Valparaiso University announced Monday that the school will be closing its Confucius Institute. The announcement comes less than three weeks after Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced his office was launching an investigation into the VU Confucius Institute’s connection with the CCP.
Valparaiso University notified students, alumni, and staff Monday that the school will be closing their Confucius Institute.
The announcement comes less than three weeks after Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced his office was launching an investigation into the VU Confucius Institute’s connection with the Chinese Communist Party.
VU President José Padilla told students that he had given the decision “considerable thought” and offered his rationale for closing the institute.
“For some time now, I have given considerable thought on whether we should continue to operate CIVU. A number of factors helped me reach the conclusion to close,” Padilla stated. “First, some members of Congress reached out to the University in 2020 and earlier in 2021, questioning the presence of CIVU.”
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