University's poor PR causes needless fuss

CHINA UNIVERSITY of Political Science and Law recently announced that Deng Yaping, a well-known Chinese Olympic table tennis champion, had joined the faculty. This provoked a storm of criticism, with many saying she lacked qualifications for such a role and the university was simply trying to cash in on her fame. The Beijing News rebutted such accusations:

All the criticism stems from Deng's specialty not matching the professional education promised by the university. The gap is just too wide.

But this is not Deng's fault. While the announcement was high profile, it is unclear what the university has invited Deng to do on campus.