This is an effort to raise awareness of Falun Gong children in China. They lost their parents. They lost their homes and in many instances they are not able to go to school, ... Many of their parents were sent to psychiatric wards, detention centers and labor camps.

[New students, however, often do need help with various adjustments to Tufts schedules, course selection and other administrative tasks.] I had one student call me about class times, really worried, ... He was asking 'A-R-R? What is A-R-R?' and just freaking out on the phone. I just said, 'Relax, it stands for arranged - it means your professor will work it out.'