In this episode of Barbarians at the Gate, David and I welcome Kārlis Rokpelnis to discuss the decline in student exchanges in China and contrast U.S. and European approaches to relations with China and the promotion of study abroad in the PRC.
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Barbarians at the Gate: Talking the Line between Culture Shock and Racism
In this episode, we host Ruth Poulsen, Director of Curriculum and Assessment at the International School of Beijing and author of a recent article in The American Educator entitled "What's the Line between Culture Shock and Racism?"
Barbarians at the Gate: Xi Don't Need No Education
Stanford Closes Beijing Study Abroad Program, Enrollments Down at Other Beijing-Based Centers
News that Stanford University will shutter its undergraduate overseas studies program in Beijing has focused attention on the future of the city as a destination for US students studying abroad.