Education

l968 Ph.D (Abd) University of California, Berkeley,
Department of History (Chinese History).

l967 M.A., University of California, Berkeley,
Department of History (Chinese History).

1964 B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Harvard University,
Department of History. (Far Eastern History).

l961-l962 National Taiwan University,
Department of History (Foreign Student, non-degree program).

l960 Stanford University, intensive Chinese language summer program.

Fellowships and Awards

2005 Northern California Book Awards, The Fred Cody Lifetime Achievement Award.

2003 The Shorenstein Journalism Award for Covering Asia – John F. Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy and Stanford University’s Asia-Pacific Research Center

2001 Honorary Doctorate, Dominican University.

l997 George Peabody Award: Producer of the WGBH-Frontline documentary,
"The Gate of Heavenly Peace."

1995 Senior Fellow, Freedom Forum Media Studies Center, Columbia University.
Fellow, East Asian Institute, Columbia University.

l993 Overseas Press Club of American Award: Best magazine article on a foreign
subject in l992 for "China Plays The Market," The Nation, December 14, l992. (Co-author)

- Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia University Silver Baton award in broadcast journalism for CBS "60 Minutes" report "Made In China." (Program consultant)

1992 Emmy Award for "60 Minutes" report "Made In China."(Program consultant)

l989-l990 John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship.

- Mencken Award for "Atlantic Monthly" article on Fang Lizhi

l986 MacDowell Colony Fellowship.

l985 - News Paper Guild of New York: Page One Award for "New Yorker" series.

- Bay Area Book Reviewers Association: Award in Non-fiction.

l983 MacDowell Colony Fellowship.

l981 Alicia Patterson Foundation: Journalism fellowship.

l967-l968 - Center for Chinese Studies, University of California: Foreign Area Training Fellowship.

l964-l966 - Ford Foundation, Overseas Development Training Associate Fellowship, Jakarta, Indonesia.

l961-l962 - Ministry of Education, Republic of China, Foreign Student Fellowship.

Professional Experience

1996-present, Dean, the Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley

2000-present Editor, Project Syndicate China column.l997 Correspondent for WGBH-Frontline documentary "Dreams of Tibet."

l997 Consultant for CBC "60 Minutes" program, "Hong Kong."

l995-l997 Moderator of Voice of America's program "Issues and Perspectives on China."

l996 Producer WGBH-TV Boston "Frontline" documentary "Gate of Heavenly Peace" and editorial consultant for Frontline documentary for "Smoke In Your Eye."

l995 Consultant: CBC News.

1994 Correspondent: WGBH-TV Boston "Frontline" documentary, "Red Flag Over Tibet."

l991 Consultant: CBS "60 Minutes" program "Made In China."

l990 - Regents' Lecturer: Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley.

- Board Member: Yale-China Association.

l989 - Vice Chairman: Human Rights Watch/Asia.

- Executive Committee member: Human Rights Watch

- Consultant: ABC Nightline.

- Commentator: NBC Nightly News.

l988-l989 - President: China Symposium `89.

l987 Consultant: NBC Nightly News.
- Visiting Distinguished Professor: Chico State University.

l986 Research Associate: Center for Chinese Studies,
University of California, Berkeley

l984 Co-Producer: WGBH-TV Boston Frontline documentary film: "A Chinese Affair."

l975- 1985 "New Yorker Magazine:" China coverage.

l970-l971 - Founder and Editor-in-Chief: Pacific News Service.

l968-71 Co-Director: The Bay Area Institute.

l967 Co-coordinator: Committee of Concerned Asian scholars.

Board and Professional Society Affiliations

· Member - Council on Foreign Relations (1992-present)
- Membership committee.

Board Member– The Social Science Research Council (2001-present).

· Jury- Sundance Documentary Film Fund (2001-present)

· Media Leader - The Davos World Economic Forum (1998-present)

· Jury – The Dan David Prize (2003)

· Jury - The Nancy Dickerson Whitehead Award (1997-2004)

· Jury - The Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. (1998-2000)

· Advisory Board, The New Perspectives Fund, The Capital Group (1996-2003)

· Jury - The National Magazine Awards. (1998-2001)

· Member - Pacific Council (1992- present)

· Research Associate - Center For Chinese Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

· Consultant – Frontline and Frontline/World, WGBH-Boston.

· Member - The Global Business Network (1985-2004)

· Vice Chair -Human Rights Watch/Asia Advisory Board.

· Board Member - Human Rights Watch Board. (1989-present)

· Member - National Committee on U.S. China Relations. (1984-present)

· Center for Investigative Journalism: Advisory Board.

· World Affairs Council of San Francisco: Board Member. (1999-present)

Professional Memberships

· Author's Guild

· PEN