Yi Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and a 2025-2026 Graduate Student Associate of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. Below, she […]
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The Division of Arts and Humanities in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences awarded the 2026 Taliesin Prize for Distinction in the Art of Learning to Max A. Palys ̕ 26, a
Helen He ’26 graduated last spring with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and East Asian studies and a secondary in Classics. A 2026 Rhodes Scholar, Helen will continue her studies at
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
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,
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
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
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
Critical Issues Interview | Why Chinese Women are Resisting Xi’s Call to Reproduce – Professor Susan Greenhalgh In this interview for the Critical Issues Confronting China Series, Professor Susan Greenhalgh,
Michael McElroy, a pioneering atmospheric scientist who taught at Harvard from 1970 until his retirement and who played a central role in shaping the University’s engagement with China on questions