US schools cozy with Cuban university tied to 'intelligence network'
At least nine top-ranked American universities send students to a Cuban school tied to Cuba’s intelligence apparatus to learn about Marxism and other regime-approved topics.
TL;DR
- Nine top-ranked U.S. universities have student exchange programs with the University of Havana.
- The University of Havana is identified by the State Department as a center for Cuban intelligence activities and recruitment.
- These programs, organized through Brown University's CASA, offer courses on Marxism and Cuban ideology.
- Obama-era policies initially fostered these educational ties, which have been re-evaluated under the Trump administration.
- Trump's policies, including sanctions, have caused a pause in some of these exchange programs.
- U.S. intelligence suggests Cuba prioritizes infiltrating American universities to identify and recruit politically engaged leftist students.
- Fidel Castro himself credited the University of Havana with his radicalization.