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The '''University of Management and Technology (UMT)''', located in [[Arlington, Virginia]], is an accredited institution of higher education offering [[undergraduate]] and [[Postgraduate education|graduate]] degree programs and professional programs. It was founded in 1998. |
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The '''University of Management and Technology (UMT)''', located in [[Arlington, Virginia|Arlington]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]], is an accredited institution of higher education offering [[undergraduate]] and [[Postgraduate education|graduate]] degree programs and professional development programs. Founded in 1998, UMT is authorized to operate by the [[State Council of Higher Education for Virginia]] (SCHEV).<ref>See ''List of Private Colleges'' published by State Council of higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) {{cite web |url=http://www.schev.edu/students/PrivateExempt.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-11-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003192710/http://www.schev.edu/students/PrivateExempt.asp |archivedate=2011-10-03 |df= }}</ref> Dr. Yanping Chen served as the founding President<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://past.naaapconvention.org/2011/SpeakerProfiles/YanpingChen.aspx|title=Speaker Profiles|last=The National Association of Asian American Professionals|first=2013 NAAAP National Convention & Diversity Career Fair - Boston,|date=11 August 2013|website=past.naaapconvention.org|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319024033/http://past.naaapconvention.org/2011/SpeakerProfiles/YanpingChen.aspx|archive-date=2017-03-19|dead-url=yes|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pmi.org/about/leadership-governance/fellows/yanping-chen|title=PMI Fellow Profile|last=Project Management Institute|first=|date=|website=www.pmi.org|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131081305/http://www.pmi.org/about/leadership-governance/fellows/yanping-chen|archive-date=2017-01-31|dead-url=yes|access-date=}}</ref> while Chen's hussband, Dr. Davidson Frame, served as the founding Dean of the university.<ref>[http://www.pmi.org/en/About-Us/Fellows/J-Davidson-Frame.aspx PMI Fellow, J. Davidson Frame, PhD, PMP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413123433/http://www.pmi.org/en/About-Us/Fellows/J-Davidson-Frame.aspx |date=2014-04-13 }}, Project Management Institute.</ref><ref>[http://www.umtweb.edu/GI.aspx?key=mfd Message from the Dean], University of Management and Technology.</ref> |
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== Authorizations == |
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The university has been under investigation by the U.S. government for its suspected ties to the [[People's Liberation Army|military of the People's Republic of China]] since at least 2012 and denied participation in the Department of Defense's tuition assistance program since 2018. |
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* Founded in 1998, UMT is authorized to operate by the [[State Council of Higher Education for Virginia]] (SCHEV).<ref>See ''List of Private Colleges'' published by State Council of higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) {{cite web|url=http://www.schev.edu/students/PrivateExempt.asp|title=Archived copy|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003192710/http://www.schev.edu/students/PrivateExempt.asp|archivedate=2011-10-03|deadurl=yes|accessdate=2011-11-23|df=}}</ref> |
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==Activities== |
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* Institutional accreditation is provided by the [[Distance Education Accrediting Commission]] (DEAC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deac.org/|title=DEAC Accredited institutions|last=Distance Education Accreditation Commission|first=|date=|website=www.deac.org|access-date=}}</ref> DEAC is an authorized national accrediting agency of the U.S. Department of Education and recognized by the [[Council for Higher Education Accreditation]] (CHEA). UMT is an institutional member of CHEA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chea.org/4DCGI/cms/review.html?Action=CMS_Document&DocID=32&MenuKey=main|title=Database of Institutions & Programs Accredited by Recognized US Accrediting Orgs|last=Council of Higher Education Accreditation|first=|date=|website=chea.org|access-date=}}</ref> |
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* UMT is approved by U.S. Department of Education to participate in Title IV program to provide Federal Student Aid (FSA) to qualified students to finance their studies in UMT education programs.<ref>U.S. Department of Education. https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=all&zc=22209&zd=0&of=3&id=437097</ref> |
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⚫ | * UMT is approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of U.S. Department of Homeland Security to accept [[F-1 visa]] international students. UMT is also approved by U.S. Department of States to accept [[J-1 visa]] international exchange students.<ref>[http://www.umtweb.edu/Accreditation.aspx See UMT's webpage about accreditation at]</ref> |
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* UMT is approved by the Virginia State Approving Agency for purposes of various veterans’ education benefits programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inquiry.vba.va.gov/weamspub/buildViewOrg.do|title=WEAMS Public|website=inquiry.vba.va.gov|access-date=2019-01-08}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * UMT has been active for two decades in [[Project Management Institute]] (PMI) to promote project management as a profession. UMT's project management degree programs have specialized accreditation by the Global Accreditation Center of the PMI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmi.org/global-accreditation-center/directory|title=PMI GAC Directory|last=Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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== Controversy == |
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⚫ | UMT is approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of U.S. Department of Homeland Security to accept [[F-1 visa]] international students. UMT is also approved by U.S. Department of States to accept [[J-1 visa]] international exchange students.<ref>[http://www.umtweb.edu/Accreditation.aspx See UMT's webpage about accreditation at]</ref> |
