December 1, 2000

Bribes Help Students Switch Majors in China; Harvard Fellowship Honors Singapore's Founder; a Russian Professor Recants

Students at Hubei University in central China are paying bribes to switch their majors, according to the state-run media.

In China, a student's major is decided by his score on the national entrance examination, and it is not common for students to change majors after entering the university. A journalist for CCTV, the state-run television network, reported from Hubei last week that students are paying bribes to university officials for the