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...have studied in China since 1950, the relationship has frequently been marred by the hosts' cultural prejudice. The latest round of confrontation also has a more mundane source: envy. Most of the 1,400 African students currently in the country get free tuition and room and board plus a stipend from the Chinese government. They live better and eat better than their Chinese counterparts. Says a U.S. official who is a frequent visitor to China: "There is tremendous discontent ((about foreign privilege)) among students and intellectuals...
...program demonstrates just how difficult -- and risky -- social tinkering can be. The nation launched its "one-family, one- child" policy in 1979. The aim: to contain population at 1.2 billion by the year 2000. In pursuit of that goal, local authorities have offered such incentives as a monthly stipend until the sole child turns 14 and better housing. Penalties for violating the policy have included dismissal from government jobs and fines of up to a year's wages for urban workers. China's effort has had some distressing consequences. Women have been coerced into having abortions, and there have been...
...group mother and their public stand-in. "And yet I also know that the only reason it's going to hurt so much when the child dies is because they loved him so much when he was alive." For this privilege, the state pays the foster families a monthly stipend of $1,040 a child...
...coordinating the Summer Scholars Program, the first part implemented of the six-part program. Four students from each of the six Southern colleges are attending a specialized seminar on teaching, as well as other Summer School classes at Harvard. Tuition has been waived and each student is receiving a stipend, Kinnick said...
...Prize has been awarded annually since 1921 to a graduating senior who "during her whole course by her scholarship, conduct, and character has given evidence of the greatest promise," according to the award's charter. The winner receives a LatinDiploma and a stipend of nearly...