Students at the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs are watching as the backlash plays out after a group of Chinese international students walked out of an event after their Uyghur classmate spoke of abuse her brother faced at the hands of the Chinese government.
On Thursday, March 10, a group of Chinese international students enrolled in Cornell’s Masters in Public Administration program walked out of an event when their fellow classmate, Rizwangul NurMuhammad grad,
A Cornell event with a member of Congress prompted a walkout by Chinese students during a discussion about Uyghurs. A Uyghur student says it was an effort to intimidate her.