Confucius Institutes at U.S. Institutions of Higher Education Waiver Criteria for the Department of Defense (2023) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix E: Information-Gathering Sessions with U.S. Colleges and Universities That Are Current or Former Hosts of Confucius Institutes
Appendix E: Information-Gathering Sessions with U.S. Colleges and Universities That Are Current or Former Hosts of Confucius Institutes
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Central Connecticut X "On July 16, 2020, CCSU was notified that Confucius State University Institute Headquarters (Hanban) was closing and the CIs would be administered by the Chinese International Education Foundation.
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policy government reasons enrollment values/goals Other reason (no public reason, restructuring, etc.) Dickinson State X University Emory University George Mason University Georgia State "We will support the study of Chinese language and University culture through the Office of International Initiatives in cooperation with our valued partner, BLCU.
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Houston Independent School District Indiana University– X Possible restructuring Purdue University Kansas State Possible restructuring University Kennesaw State X University Medgar Evers College Miami Dade College X Miami University Possible restructuring (Ohio) Michigan State X Possible restructuring University Middle Tennessee Possible restructuring State University New Jersey City No stated reason University New Mexico State X X Possible restructuring University North Carolina State Possible restructuring University continued 73
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74 Lack of interest/ IHE's Geopolitical decreased CI not response to relationship State or IHE activity/ aligned with Institution of Higher U.S. public with Chinese budgetary declining university Education (IHE)
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San Diego State "SDSU closed and transferred the [Confucius Institute] on University June 30, 2019 to San Diego Global Knowledge University.
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76 Lack of interest/ IHE's Geopolitical decreased CI not response to relationship State or IHE activity/ aligned with Institution of Higher U.S. public with Chinese budgetary declining university Education (IHE)
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Tulane University No stated reason University at Buffalo X Possible restructuring University of Akron X University of Alaska X Anchorage University of Arizona X University of X California, Davis University of X COVID-19 cited California, Los Angeles University of No stated reason California, Santa Barbara University of Central No statement Arkansas University of Chicago X X University of X "It was simply a decision made due to decreased activity." Delaware – Associate Deputy Provost Ravi Ammigan, quoted in Kirk Smith, "Confucius Institute Set to Close in Early 2020," The Review, October 8, 2019, http://udreview.com/ confucius-institute-set-to-close-inearly-2020/ continued 77
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78 Lack of interest/ IHE's Geopolitical decreased CI not response to relationship State or IHE activity/ aligned with Institution of Higher U.S. public with Chinese budgetary declining university Education (IHE)
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University of Missouri X University of Montana X University of X Possible restructuring; COVID-19 Nebraska–Lincoln University of New X Possible restructuring Hampshire University of North X Possible restructuring Carolina at Charlotte University of North X Florida University of X X X Oklahoma University of Oregon X Possible restructuring University of X Pittsburgh University of Rhode X Island University of South Carolina University of South X X Florida continued 79
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80 Lack of interest/ IHE's Geopolitical decreased CI not response to relationship State or IHE activity/ aligned with Institution of Higher U.S. public with Chinese budgetary declining university Education (IHE)
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West Virginia X University Western Kentucky X Possible restructuring University Western Michigan X X COVID-19 cited University Xavier University of "The University continues to offer for-credit Chinese Louisiana language courses and the Chinese Minor through its Department of Languages." – "Confucius Institute," Xavier University, https://web.archive.org/web/20220225051341/ https://www.xula.edu/confucius/ TOTAL 31 9 16 9 20 81
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In summer 2022, the National Academies staff compiled a list of target institutions for the information-gathering study sample, including contact information for potential respondents from each institution. The AIR research team collaborated with the National Academies in the outreach and recruitment of the target institutions.
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The results will be synthesized in two reports authored by the committee. Findings from these two consensus study reports, including the findings discussed in this report, may be used to inform federal processes regarding waiver criteria and the conditions under which a waiver may be considered and granted to allow an institution to host a CI and receive federal agency funding. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS This report presents the key findings from AIR's information-gathering sessions with seven institutions to answer the following research questions (RQs)
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The full information-gathering protocol is provided at the end of this report. Institution and Respondent Characteristics of Study Sample The seven institutions that participated in the information-gathering sessions are in different locations in the United States.
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Respondents from the seven participating institutions had their own unique insights about their experiences hosting a CI, and a few provided insights about their experiences with the DOD waiver process. The sections below highlight key findings relative to the five research questions, which represent areas of interest to the committee.
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The process began with the Chinese partner institutions issuing a public call for applications to work at a specific U.S.-based CI. To narrow down the pool of applicants, Hanban and the Chinese partner institutions conducted their own screening process, including personal interviews and language and culture tests, to ensure applicants were well qualified to work at a U.S.
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Regardless of where the CI was officially housed, respondents across the seven institutions noted that collective academic events such as teacher immersion trainings, seminars, and other events included the CI and affiliated departments.
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To secure funding from Hanban, several respondents explained that CI directors submitted annual budget proposals to Hanban outlining planned activities for the year as well as estimated costs of these activities. Within the annual budget proposals, CIs requested specific dollar amounts to fund their proposed activities for the year.
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The programming included curriculum development for CIs that delivered Chinese language classes and activities beyond instruction. One participant explained that it would be impossible to foster learning and appreciation related to the Chinese culture without involving Chinese entities.
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Across the seven institutions participating in this data collection, the relationships between the U.S. host institution and the Chinese partner varied in formality but were typically initiated by the U.S.
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