Tang Xiaolin was admitted to Peking University in 2004, majoring in space physics. After graduating from college in 2008, she went to the United States for postgraduate study. Tang Xiaolin cooperated with Saveez Saffarian, an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, to conduct biochemical analysis and computer simulation of animal viruses in order to discover and explain various possible replication mechanisms of related viruses such as Ebola, measles and rabies.
International students feel wronged and suspect that their tutors put pressure on them for no reason.
Tang Xiaolin's abnormal death caused a heated discussion among China students at the University of Utah. Some China students from the University of Utah recently posted messages on the Internet accusing Tang Xiaolin's tutor Saffarian of giving her too much pressure.
A foreign student in China left a message saying: After Tang Xiaolin died, her tutor Saveez Saffarian immediately deleted the information about Tang Xiaolin and another China girl from the research team.
According to common sense, the tutor should express his condolences on the homepage. This abnormal situation will contact Dr. Tang Xiaolin for 7 years, published 6 articles, and has not graduated yet. We can't help but doubt the tutor's guilty conscience and cold blood. Another China student from the University of Utah revealed that Tang Xiaolin's tutor Saffarian and his wife "opened a lovers' shop" in the Physics Department of Utah. His wife had the experience of not letting American doctoral students graduate. The American girl published an article in many high-impact journals, but she was still stuck by her wife and refused to graduate. Finally, I hired a lawyer to make a scene and graduated in the name of another tutor.
Representatives of foreign students negotiated with the school, and the school announced an investigation into their tutors.
Saturday 10, 14, the latest progress report on the Tang Xiaolin incident.
Representatives from the China Student Union of the University of Utah held talks with many school leaders on a series of problems and related requirements caused by the incident of Tang Xiaolin.
In addition to replying to the question "The email about introducing Tang Xiaolin should have been sent to all international students, but why was it only sent to China students in the end?", the school also indicated that it attached great importance to investigating Tang's tutor's request.
The school said that "the investigation was conducted by the faculty hearing Committee. They said they wouldn't hide the truth and protect the professor. At the same time, they also asked people with evidence to contact the student union or school. " "Regarding the public mourning activities, we will contact Tang's family and organize them with the consent."
An international student said that she received an email from the International Student Office of the University of Utah about the incident of Tang Xiaolin, which contained the phrase "the difficulties of our international student community". But later, she found out that the email was not actually sent to other international students in the school, but only to China students.
In this regard, the Utah school said that it mentioned that it did not send emails to all international students because "this is our policy to respect the privacy of students and their families and friends in very difficult times, but we will send information to specific groups. They expressed concern or we thought they were strongly affected."
The abnormal death of Tang Xiaolin, a female student in China, is causing a wave of doubts among her school, especially among international students in China. Students want to know the truth of the incident and prevent similar tragedies from happening again. At present, the school has indicated that it will conduct necessary inquiries and investigations on Tang Xiaolin's tutor and try its best to find out the truth of the incident.
It is not uncommon for international students to commit suicide under great pressure.
The road to reading a blog is not as beautiful as the outside world imagined. The incident of Tang Xiaolin triggered many media and netizens to discuss the great pressure faced by international students, especially doctoral students.
2017 February 12, Vivienne Liu, a 20-year-old female student from China, committed suicide in the dormitory of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Vivienne Liu said in his last words, "The world is beautiful, and I am a coward at a loss, so I chose to retreat and escape. My departure was entirely my own choice, not because of anyone or anything. "
2065438+05 1 On October 27th, Wang, a female student studying in China at Yale University, posted on the Internet that she could not afford to drop out of school1year, otherwise she would drop out of school forever. Five hours later, Wang jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and died. It is reported that Wang had dropped out of school due to mental problems. At Yale, it is difficult to restore one's status after dropping out of school, and Wang is under great pressure.
20 14 10, Yangkai Li, a 20-year-old China student from Johns Hopkins University, committed suicide by jumping off a building. Suffering from insomnia and anxiety, he wrote in his diary: "I just want to be an ordinary and normal person."
Overseas students who struggle alone overseas, I hope everyone can treat everything with a peaceful attitude, live well and cherish it.