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 Harvard University, passed away […]
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The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies is pleased to host a visiting delegation of leading scholars from the Unirule Institute of Economics this week for a series of roundtable discussions
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
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
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
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,