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In 2011, the Department of Justice began to targeting Chinese-American scientists on national security grounds.<ref>Hvistendahl, Mara (November 12, 2015) [http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/11/feature-chinese-american-scientists-crosshairs "Chinese-American Scientists in the Crosshairs"] [[Science (magazine)|Science]]''</ref>, including Yanping Chen, the president of UMT. In 2012, the FBI carried out its investigation of Chen, collecting substantial personal information taken from her home and office, with no charge filed against her.<ref name=":0">Schlein, Zach (December 26, 2018) [https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/12/26/suit-claims-federal-agencies-leaked-chinese-american-scientists-info-to-fox-news/ "Suit Claims Federal Agencies Leaked Chinese-American Scientists' Info to Fox News"] ''[[National Law Journal]]'' {{subscription required}}</ref> In March 2016, the US Attorney's office noted that the investigation had ended without charge.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Information about Chen from the investigation was leaked to [[Catherine Herridge]] of [[Fox News]],<ref name=":0" />who used it to initiate a Fox News investigation of Chen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-investigation-dod-funded-school-at-center-of-federal-probes-over-suspected-chinese-military-ties|title=Fox News investigation: DoD-funded school at center of federal probes over suspected Chinese military ties|last=Herridge|first=Catherine|date=2017-02-24|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-08}}</ref> |
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⚫ | UMT has been active in [[Project Management Institute]] (PMI) to promote project management as a profession. UMT's project management degree programs have specialized accreditation by the Global Accreditation Center of the PMI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmi.org/global-accreditation-center/directory|title=PMI GAC Directory|last=Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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As a result of the Fox News story, in 2018 the Department of Defense suspended its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UMT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rebootcamp.militarytimes.com/news/education/2018/04/06/dod-bans-popular-ta-school-from-accepting-the-benefit/|title=DoD bans popular TA school from accepting the benefit|last=Gross|first=Natalie|date=2018-04-06|website=Reboot Camp|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-08}}</ref> The Department indicated that the university could apply to have the MOU reinstated. In December 2018, Chen filed a Privacy Act lawsuit against the government for illegally releasing personal data under its guardianship.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Controversies== |
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UMT has been under investigation by the U.S. government for its suspected ties to the [[People's Liberation Army|military of the People's Republic of China]] since at least 2012 when the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted raids on the university property and Frame's personal property as part of its counterintelligence operation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-investigation-dod-funded-school-at-center-of-federal-probes-over-suspected-chinese-military-ties |title=Fox News investigation: DoD-funded school at center of federal probes over suspected Chinese military ties |date=2017-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schlein |first1=Zach |title=Suit Claims Federal Agencies Leaked Chinese-American Scientists' Info to Fox News |url=https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/12/26/suit-claims-federal-agencies-leaked-chinese-american-scientists-info-to-fox-news/?slreturn=20190006034509 |agency=The National Law Journal |publisher=The National Law Journal |date=December 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=DEVELOPING: FBI Raids in Rosslyn Area |url=https://www.arlnow.com/2012/12/05/developing-fbi-raids-in-rosslyn-area/ |agency=ARLnow.com |publisher=ARLnow.com |date=December 5, 2012}}</ref> According to three Fox News reports, the FBI investigation focused on false representations about Chen's military career that she allegedly made on her immigration forms and the potential compromise of UMT's military personnel records by remote access from the People's Republic of China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-investigation-dod-funded-school-at-center-of-federal-probes-over-suspected-chinese-military-ties |title=Fox News investigation: DoD-funded school at center of federal probes over suspected Chinese military ties |date=2017-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/congress-investigating-taxpayer-backed-school-over-alleged-ties-to-chinese-military-after-fox-news-report |title=Congress investigating taxpayer-backed school over alleged ties to Chinese military after Fox News report |date=2017-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-reopening-probe-of-dod-funded-school-with-suspected-chinese-military-ties-rep-says |title=FBI 'reopening' probe of DoD-funded school with suspected Chinese military ties, rep says |date=2017-06-28}}</ref> The 2012 raid initially did not result in any charges as the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia declined in 2014 to prosecute the case over disagreement between the office and the FBI based on the case law and the extent to which the evidence presented in court could potentially compromise intelligence sources and collection methods, but the FBI investigation was reopened in June 2017 in response to congressional reaction to the initial Fox News report. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-investigation-dod-funded-school-at-center-of-federal-probes-over-suspected-chinese-military-ties |title=Fox News investigation: DoD-funded school at center of federal probes over suspected Chinese military ties |date=2017-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/congress-investigating-taxpayer-backed-school-over-alleged-ties-to-chinese-military-after-fox-news-report |title=Congress investigating taxpayer-backed school over alleged ties to Chinese military after Fox News report |date=2017-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-reopening-probe-of-dod-funded-school-with-suspected-chinese-military-ties-rep-says |title=FBI 'reopening' probe of DoD-funded school with suspected Chinese military ties, rep says |date=2017-06-28}}</ref> |
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==Finances== |
