Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China This post originally appeared in Harvard University Press on July 5, 2022. The modern university was born in Germany. In the twentieth century, the United States leapfrogged Germany to become the global leader in higher education. Will China challenge its position in the twenty-first? Today American institutions …
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August 28, 2022 By William C. Kirby, T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies; Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration; Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor; Director of the Harvard China Fund; former Director of the Fairbank Center 2006-2013 China’s educational resurgence is much less a threat than an opportunity for American and other international universities, argues …
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies is pleased to announce Mark Wu as our new faculty director. Professor Wu is the Henry L. Stimson Professor at Harvard Law School, where he specializes in international trade and international economic law with a focus on China and the United States.
By William C. Kirby, T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies; Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration; Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor; Director of the Harvard China Fund; former Director of the Fairbank Center 2006-2013 William C. Kirby, T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies and the Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard University, argues …
Dorinda Elliott brings over 40 years of experience in China Studies to the role
We are sad to announce the passing of our former director, Professor Ezra F. Vogel (1930 – 2020) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved former director, colleague and friend Ezra F. Vogel (1930-2020), Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He passed away on Sunday, …