Student informants are a growing presence on Chinese college campuses, according to a recent report by the Central Intelligence Agency highlighted on a blog of the Federation of American Scientists. The student informant system, or SIS, was put in place following the protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989. ”Students have had their scholarships revoked and their academic records penalized because of information provided by student informants that is sometimes highly subjective, such as facial expressions,” says the report. While the SIS is often integrated into the academic-affairs system, the report notes that professors have publicly objected to the presence of these informants on campus.
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2 Responses to CIA Report Documents Use of Student Informants on Chinese Campuses
koufax33 - May 27, 2011 at 9:48 am
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609zr - May 27, 2011 at 2:44 pm
American universities with branch campuses overseas are a dismal failure. Taking American university athletes overseas to teach foreigners how to play ball is the stupidest idea yet. Foreigners know how to play ball. They demonstrate that very well in the Olympics. $70,000 is a gross abuse of funds during the “Great Recession.” My guess is that someone wants a free vacation on the university’s dime. If you have $70,000 to spend, I suggest you invest it in tutors for the less than intelligent athletes and stop bullying professors into giving them passing grades when they are in fact failing their courses.