Michael A. Szonyi comments on the past academic year In my last “Director’s Word” I wrote about the recent celebration of the Fairbank Center’s 60th anniversary. The occasion prompted a series …
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Harvard awards seven honorary degrees for the 2017-2018 academic year, presented during Commencement Day. Hong Kong-based film director and one of “cinema’s most influential auteurs” Wong Kar Wai was among …
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the U.S. delivers remarks to Harvard audience On Tuesday April 17, 2018 the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University hosted …
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Feb. 6, 2018, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Philip Kuhn was placed upon …
Memorial Minute for Philip A. Kuhn, former Fairbank Center Director
Defining China Studies for Sixty Years The past year marked an important milestone for the Fairbank Center: the 60th anniversary of its founding as Harvard’s Center for East Asian Research. We celebrated …
On Monday, December 12, 2016, a delegation from Harvard University’s Fairbank Center joined Sichuan University’s Research Center for the Study of Western China (四川大学西部中国研究中心) in Chengdu to inaugurate a new …
Fairbank Center inaugurates new collaborative partnership with Sichuan University
Li Honglin (1925-2016) gifts Fung Library with his calligraphy The Fairbank Center is grateful to the generous donation of calligraphy by Li Honglin, which is currently on display in the Fung …
Director Michael A. Szonyi provides his insights on the past academic year A year ago, I suggested that we should use the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the Fairbank Center’s predecessor, …