3D打印先驱傅苹回忆录打假,苏州大学的声明
近日,素有“打假斗士”之称的方舟子再次发力,将打假“利剑”指向被外界捧为“3D打印先驱”的女企业家傅苹。引发此事的导火索则是《福布斯》中文网刊登的一篇有关傅苹的报道,以及傅苹在回忆录《弯而不折》中展示“惨痛”的国内生活。6月12日,傅苹的母校苏州大学发官方声明,指出傅苹的回忆录严重失实,影响国家声誉。 缘起
“3D打印先驱”童年饱受摧残
近日,素有“打假斗士”之称的方舟子再次发力,将打假“利剑”指向被外界捧为“3D打印先驱”的女企业家傅苹。引发此事的导火索则是《福布斯》中文网刊登的一篇有关傅苹的报道。 福布斯中文网的这篇名为《从劳改犯到高科技企业家:傅苹的人生路》的报道,是为傅苹新书《弯而不折》(Bend, Not Break)造势的众多报道之一,关于她在中国的经历,离奇得让人难以置信。该报道称,傅苹在文革期间,‘父母被下放劳改,傅苹需要照顾自己和年幼的妹妹,在南京劳改队里度过了十年。她在那里接受思想改造,忍饥挨饿,饱受折磨,十岁时惨遭轮奸,被迫在工厂里当了一名童工,没有接受良好的教育。’” 在此之前,国内知道傅苹其人其事的人并不多。《福布斯》中文网描述这位高科技企业家人生之路的文章介绍说,傅苹曾经供职于美国国家超级计算机应用中心(NCSA),工作涉及早期的云计算模型、电脑动画和3D打印技术;她曾经管理的团队成员包括网景公司创始人马克·安德森,后者是互联网上第一个获普遍使用的网页浏览器的发明人;她还曾是美国总统奥巴马的座上宾,在美国“创新和创业国家顾问委员会”中任职。 傅苹的网络名声,很大程度上与3D打印技术的方兴未艾相关。所谓3D打印技术,实际上是一系列快速原型成型技术的统称。傅苹创办的科技企业杰魔公司就是研发3D相关软件,从事个性化的鞋子、假肢和航天飞船的维修部件的设计和定制的。就在这个月,傅苹把公司出售给了3D Systems公司,并出任新公司的首席战略官。 打假
履历内外有别经历太过传奇
有网友将“3D打印机创始人”的“桂冠”安放在她头上,方舟子认为这是“张冠李戴”,因为杰魔公司只是做3D数据采集、分析和建模的,并非做3D打印。至于媒体把傅苹称为是“奥巴马团队的人”,方舟子表示,“她只是该委员会的20多个委员之一”。 方舟子的质疑,还集中在傅苹的履历的诸多疑点。方舟子在博文中写道,傅苹在报道中称,上世纪80年代,她发表了一篇讨论中国农村溺杀女婴现象的毕业论文,因此锒铛入狱,《人民日报》对此还做了报道。但方舟子在检索同期的报纸时,并未发现相关报道。此外,方舟子还发现,傅苹对国外媒体和国内媒体在自身履历描述上往往会出现“内外有别”的情况。方舟子认为,傅苹向国外媒体叙述自身的“文革”经历太过“传奇”,并斥责其在说谎。 对此,傅苹已经承认书中讲述的某些情景可能是“情绪记忆”,有失偏颇,如书中讲到自己在文革期间被逼目睹一名老师被四马分尸的情景。“当时我还很小,听到这些故事后,我夜里就不停的做恶梦,梦中不断出现这种场景。不知不觉,我就觉得自己是亲眼目睹了这些事情。但现在我也不太确定自己是亲眼目睹了,还是只在电影或者别的地方看到了这些事情。我不得不承认这是一个很大的问题。”傅苹说。 此外,还有人质疑她讲述自己是被驱逐出境这一说法。不少怀疑者指出只有知名的异见人士才会被驱逐出国。傅苹回应说,在草稿中她没有使用“驱逐出境”这一词语。这个词语是由她的合著者和编辑为吸引读者而添加的。但她又称,从词典释义来讲,驱逐出境是准确的。“如果你被要求离开自己的国家,而自己又不情愿,这就是‘驱逐’。” 澄清
苏州大学发声明回忆录严重失实
