Fulbright College Political Science Professor Named a Public Intellectuals Fellow

Professor Ka Zeng
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Professor Ka Zeng

Ka Zeng, professor of political science and director of Asian studies in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a fellow in the fifth round of the Public Intellectuals Program, sponsored by the National Committee on United States-China Relations. 

The Public Intellectuals Program, launched by the National Committee in 2005, is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of China specialists who, in the tradition of earlier China hands, have the interest and potential to venture outside of academia to engage with the public and policy communities.

The program offers unique opportunities for professional development, mentoring by senior scholars, networking, and exposure. PIP fellows gain access to senior policymakers and experts in both the United States and China, and to individuals and fields they would not typically be exposed to, including the emerging business and nonprofit sectors in China, as well as the media. The program's ultimate objective is to upgrade the quality of American public understanding of China by strengthening links among U.S. academics, policymakers, opinion leaders, and the public.

Through a varied set of activities spread out over two years, the program helps twenty young American scholars and specialists working in various disciplines to expand their knowledge of China beyond their own interests by introducing them to each other as well as to specialists outside their fields. By requiring each of the fellows to organize a public outreach program, PIP also encourages them to actively use their knowledge to inform policy and public opinion.  

Public Intellectuals Program activities include two Washington, D.C.-based workshops on U.S.-China relations, including government and private sector briefings and media training; a workshop in San Francisco designed to expose fellows to China specialists and institutions on the West Coast; participation in one of two 10-day study tours to China; and possibilities to participate in a National Committee-sponsored conference or serving as a scholar-escort for a committee delegation in China or the United States.

The fifth cohort of the Public Intellectuals Program is being funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York.

 

Contacts

Ka Zeng, director of Asian Studies Program
Political Science
479-575-3356, kzeng@uark.edu

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