Posted on 12/05/2016 4:19:07 PM PST by Lorianne
Thomas Benson once ran a small liberal arts college in Vermont. Stephen Gessner served as president of the school board for New Yorks Shelter Island.
More recently, theyve been opening doors for Chinese education companies seeking a competitive edge: getting their students direct access to admissions officers at top U.S. universities.
Over the past seven years, Benson and Gessner have worked as consultants for three major Chinese companies. They recruited dozens of U.S. admissions officers to fly to China and meet in person with the companies' student clients, with the companies picking up most of the travel expenses. Among the schools that participated: Cornell University, the University of Chicago, Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley.
Two companies Benson and Gessner have represented New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc and Dipont Education Management Group offer services to students that go far beyond meet-and-greets with admissions officers.
Eight former and current New Oriental employees and 17 former Dipont employees told Reuters the firms have engaged in college application fraud, including writing application essays and teacher recommendations, and falsifying high school transcripts.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
How U.S. Colleges Sell Enrollment to the Highest Bidders https://libertyblitzkrieg.com/
Hat Tip: Liberty Blitzkreig
How U.S. Colleges Sell Enrollment to the Highest Bidders https://libertyblitzkrieg.com/
This is new?
In a proper era it was called “legacy” admissions.
“It’s the seriousness of the charge...”
Where are our politicians and educators demanding investigations? Getting their palms greased, of course.
Colleges are a joke.
“Dipont Education Management Group “
They also make kRolex watches and Gucchi bags.
International physicists met at Shelter Island in 1947.
I thought we weren’t allowed to say”oriental” anymore.
Didn’t know that. Of course I missed when we switched from African-American to people of color.
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