6月12日,傅苹的母校苏州大学发官方声明,指出傅苹的回忆录严重失实,“对我们国家及苏州大学的声誉造成极坏影响,也引起了海内外校友和朋友的极大愤慨。” 声明指出,收到海内外校友和朋友的来信来电后,苏州大学成立了调查小组,对傅苹在校读书期间的学籍档案等进行了认真核查。声明从学习经历、英语水平、毕业论文、“手指检验”计划生育等四个部分对傅苹的回忆录进行澄清。 声明指出,1958年生的傅苹于1978年9月进入江苏师范学院(苏州大学前身),专业是中国语言文学。1982年3月16日办理退学手续,未获毕业证书和学位证书。在读期间,多次无故旷课,违反学校学籍管理规定,影响恶劣,学校曾于1981年10月给予其行政记过处分。 傅苹在书中提到,她去美国之前只认识三个英文单词。但核查小组的核查结果是:1978年10月—1979年7月,傅苹的英语成绩为“优”,1979年9月—1980年7月,其英语成绩为88分。 傅苹于1982年3月从江苏师范学院退学,所以在毕业生名单中未见其名字,在档案中也未见其毕业论文。但江苏师范学院中文系毕业论文都是以文学和语言学为研究对象,而不会涉及“杀害女婴”这一涉及社会学的内容。 根据苏州大学多位教师(这些教师包括她的同班同学、班主任、中文系领导)证实,学校从未用“手指检验”计划生育这种侮辱性的手段对女生进行相关检验。“傅苹如此编造谎言,是对78级所有同学的侮辱!”
以下是声明全文
苏州大学关于中文系78级学生傅苹造假事件的声明
近期,有不少关心我校的海内外校友和朋友给我校来函来电,提及我校中文系78级学生傅苹撰写的回忆录《弯而不折》(Bend, Not Break)中,有多处与当时事实完全不相符合的表述。该书已于2012年12月31日正式出版,因此对我们国家及苏州大学的声誉造成极坏影响,也引起了海内外校友和朋友的极大愤慨。
收到来信来电后,我校立即成立了由相关部门、学院、老师组成的调查小组,对傅苹在校读书期间的学籍档案等进行了认真核查,向傅苹的老师和同班同学进行了了解和访问,得出的基本结论如下:
一.关于傅苹在我校的学习经历。
傅苹,女,1958年生,南京籍高考生,于1978年9月进入江苏师范学院(苏州大学前身),专业是中国语言文学。1982年3月16日办理退学手续,未获毕业证书和学位证书。在读期间,多次无故旷课,违反学校学籍管理规定,影响恶劣,学校曾于1981年10月给予其行政记过处分。
二.关于傅苹在1978年到1982年四年本科期间修学英语的问题。
傅苹在书中提到,她去美国之前只认识三个英文单词。我们核查后的结果是:1978年10月—1979年7月,其英语成绩为“优”,1979年9月—1980年7月,其英语成绩为“88”分,两次考试成绩在班内均属中上等水平。英语是学生的必修课。
三.关于傅苹毕业论文的问题。
傅苹于1982年3月从江苏师范学院退学,所以在毕业生名单中未见其名字,在档案中也未见其毕业论文,也没有她的毕业证书和学位证书。
此外,江苏师范学院中文系毕业论文都是以文学和语言学为研究对象,而不会涉及“杀害女婴”这一涉及社会学的内容。
在其就读期间,78级同学没有任何人涉及刑事事件,其被投入监狱之事更是子虚乌有!其组织社团被逮捕之事也是一派谎言!
四.关于“手指检验”计划生育的问题。
根据苏州大学多位教师(这些教师包括她的同班同学、班主任、中文系领导)证实,学校从未用这种侮辱性的手段对女生进行相关检验,当然更谈不上得到党委领导的支持。傅苹如此编造谎言,是对78级所有同学的侮辱!
根据上述调查结果,我校认为傅苹在书中所写内容严重失实,不仅损害了苏州大学的名誉,也使我们国家形象受到损害,我们将保留追究的权利!
