Education

Fatal Car Accident Uncovers More University Plagiarism

October 27, 2010
By C. Custer
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The "My Dad is Li Gang" incident has uncovered a number of other, smaller scandals, the most recent of which is the Hebei University President's extensive plagiarism on his Ph.D thesis.
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Foreigners Struggle to Combat Chinese Cheaters

October 23, 2010
By K. E. David
Foreigners Struggle to Combat Chinese Cheaters

The lengths that some test takers are willing to go to for good marks, and what foreign testing institutions, like ETS, are doing to stop them.
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Lu Xun’s Great Withdrawal

September 14, 2010
By C. Custer
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Lu Xun's work -- a lot of it -- is being removed from the official school curriculum. A discussion of why (and more) inside.
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Is “Character Amnesia” a Problem?

July 23, 2010
By C. Custer
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I take issue with Victor Mair's assertion that Chinese people forgetting how to hand-write the occasional character and having to check how to write it via their phones is "a big problem".
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Guest Post: How Chinese Intellectuals Perceive the Tibet Issue

July 21, 2010
By C. Custer
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Mindy Zhang translates an email from a professor detailing his opinions on the "Tibet issue".
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The Educated Elite and the Communist Party’s Future

July 12, 2010
By C. Custer
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“I have no faith in the Party,” Ms. Liu told me. “I don’t believe in anything in the history textbooks. It’s all lies.” This would hardly be remarkable, except that Ms. Liu is herself a Party member, and has been for several years.
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Posted in Culture, Education, Politics | 32 Comments »

In the Internet Age, Will We Still Read?

June 19, 2010
By Chris Hearne
In the Internet Age, Will We Still Read?

The internet has changed everyone's reading habits. Or, you might say, the internet as a medium has replaced traditional reading.
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Posted in Culture, Education, Internet, Media, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

He Weifang: Under the Banner of Strict Professional Ethics

June 10, 2010
By K. Drinhausen
He Weifang: Under the Banner of Strict Professional Ethics

Judicial expert professor He Weifang discusses how the newly issued regulations concerning the “professional ethics” of higher education teachers conflict with the law and analyzes the possible impact on creativity and the academic discourse.
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CYOL Survey: China Lacks World-Class University

May 25, 2010
By K. E. David
CYOL Survey: China Lacks World-Class University

A story from China Youth Online about the state of China's universities.
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Han Han: “The Onions That Can’t Be Cleaned”

May 15, 2010
By K. E. David
Han Han: “The Onions That Can’t Be Cleaned”

"With any generation, brainwashing is just like washing vegetables—there are always a few onions that will never be thoroughly cleaned. In the past, some people would take these onions and peel them clean, but following the changes of succeeding generations, are satisfied mind their own business. But...
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