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When I did research and at grad school a large percentage of my peers were either Asian American or Asian, with a large percentage being immigrants from China.
by asabjorn 8y ago
When I did research and at grad school a large percentage of my peers were either Asian American or Asian, with a large percentage being immigrants from China. As a researcher in the US you spend too much time writing grants and now equity initiatives introduce extra risk in the tenure system for anyone of the wrong identity. I would not underestimate the lure of easy access to grants and a less politicized tenure track system for anyone of Asian or Asian American heritage.
- fspeech 8y agoIt is probably true for the proverbial early birds who went to China, but these days grants won't be that easy unless you are established or well-connected. There are also a lot of complaints about "politicized tenure track system".
- netheril96 8y agoChina's current academic system is mostly a copy of that of the United States, and all of the current reforms are pushing further to be more like the United States. Whatever flaws of American grad school are and will be in China's grad school.