Cornell Students Call to Halt China Partnership
Students join profs to stand against lucrative China deal
Cornell's student assembly unanimously demanded that the university "halt" plans for a new joint degree program funded by the Chinese government, a further setback for administrators grappling with a faculty revolt over their close ties to the authoritarian country.
The university's student leaders have chimed into the faculty-administration row over a multimillion-dollar partnership with Peking University, demanding during a March 25 meeting that Cornell suspend the partnership and "reevaluate all current international collaborations" for compliance to ethical standards.
Cornell Students Call to Halt China Partnership - Washington Free Beacon