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Before the Fox News reports the university received over the course of five years from the time of the 2012 raids over $6 million in government funding from the Defense Department in the form of tuition assistance programs as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs through the post-9/11 GI bill.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-investigation-dod-funded-school-at-center-of-federal-probes-over-suspected-chinese-military-ties |title=Fox News investigation: DoD-funded school at center of federal probes over suspected Chinese military ties |date=2017-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/congress-investigating-taxpayer-backed-school-over-alleged-ties-to-chinese-military-after-fox-news-report |title=Congress investigating taxpayer-backed school over alleged ties to Chinese military after Fox News report |date=2017-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-reopening-probe-of-dod-funded-school-with-suspected-chinese-military-ties-rep-says |title=FBI 'reopening' probe of DoD-funded school with suspected Chinese military ties, rep says |date=2017-06-28}}</ref> According to a December 2018 federal lawsuit filed by Chen which accused the FBI, Department of Justice, Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security of committing privacy violations by leaking her personal information to Fox News, the university suffered a precipitous drop in enrollments and revenues since the publication of the reports.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schlein |first1=Zach |title=Suit Claims Federal Agencies Leaked Chinese-American Scientists' Info to Fox News |url=https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/12/26/suit-claims-federal-agencies-leaked-chinese-american-scientists-info-to-fox-news/ |agency=The National Law Journal |publisher=The National Law Journal |date=December 26, 2018}}</ref> |
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The Department of Defense in April 2018 barred the university for active-duty service members from participating in its tuition assistance on national security grounds.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gross |first1=Natalie |title=DoD bans popular TA school from accepting the benefit |url=https://rebootcamp.militarytimes.com/news/education/2018/04/06/dod-bans-popular-ta-school-from-accepting-the-benefit/ |agency=Militarytimes |publisher=Militarytimes |date=April 6, 2018}}</ref> The restriction was described as a "huge blow to the online, for-profit school, where military-affiliated students make up the majority of the student population, according to the most recent federal data available."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gross |first1=Natalie |title=DoD bans popular TA school from accepting the benefit |url=https://rebootcamp.militarytimes.com/news/education/2018/04/06/dod-bans-popular-ta-school-from-accepting-the-benefit/ |agency=Militarytimes |publisher=Militarytimes |date=April 6, 2018}}</ref> |
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The University of Management and Technology (UMT), located in Arlington, Virginia, is an accredited institution of higher education offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs and professional programs. It was founded in 1998.
Authorizations
- Founded in 1998, UMT is authorized to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV).[1]
- Institutional accreditation is provided by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC).[2] DEAC is an authorized national accrediting agency of the U.S. Department of Education and recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). UMT is an institutional member of CHEA.[3]
- UMT is approved by U.S. Department of Education to participate in Title IV program to provide Federal Student Aid (FSA) to qualified students to finance their studies in UMT education programs.[4]
- UMT is approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of U.S. Department of Homeland Security to accept F-1 visa international students. UMT is also approved by U.S. Department of States to accept J-1 visa international exchange students.[5]
- UMT is approved by the Virginia State Approving Agency for purposes of various veterans’ education benefits programs.[6]
- UMT has been active for two decades in Project Management Institute (PMI) to promote project management as a profession. UMT's project management degree programs have specialized accreditation by the Global Accreditation Center of the PMI.[7]
Controversy
In 2011, the Department of Justice began to targeting Chinese-American scientists on national security grounds.[8], including Yanping Chen, the president of UMT. In 2012, the FBI carried out its investigation of Chen, collecting substantial personal information taken from her home and office, with no charge filed against her.[9] In March 2016, the US Attorney's office noted that the investigation had ended without charge.[9]
Information about Chen from the investigation was leaked to Catherine Herridge of Fox News,[9]who used it to initiate a Fox News investigation of Chen.[10]
As a result of the Fox News story, in 2018 the Department of Defense suspended its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UMT.[11] The Department indicated that the university could apply to have the MOU reinstated. In December 2018, Chen filed a Privacy Act lawsuit against the government for illegally releasing personal data under its guardianship.[9]
References
- ^ See List of Private Colleges published by State Council of higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
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suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Distance Education Accreditation Commission. "DEAC Accredited institutions". www.deac.org.
- ^ Council of Higher Education Accreditation. "Database of Institutions & Programs Accredited by Recognized US Accrediting Orgs". chea.org.
- ^ U.S. Department of Education. https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=all&zc=22209&zd=0&of=3&id=437097
- ^ See UMT's webpage about accreditation at
- ^ "WEAMS Public". inquiry.vba.va.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center. "PMI GAC Directory".
- ^ Hvistendahl, Mara (November 12, 2015) "Chinese-American Scientists in the Crosshairs" Science
- ^ a b c d Schlein, Zach (December 26, 2018) "Suit Claims Federal Agencies Leaked Chinese-American Scientists' Info to Fox News" National Law Journal (subscription required)
- ^ Herridge, Catherine (2017-02-24). "Fox News investigation: DoD-funded school at center of federal probes over suspected Chinese military ties". Fox News. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ Gross, Natalie (2018-04-06). "DoD bans popular TA school from accepting the benefit". Reboot Camp. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
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