China Seminar Series
Every month during the school year, a prominent China scholar or expert is invited to Bryant to share his or her areas of expertise. The seminars are free and open to Bryant students, faculty, staff, and the general public.
Anita Chan, Director
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York
Tuesday, October 25, 5:00-6:30pm
Location: Grand Hall, Bello Center
John D. Kuhns, Chairman and CEO
China Hydroelectric Corporation
Tuesday, November 8, 5:00-6:30pm
Location: Grand Hall, Bello Center
For more information and questions, please contact:
Kongli Liu
Assistant Director for Academic Programs
Phone: 401-232-6566
E-mail: kliu1@bryant.edu
Tibetan Uplift, Monsoons and Environmental Change in China
Yang Wang, Ph.D.
Professor, Florida State University
September 29, 2011
From Coolie Exclusion to Model Minority Tiger Mothers: Reflections on Chinese American History and Heritage
Peter Kiang, Ed.D.
Professor of Education and Director, Asian American Studies Program, University of Massachusetts Boston
April 26, 2011
E.U.-China Relationship and Implications for the U.S.
Bert Wolfs, Ph.D.
Academic Dean, Swiss Business School
April 4, 2011
Chinese Entrepreneurship and Guanxi (Social Connections)
Grace Chun Guo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Sacred Heart University
March 17, 2011
Degradation of Natural Wetland Ecosystems: An Environmental Challenge in China
Christopher William, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Franklin Marshall College
November 18, 2010
Talk Show: Chinese American Experience
Joe Wong (黄西), a rising comedian who has performed at many popular TV and live shows, including Late Show with David Letterman and Ellen Show
October 28, 2010
Symposium on Early Chinese Civilization
Ancient World Unveiled by Modern Technology
Prof. Ta La, Dr. Jianen Cao, Inner Mongolia Province Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute, China
Dr. Lin Yang, National Museum of China
Prof. Xiandan Chen, Prof. Kehua Zhou, Prof. Yu Lei, Mr. Weidong Chen, Ms. Qiao Wan, Sichuan Province Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute, China
Dr. Tianlong Jiao, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
Dr. Hong Yang, Dr. Qin Leng, Bryant University
September 29, 2010
Travel, Research and Experience in China
A presentation by Tom Pagliarini ’11 and Jason Fortin ’12 on their summer research trip to China on the theme of “U.S. and China: 1911-1950”
Moderated by Dr. Judy Barrett Litoff, Professor of History and Dr. Gaytha Langlois, Chair and Professor of Science and Technology
September 23, 2010
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Earth Day 2010
Urban Planning and Development in China: Preserving History vs. Becoming Modern
Jun Wang
Senior Reporter and Editor, Xinhua News Agency Outlook Weekly Magazine
April 20, 2010
Can U.S.-China Relations Stay on Track under Obama Administration? Could They Fall Off?
Ross Terrill, Ph.D.
Associate in Research, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University
April 8, 2010
Ancient Chinese Philosophies and Religions: Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism
James Kodera, Ph.D.
Professor of Religion, Wellesley College
March 4, 2010
Intellectual Property Issues in China
Crystal Jiang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bryant University
December 3, 2009
Road Ahead: The First Green Long March
A film screening and discussion with award-winning documentary producer
Michael Raisler, Creative Director, CINEREACH
November 12, 2009
Understanding the Chinese Investment Community
Scott Powell ’94, Ph.D.
Vice President of Investment Banking, Brean Murray, Carret & Co
October 28, 2009
Flowing to the Edge of the Sky: Understanding China Through the Lens of the Yangtze River
Robert Murowchick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology, Director of International Center for East Asian Archaeology and Cultural History, Boston University
October 15, 2009
The Impact and Legacy of the Christian Colleges and Missionaries in Old China and China Programs in the U.S.
Martha Smalley
Curator and Librarian, Yale University Divinity School Library
Followed by a panel discussion with children of missionary families to China in early 1900s: Mimi Hollister Gardner, Charlotte Harris Rees, Carl Scovel. Moderator: Judy Barrett Litoff, Ph.D., Professor of History, Bryant University
September 24, 2009
Earth Day 2009
Global Climate and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Over the Past 65 Million Years: Lessons From the Past for the U.S. and China
Mark Pagani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Yale University
April 22, 2009
The Notion of Tianxia (all under heaven) in China’s History and Future
James A. Millward, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University
March 19, 2009
One American Woman’s War in China: The World War II Letters of an American Red Cross Worker in Yunnan Province
Judy Barrett Litoff, Ph.D.
Professor of History, Bryant University
March 3, 2009
Current Status of HIV in China
Joseph Tucker, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
December 11, 2008
Banking in China
Rose Lee Askin
Senior Vice President, Citizens Financial Group
November 6, 2008
The Origin of Agriculture and Impact on Chinese Civilization
Zhijun Zhao, Ph.D.
Professor, Institute of Archaeology
Chinese Academy of Social Science
October 14, 2008
Introduction to Chinese Characters for American Learners
Chuanren Ke, Ph.D.
Professor, Director of Confucius Institute, Director of Center for Asian and Pacific Studies. University of Iowa
October 2, 2008
The Silk Road Project: Connecting Global Cultures through Music
Laura Freid, CEO and Executive Director, The Silk Road Project
Hu Jianbing, Musician (bawu, sheng, suona), Silk Road Ensemble
May 6, 2008
Earth Day 2008: China and the Environment
Lecture: The Emerging Environmental Legal and Policy System of China
Hongjun Zhang, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP.
Lecture: The Three Gorges Dam: Environmental Implications of the World’s Largest Dam
Guangli Xu, Professor and Chair, Civil Engineering Department, China University of Geosciences (CUG) at Wuhan
Documentary: Live in a Dilemma, directed by Jin Huaqing
Film: Still Life, directed by Jia Zhangke
April 22, 2008
American Influence on Modern Education in China through the "Boxer Indemnity" and the Founding of Tsinghua University
Jiashi Yang, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska
March 17, 2008
Understanding the Current Business Climate in China
Wendy Cai, Managing Director, Chinese Services Group, Deloitte LLP
February 21, 2008
Chinese Family: Continuity and Change
Martin Whyte, Professor of Sociology, Harvard University
December 6, 2007
Social Welfare in China: Disability Policy and Practice
Helen McCabe, Assistant Professor of Education, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
November 15, 2007
U.S-China Relations in the 21st Century: Friends, Foes, or Competitors?
Shiping Zheng, Chair, International Studies Department, Bentley College
October 11, 2007
