Light Center for Chinese Studies Brown Bag Talk

SPRING 2024 EVENTS

Thursday, April 4

"Expanding Access to Undergraduate Higher Education for China's Ethnic Minority Populations" at noon, given by Dr. Eric Archer and Dr. Yvonne Zhang, College of Education and Human Development, Western Michigan University. Registration requested   View session flyer

Tuesday, March 12

"Heavenly Empress Wu Zetian: From Concubine to the Throne" at noon, given by Dr. Victor Xiong, Professor of History and Distinguished Faculty Scholar, College of Arts and Sciences, Western Michigan University.  View session flyer

2023 EVENTS

Thursday, November 16

"The Dragon Roars Back: Transformational Leaders and Dynamics of Chinese Foreign Policy" at noon, given by Dr. Suisheng Zhao, Professor and Director of the Center for China-US Cooperation at Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.  View session flyer

Friday, September 22

"Food Consumption and Well-Being in China during Covid" at noon, given by Dr. Ann Veeck, the 2021 TLC Faculty Research Grant winner and Professor of Marketing, Department of Marketing, WMU, and Dr. Hu Xie, Associate Professor of Marketing, Department of Marketing, WMU.   View session flyer 

2022 EVENTS

Friday, November 4

"Intercultural Communication Competence and International Chinese Education" at noon, given by the 2021 TLC Faculty Research Grant winner Dr. Xiaojun Wang, Professor of Chinese, Department of World Languages and Literatures, WMU, and his research team.  View session flyer