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Events at the Center
The Hopkins-Nanjing Center hosts lectures, seminars and
conferences throughout the year that attract practitioners,
scholars and field experts to the center’s unique cross-cultural
environment and its modern, high-tech facilities. Among
recent campus speakers and events:
n Ding Xinghao, professor and chair of the Shanghai Institute of
American Studies, lectured on “Sino-American Relations: Walking
Out of Crisis.”
n An Ping, public
relations director for the
Committee of 100; Dean
Baquet, then-assistant
managing editor and
Washington bureau chief
for The New York Times;
Rana Foroohar, deputy
editor for Newsweek; John
Gapper, associate editor
and columnist for the
Financial Times; David
Ignatius, associate editor
and columnist for The Washington Post; and Tavis Smiley, talk
show host for PBS and Public Radio International, participated in
a Committee of 100 panel discussion on journalism in Asia. �
n Martin O’Malley, governor of
Maryland, discussed his state’s
China connections and U.S.-
China relations. �
n Chas. W. Freeman Jr., chairman
of Projects International, spoke on
“The United States, China and the
New Global Geometry.”
n Sheng Jia, history professor at
Xiamen University, lectured on
the American Revolution and how
it is viewed by Chinese Communist
Party members.
n Douglas Woodring, ’86, co-founder
and director of Project Kaisei, spoke on “Marine Debris and the
North Pacific Gyre—How Plastic Is Impacting Our Planet, and
How You Can Impact Change.”
n Gaafar Karrar Ahmed, strategic expert in Asian affairs at the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, discussed “Recent Political Development
in Sudan and Egypt and Its Meaning to China.”
n Cheng Tai-Heng, professor of law at the Center for International
Law at New York University Law School, delivered a lecture on
“When International Law Works: Bridging Political and Theoretical
Divides.”
n Richard Brubaker, founder of Collective Responsibility, spoke on
social entrepreneurship and its impact in China.
n Zhou Lei, N’03, editor in chief of Link Times, gave a presentation on
his experiences at the news magazine and the “Best Commentary
and Southwest China Research Initiative.”
For more information about events at the center, email saisnanjing@jhu.edu.
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HNC Alumni Activity
The Hopkins-Nanjing Center’s 2,100 alumni
are the best evidence of the international
impact of the center; they affect Sinointernational
relations through diplomacy,
business, nonprofit organizations and
other channels. Alumni connect with each other
through formal and informal means, attending
group events in cities such as Beijing, Chicago,
Hong Kong, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San
Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai and Washington,
D.C. HNC alumni visit the center each year to
give lectures, participate in workshops and connect
with students, professors and fellow alumni.
At the 25th HNC commencement ceremony on
June 10, Zhao Xiaoping N’02, China’s representative
for Strata Mining, delivered the Chinese commencement
address, and Gerald Chan, co-founder
of Morningside, a diversified investment group,
delivered the American address.
Career Day 2011
In March, HNC alumni gave their time and
expertise to assist students attending the annual
Hopkins-Nanjing Center Career Day in Shanghai.
Sponsored by W.P. Carey & Co., Deloitte China,
Noble Group, Chubb Insurance (China) Company
Ltd., Autocraft and Amway, the daylong
event allowed students to engage with alumni
and friends of the center through panel discussions,
mock interviews, a networking lunch and
happy hour. The keynote speaker at lunch was
James McGregor, author of One Billion Customers:
Lessons From the Front Lines of Doing Business in
China, former CEO of Dow Jones & Company in
China, and former Wall Street Journal bureau chief
in China and Taiwan.
For more information about alumni activities, contact
Emily Kessler at ekessler@jhu.edu.