How Do We Prove That a PhD Is “Qualified”?
How do we prove that a PhD is “qualified”? In China, the answer is increasingly tilted toward administrative authority, relying…
Why Is Ivy League Tuition So High? Skyrocketing Costs at Brown, Administrative Bloat, and the Silencing of a Whistleblower
Alex Shieh, a Chinese-American student journalist, recently testified before the House of Representatives, revealing a truth uncovered through big data…
“Life Is Not a Track, but a Wilderness”：49-Year-Old Chinese American Female Professor Shatters the “Iron Rice Bowl” of U.S. Tenure
“Not having a job has been my lifelong dream. I never expected that this dream would actually come true. Today,…
Why Do Nobel Laureates Reluctantly Serve as University Presidents?
In China, about 30% of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering hold university…
China Is Bankrolling Global Science: The Hidden Costs of Open Access Publishing
In the first half of 2025, Nature Communications published around 5,400 papers, about 2,100 of them from Chinese authors—roughly 39%,…
How Did a Single Agreement from Brussels Come to Lead Global Research Assessment Reform
On July 20, 2022, a seemingly unremarkable document was released in Brussels. The Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment was jointly…
When Science Meets Power: The Unseen Politics Behind China’s and America’s Academician Systems
Today, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) simultaneously released on their official websites…
The New Order in American Universities: The Trump Administration’s Path to Reshaping Higher Education
After returning to the White House following the 2024 election, the Trump administration quickly placed higher education at the center…
Congress Presses Columbia University to Review and Potentially End China-Related Student Exchange Program
The U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party recently sent a letter to Columbia University, calling on the…
Unexpected Stability in US International PhD Enrollment Despite Trump-Era Policies
Despite a series of restrictive policies under the Trump administration—including tighter visa screening, limits on students from certain countries, and…