MAY 27 – ‘The Khan and the Unicorn’ book talk with Matthew Mosca

Join us for a book talk with University of Washington Dau-lin Hsu Endowed Professor of History and International Studies Matthew Mosca on May 27, 2026. The Mongol Empire changed the world, but early chronicles of its conquests, written from regional perspectives and widely dispersed, could not convey its far-reaching significance. The Khan and the Unicorn (Harvard

MAY 14 – The Transformation of Higher Education in Twentieth-Century China: Oberlin Shansi in China and Taiwan

Please join the China Studies Program for a special colloquium with Yidi Wu, O’Briant Developing Professor and Associate Professor of History at Elon University. Thursday, May 14, 2026 Noon – 1:30 PM Why do liberal arts colleges no longer exist in China today? The answer to this question lies in the Communist reform of higher education in 1952. In Chinese,

New book by Susan Whiting ‘Illiberal Law and Development’

MAR 16 – ‘The Neighborhood: Space, State, and Daily Life in a Manchurian City’ with Nianshen Song

Join us for a lunchtime talk with Nianshen Song Monday, March 16 at 12:00 – 1:20 PM. What can one neighborhood reveal about the making of a modern nation? This talk deciphers the unexpected significance of Xita, a half-square-mile quarter in Shenyang, in Northeast China. It shows that over nearly four centuries, Xita has been

MAR 9 – ‘Bureacratic Avoidance in China’s Local Governments: the Limits of Central Control’ with Ben Hillman

Join us on March 9 for a lunchtime talk with Professor Ben Hillman, Director of Australian National University’s Australian Centre on China in the World and Editor of The China Journal. REGISTER HERE During the past decade China’s leaders have asserted more centralized control over the PRC’s vast bureaucracy through stricter discipline and accountability mechanisms,

MAR 2 – ‘Why Classical Chinese Philosophy Still Matters’ with Michael Puett, Harvard University

FEB 5 Book Talk: ‘The Poetic Way of Xie Lingyu’ with Ping Wang, UW

On February 5, University of Washington professor of literature Ping Wang, will give a book talk on her first monograph The Poetic Way of Xie Lingyun : Literary Expression and the Natural World (University Press 2025). Professor Wang will be joined by Wendy Swartz, Chair and Professor of Chinese literature at Rutgers University for this talk. During

JAN 8 – Chen Yuanyuan, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Join us Thursday, January 8 3:30 – 5 PM for ‘Reforms and Education Policies on Migrant Children in China‘ with Chen Yuanyuan, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. Alongside China’s rapid economic growth and urbanization, the country has witnessed an unprecedented wave of rural-to-urban migration. Educating this large population poses considerable challenges to the nation’s household

NOV 12 – Book Talk: Spaces of Creative Resistance