Tag: William Kirby

  • Nation & World

    Director to retire from Harvard University Press

    William Sisler, director of the Harvard University Press, will retire at the end of the academic year. He led the publisher through an era of major transitions in the field.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A new office, a global audience

    In a question-and-answer session, HarvardX head Peter Bol outlines the challenges ahead for the online platform and for teaching and learning.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Cultural Revolution comes to Allston

    When Peter K. Bol was in college, a revolution halfway around the world changed his life. Bol, the Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, explored the history of China at a HarvardX for Allston talk earlier this month at the Harvard Allston Education Portal.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A taste of Harvard in Shanghai

    Harvard Center Shanghai provides programming support, local expertise, and meeting space for Harvard researchers, students, and alumni in one of the world’s most dynamic cities.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A spotlight on China

    Fund supports Harvard programs in everything from student activities to faculty research in rising Asian giant.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Understanding China

    Harvard Management Company hosted a conference on China in December, drawing on the expertise of University academics to provide its fund managers with background, context, and perspective that will help them better understand and assess investment opportunities and risks in the emerging economic giant.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Harvard Center Shanghai opens its doors

    Intellectual inquiry and practical action were both on rich display at “Harvard and China: A Research Symposium,” a series of lectures, panels, and break out sessions held to mark the official opening of the Harvard Center Shanghai on March 18.

    4 minutes