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Six Harvard seniors awarded the Hoopes Prize for outstanding senior theses on China and Taiwan
Six Harvard College seniors with ties to the Fairbank Center are among the 71 winners of the 2026 Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize. The Prize, administered by Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, recognizes outstanding undergraduate scholarly work or research. It…
China-related Courses at Harvard, Fall and Summer 2026
Harvard offers a wide range of courses on China and Chinese Studies from across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and professional schools. Check out our full guide to courses for undergraduate and graduate students for the Fall and Summer 2026…
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Faculty Spotlight
Yuhua Wang, Professor of Government, will convene the fourth annual New Faces in Chinese Politics conference at Harvard University on September 27th. The two-day conference aims to support the next generation of scholars navigating a highly competitive field. In addition to the conference, Professor Wang is involved in cutting-edge research that explores both historical and contemporary political dynamics in China.
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Bringing Fujian’s Rural History to Life, One Document at a Time
A group of Harvard graduate students cluster around Jin Huaxia, the 33-year old Communist Party Secretary of Yuhu (Jade Pond), a village in the Fujian countryside, as he proudly shares his history. Standing in the Jin family’s ancestral hall, where…
Spotlight on Fairbank Center Research Grant Recipients
For many years, the Fairbank Center has supported undergraduate students who need to travel to China, Taiwan, or other locations to complete research for their theses with our Research Grants, and this year we opened up grants for graduate students…
In Memoriam: Barry R. Bloom (1937-2026)
Barry R. Bloom, a pioneering immunologist, global public health leader, and former dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, passed away on March 18, 2026, after a long battle with cancer. He was 88 years old. For…
Interview | How China Is Struggling to Handle the Urban-Rural Divide – Professor Michael Szonyi
Interview With Professor Michael Szonyi | How China Is Struggling to Handle the Urban-Rural Divide Professor Michael Szonyi (Harvard) reflects on the transformation of rural China, the resilience of village culture, and the profound inequalities still facing rural residents. He…
Media, Infrastructure, and Indigeneity: Conversations from Taiwan Studies+ 2.0
The second annual Taiwan Studies+ Symposium—which was generously supported by both the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University and the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange—was held on April…