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6-544: WKU may refer to: Wenzhou–Kean University , a joint-venture university in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China Western Kentucky University , a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States WKU Public Radio , the public radio service of the university Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-733: Is a joint-venture university in Wenzhou , Zhejiang , China. It was established in 2014 by a partnership between Wenzhou University and the Kean University of New Jersey. In March 2014, the Ministry of Education of China approved the establishment of Wenzhou–Kean University. The university received its accreditation to confer bachelor's degrees in 2018 and to confer professional master's degrees in 2019. The construction project and all costs of operating Wenzhou–Kean University will be paid for through tuition and financing provided by
18-531: The municipal and provincial governments in China. There will be no cost to Kean University or the state of New Jersey. The partnership will be with Wenzhou University, a institution in Zhejiang Province, which will bear the entire cost, estimated to exceed $ 60 million. This funding will cover the construction of the planned 300-acre campus, as well as all faculty expenses and the daily operational costs of
24-616: The school. A 2015 NJ.com article stated that job postings of the university allegedly favored Chinese Communist Party (CCP) affiliates for non-faculty roles. A November 2018 NJ.com article stated that, faculty and staff at Wenzhou–Kean University would be employed as personnel at the branch campus and their salaries would be paid in Chinese yuan . Randi Weingarten , head of the American Federation of Teachers , criticized Kean University for "not [respecting] American values,
30-542: The title WKU . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WKU&oldid=1256846152 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wenzhou%E2%80%93Kean University Wenzhou–Kean University ( WKU )
36-521: The values of justice, the values of free expression, the values of opportunity". Kean University responded that Weingarten used an appeal to xenophobia, that these changes would have little impact on faculty and staff, and that the university's human resources management practices were consistent with other United States universities with branch campuses in China. In a 2023 Inside Higher Ed article, an anonymous former instructor at Wenzhou–Kean University stated that faculty members were instructed to avoid
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