China Has An Incredible Influence On US Higher Education

By Adam Taylor. This morning, the New York Post published a story arguing that New York University was "booting" blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng from the university after pressure from the Chinese government. The paper speculates that NYU's plans for a Shanghai campus were behind the decision. Chen, a political dissident who spent years under house arrest in China, became a fellow at the university after escaping from his homeland with the help of Hillary Clinton in May 2012.
Now a source close to Chen has hit back at the article, describing it as a "hatchet job" on embattled NYU President John Sexton, whom the source also described as a "hero" and a "stand up guy" for the role he played in accepting Chen in the first place. Read more...