MIT校长公开信：为华裔学者遭受的不公正待遇鸣不平

“他们在遭受不公正的审查、污名化和边缘化，仅仅因为他们具有中国背景。”

针对近期部分在美工作的华裔学者频频遭到“不公正审查”，美国麻省理工学院校长雷欧•拉斐尔•雷夫(L. Rafael Reif)周二发表了一封致全校成员公开信，为他们的这些遭遇鸣不平。

麻省理工学院校长雷欧•拉斐尔•雷夫(L. Rafael Reif)发表的公开信

信中，雷夫表示“这些针对性行为会在学术界造成一种充斥着无端怀疑与恐惧的‘不良氛围’。”

雷夫对这些学生和学者们遭受的不公正待遇感到不安，“他们不仅是麻省理工学院的典范成员，也是美国社会的杰出贡献者。但是令我深感困扰的是他们并未得到应有的信任和尊重。”

麻省理工学院校长雷欧•拉斐尔•雷夫(L. Rafael Reif)

他也警告称，美国政府的这些行动和政策“长此以往将不会再吸引世界上最具驱动力和创造力的人才……这将给这个国家和麻省理工学院带来严重的后果。”在信中，雷夫也表示学院的大门将永远向有志加入的人士敞开。

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) president L. Rafael Reif said in an email sent to the school community on Tuesday that the unfair and excessive scrutiny targeting people of Chinese descent may "create a toxic atmosphere of unfounded suspicion and fear" and thus hurt both the world-famous research university and the United States.

In the letter, Reif expressed his dismay about some circumstances painfully relevant to these scholars and students of Chinese descent: "They have been not only exemplary members of our community but exceptional contributors to American society. I am deeply troubled that they feel themselves repaid with generalized mistrust and disrespect."

He warned that "such actions and policies have turned the volume all the way up on the message that the U.S. is closing the door – that we no longer seek to be a magnet for the world's most driven and creative individuals…And we should expect it to have serious long-term costs for the nation and for MIT." 

At the end of the letter, Reif reaffirmed his support for these students and scholars, "Let me say with warmth and enthusiasm to every member of MIT's intensely global community: We are glad, proud and fortunate to have you with us."

“开放才是卓越的关键”——多所知名美国学府发声

不管是频频向在美工作的华裔学者“发难”，还是对中国学生赴美留学设置“路障”，美国政府的这些举措都引发了美国学术界的担忧和不安。

耶鲁大学校长彼得•萨洛维（Peter Salovey）公开信

针对这一现象，多所美国高校发声，表达对包括中国学生和学者在内的国际留学生和学者的支持，呼吁教育和学术交流自由。耶鲁大学校长彼得•萨洛维（Peter Salovey）5月在题为“耶鲁大学对国际学生和学者的坚定承诺”的声明中表示：“耶鲁大学始终欢迎和尊重国际学生和学者……开放才是美国顶尖研究型大学取得卓越成就的关键。”

斯坦福大学、加州大学伯克利分校、密歇根大学等美国名校也纷纷发表公开信，表示对国际留学生和学者的欢迎和支持。

Many American scholars and leading universities showed their opposition against the U.S. government's intensified scrutiny and tightened review of Chinese applications for student visas. They said the educational and cultural exchange between China and the U.S. should not be politicized and unreasonably restricted. 

Yale University president Peter Salovey pledged support for international students in an open letter in May, affirming Yale's "steadfast commitment" to its international students and scholars, and stressing they were "welcome and respected on our campus." He added that openness was "a key to the extraordinary success of America's great research universities" and "must remain a hallmark of Yale."

Other U.S. universities including Stanford University, UC Berkeley and University of Michigan have also released statements to express support to international students and scholars including those from China.

根据美国国际教育协会的数据显示，目前中国是赴美留学第一大生源国。2017至2018学年，有超过36万名中国学生赴美留学。此外，该协会的一份报告也表示，“中国留学生不仅为美国高校带来了可观的收入，同时也促进了各所大学校园文化多样性的发展。”

Statistics from the Institute of International Education (IIE) show that China is the largest source of international enrollment for America's colleges and universities and there were more than 360,000 Chinese students in U.S. in the 2017-2018 school year. 

A report released by IIE said that U.S. schools benefit from the global perspective and cultural diversity Chinese students add to campuses, as well as the tuition fee they paid.