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Wellesley, MA., November 4, 2013: Professor Tom Cushman and professor Susan Reverby of Wellesley College are leading the charge to help Peking University professor Xia Yeliang - a politically outspoken Chinese economist, who lost his job at Peking University. Wellesley is considering how to respond in light of its recent partnership with Peking University. Photograph by Evan McGlinn for The New York Times.

Wellesley, MA., November 4, 2013: Professor Tom Cushman and professor Susan Reverby of Wellesley College are leading the charge to help Peking University professor Xia Yeliang - a politically outspoken Chinese economist, who lost his job at Peking University. Wellesley is considering how to respond in light of its recent partnership with Peking University. Photograph by Evan McGlinn for The New York Times.