Professor of Modern Chinese LiteratureChair of Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Partnered with young scholars in all fields of Chinese studies to build bridges between the academic community and those in the media, military, government, business, law, and the cultural world.

Facilitates communication among scholars of Chinese literature through email, a website, and a biennial academic conference.

The Inter-University Program (IUP) is one of the world's best advanced Chinese language programs. It was established in 1963 at National Taiwan University in Taipei by a consortium of American universities with strong Chinese language teaching and academic research programs. Alumni of IUP have become distinguished scholars in Chinese studies in the US, as well as influential business people, public servants, lawyers, and others. In 1997, IUP moved to Tsinghua University in Beijing, and since then it has maintained the unique curriculum and teaching method that established its reputation. Our teachers are graduates of China's best universities in fields that include Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Chinese Language and Literature, History, Law, Economics, Sociology, and other fields. IUP strives to bring students who have achieved an intermediate or higher Chinese language ability up to a level adequate to professional careers or academic research and scholarly exchange.

Start-up of innovative cooperative undergraduate program between Peking University and Yale University. A group of Yale undergraduate students spends a semester at Peking University with competitively selected PKU undergraduates as roommates. Courses are taught in English by professors from Yale and PKU, and open to PKU students.

One of two professors of Chinese literature, I specialized in the modern and contemporary periods (covering the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st), teaching undergraduate and graduate courses. Served as Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures for 8 years, Faculty Director of the Richard U. Light Fellowships for East Asian Language Studies for 7 years. Trained 7 PhD students in modern Chinese literature.