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US Senate approves bill to tighten controls on China-funded Confucius Institutes: Report ANI | Updated: Mar 11, 2021 20:45 IST
Washington DC [US], March 11 (ANI): The US Senate had last week unanimously approved a bill that would increase oversight on Confucius Institutes, China-funded cultural centers that operate on university campuses in the country.
As per CNBC, the bill was approved on March 3.
Citing Human Rights Watch, CNBC reported that Confucius Institutes are Chinese government-funded outposts that offer Chinese language and culture classes . Confucius Institutes are under the control of the Chinese Communist Party in all but name, said Senator John Kennedy, who introduced the bill.
Fayetteville State chancellor search questioned by professors group fayobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fayobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As with all UNC System chancellors, Allison’s contract provides him the use of a car and residence in addition to his $285,000 per year salary. Allison will officially take the school’s top leadership post on March 15, but Interim Chancellor Dr. Peggy Valentine will need to move out of the house the school keeps for the school’s chancellor before Allison and his family can take residence. Time is also needed to make any repairs or renovations, Vice Chancellor for for Business and Finance Carlton Spellman told board members Tuesday.
Fayetteville State University Chancellor-elect Darrell Allison.
“We anticipate that will be somewhere between 90 days and we just want to give ourselves a bit of a buffer and we’re doing everything we can to facilitate a smooth transition between Interim Chancellor Valentine and Chancellor-elect Allison,” Spellman said in the remote meeting.
With the goal of attracting a new industry into Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont has signed legislation providing long-term tax breaks to data centers, the 21st century warehouses of countless bits of information stored by users as varied as medical researchers, academics and financial services companies.