披露正是本届政府对高校监管的重点之一。
案件的五要素信息如下：事发地为华盛顿联邦法院；原告为美国大学协会；被告为美国教育部；核心争议是高校外国捐赠与合同信息的公开范围；下一步是28天内法院就临时禁令举行进一步审理。高校财务合规人士指出，在法院作出最终裁定前，各校仍须按《高等教育法》第117条向教育部申报单笔25万美元以上的外国资金。
信息来源：《纽约邮报》10月2日对法庭裁决与双方声明的报道。
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Federal Judge Blocks Education Department From Releasing Ivy League Foreign Funding Sources List
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the U.S. Department of Education from releasing a list of foreign funding sources for Ivy League and other universities, according to the New York Post. The order by Judge Chutkan will remain in place for 28 days while she considers a longer injunction. The lawsuit was brought by the Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents 69 leading U.S. research universities, including the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University.
The association argued that donors gave based on assurances their privacy would be guarded, and that publishing the names would chill lawful giving that supports scholarships, research and teaching. Education Department spokeswoman Ellen Keast said the ruling would halt the administration from revealing schools that received large overseas checks, and said the department would fight in court for transparency. In April 2025 the department opened a probe into the University of California, Berkeley over funding from China, and foreign-money disclosure has been a focus of its oversight of campuses.
Under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act, colleges must still report foreign gifts and contracts worth $250,000 or more to the department while the case proceeds. The court is expected to take up the request for a preliminary injunction within the 28-day window set by the order.
Source: New York Post, Oct. 2, reporting the court order and statements from both sides.
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