Michael Szonyi presents the keynote at the 2019 Harvard College China Forum
Michael Szonyi, Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University, presented the keynote speech at the 2019 Harvard College China Forum, held from April 12 to April 14, 2019. Below is the speech delivered by Michael Szonyi on the Forum’s...
President Lawrence S. Bacow Affirms Academic Freedom in Peking University Speech
Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow—on an Asian itinerary including stops in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Tokyo—delivered an address last night at Peking University titled “The Pursuit of Truth and the Mission of the University.” President Bacow...
Fairbank Center Panels at AAS Denver 2019
Every year, Fairbank Center affiliates present their research at the Association for Asian Studies annual conference on a wide variety of topics. This year is no exception, with Fairbank Center faculty, associates, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students...
Roderick MacFarquhar, former Director of the Fairbank Center, 1930-2019
Roderick MacFarquhar at the Fairbank Center’s 40th Anniversary Celebrations in 1996. We are sad to announce that our dear friend, colleague, and former Director Roderick MacFarquhar, Leroy B. Williams Professor Emeritus of History and Political Science at...
Ying-Ming Lee, Assistant Librarian at the Fung Library, Retires
Librarian Nancy Hearst (left), Assistant Librarian Ying-ming Lee (center), and Library Intern Charlotte (right) Ying-ming Lee 李(杨)英敏 (center), library assistant in the Fairbank Center Collection of H.C. Fung Library will be retiring on January 10, 2019 after more...