July 28, 2022
Professor Mark Wu has been appointed Faculty Director of Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, one of the world’s foremost research centers on China. Notably, Professor Wu is the first faculty member from outside the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to be named Director. Professor Wu succeeds Professor Michael A. Szonyi, Frank Wen-Hsiung Wu Memorial Professor of Chinese History, who served as Director from 2016 to 2022. The Fairbank Center has been a tremendous resource and partner for EALS on a broad range of initiatives for over 50 years.
Read the announcement on the Fairbank Center website (opens in new tab)