One highlight of the November 2011 visit to China by Gilles Bousquet, dean of the Division of International Studies, was his visit with Mr. Sun Chao, secretary of Shanghai's Minhang District. (Secretary Sun is pictured below, at left, with Dean Bousquet.) The two discussed plans for the University of Wisconsin-Madison to open a new office this spring in the Minhang District's science-based research park. The office will offer a unique opportunity for UW-Madison to enhance its long relationship with China. Click here to read the full article...

Maurice Meisner, Harvey Goldberg Professor Emeritus of History, passed away at home in Madison on Monday, Jan. 23. He was 80.

“Mauri was, for many years, an important cornerstone of our Chinese history program,” said UW history department chair Florencia Mallon. “He will be missed by many colleagues and former students.”

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(The photo at left is from a history department feature about a book presentation to Professor Meisner in June 2011)

UW-Madison was a national leader in resuming academic connections to the People’s Republic of China. In 1979, then-Chancellor Irving Shain led one of the first university delegations to China （see photo below). That opening resulted in the most extensive exchange agreement of any American university. Click here to read the full article...