Judge Sets $1 Million Bail for Chemistry Chair Charged With Lying About China Ties
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/1/31/lieber-million-bail/
This is what you are paying for at one of the most prestigious schools in the USA. Look at what he was being paid. I realize that this is just one example but my goodness, this college thing we have going on in the USA is kind of nuts…people paying to get in certain schools, professors on the take, kids losing their self worth because of the school they were or were not accepted to and students/parents taking out loans that will strap them forever for a piece of paper that in many cases could have been 1/2 (or less) the cost at another more affordable school.
“Bowler also prohibited Lieber from directly or indirectly contacting Wuhan University of Technology, Peking University, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Lieber received more than $1.5 million from Wuhan University of Technology in conjunction with the Thousand Talents Plan in addition to a $50,000 monthly salary, plus $150,000 in annual living expenses for “significant periods” from 2012 to 2017, per the criminal complaint in his case”