同时,我们也再一次感谢社会各界关心、维护国家形象和苏州大学名誉的有识之士。苏州大学办学113年以来,坚持以人为本,服务社会,30多万毕业生为新中国的建设做出了应有的贡献,其中不乏各行各业的骨干和杰出人才,也有许多毕业生离校后心系母校,感念师恩,以捐资助学、校企合作、联合培养人才等多种形式回报母校培育之恩。苏州大学也不乏留学海外的赤子,他们在异国他乡努力奋斗、成绩斐然,不仅赢得良好的社会地位,也为母校增光添彩。他们异域拼搏之时能常念母校深恩,各尽所能,为母校在学科建设、人才培养、科研创新等方面提供帮助,开拓渠道,诚心切切,不求回报,使母校深感欣慰和骄傲。这些事实又岂是个别别有用心之人能妄言抹杀的?
感谢各位校友和朋友对苏州大学的关注和关心!
苏州大学
2013年6月11日
Official Statement on the Deceptive Behavior of Ping Fu, a Former Student of Soochow University
Recently, many of our alumni at home and abroad have contacted us regarding the validity of the book, Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds. They claim that some stories in the book are outright falsehoods. These falsehoods have given both our school and country a poor reputation and caused our alumni and friends to feel deeply incensed.
Upon notification of the inquiries from many of our alumni, an investigation team consisting of professors in relevant departments was formed. After careful examination on Ping Fu's student record in this University's archive and many visits to Ping Fu’s teachers and classmates, the following statement is being released for clarification.
1. Ping Fu was a student at this University with no degree earned
Ping Fu, female, born in 1958, a native from Nanjing, was admitted as a student in Chinese Literature in September 1978 into Jiangsu Teachers' College (predecessor of Soochow University, or Suzhou University in pinyin, 苏州大学). During her undergraduate years, a demerit entry was made in her record in October 1981 due to several infractions. She formally withdrew from school on March 16, 1982 and earned no diploma or degree from this University.
2. Ping Fu took English as mandated by the curriculum
In her book, Ping Fu claimed that she went to the U.S. knowing only three English words – “hello, thank you, and help.” However, our curriculum included mandatory college-level English courses for the first two years. ?The record from the University Registrar’s Office indicates that Ping Fu received an "Excellent" (equivalent to an A) and an 88% (equivalent to a B+) in English as a freshman (1978 to 1979) and as a sophomore (1979 to 1980), respectively. ?
3. No record of Ping Fu's alleged graduation thesis exists
Ping Fu withdrew from the University a few months before graduation. There are no records of her graduation thesis, or any related work and materials in the University Registrar’s Office.
As an additional note of clarification, student thesis topics in the Department of Chinese Literature at this University have always been focused on literature and linguistic studies, which do not involve infanticide, a study subject more in the realm of Sociology than in Literature and Linguistics.
4. No student admitted in 1978 was arrested between 1978 and 1982
During 1978-1982, no student admitted in 1978 at this University was arrested for criminal conduct or other reasons, let alone for organizing a literary society. Ping Fu’s claim of her arrest and imprisonment is entirely unfounded and contrary to facts.
5. There was no enforcement of birth control measures on undergraduate students
The University hereby states unequivocally that this reputable institution of higher learning has never enforced any birth control measures on undergraduate students. Ping Fu’s allegation of “finger checking” for female students’ menstrual periods for birth control purposes is resoundingly false and has unfairly sullied the reputation of female students at this University. To further confirm the absurdity of such allegation, the University additionally contacted a number of individuals in and out of the University who experienced and are knowledgeable of the time period in question. These individuals, including Ping Fu’s former classmates, faculty advisors and the leadership of the Department of Chinese Literature of this University, have all confirmed without any question that such a practice never occurred at Soochow University.
Based on the above findings, this University ultimately concludes that Ping Fu’s relevant narrative in her memoir is factually inaccurate and has damaged the image of Soochow University. Soochow University reserves the right to take further action.
At the same time, we would like to thank all alumni and friends for their support and concern for Soochow University. Over the past 113 years, Soochow University has nurtured more than 300,000 graduates who have gone on to make significant contributions for our country. These talented alumni remain loyal and attached to their alma mater, expressing their gratitude for their education through regular reunions and donations, and maintaining old friendships from their time at this school. Not only have these alumni made contributions in our country, but many have also gone abroad, spreading the good name of Soochow University through their hard work and successes. Many alumni overseas have quietly given back to the university in the areas of discipline construction, talent training, and scientific research, making their mother university proud. It is not fair for Ping Fu and her thunderous falsehoods to write off the many good deeds and pride that all the other alumni have done and shared for Soochow University.
We appreciate all the concern and support that the alumni and friends have shown for our university!
Soochow University
June 11, 2013
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