Education in the Formation of the Chicago Schools

The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex | The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong

168 Victoria Road

Mount Davis, Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong SAR

The University of Chicago has played a pivotal role in shaping modern social sciences, serving as home to a variety of influential “Chicago schools” since the early 20th century. While much scholarship has examined their theories and methods, less attention has been paid to the role of education in their formation.

This panel discussion, Education in the Formation of the Chicago Schools, hosted by Professor Wang Liping (UChicago PhD’13 Sociology), highlights how distinctive educational practices—from College curriculum reforms to unique departmental training approaches—nurtured scholarly cultures that sustained and advanced these schools of thought.

Building on past initiatives such as The Chicago Tradition of Social Sciences lecture series, this program is part of the broader Chicago Schools in Asia project, connecting academics interested in the global influence of Chicago’s social sciences. It will foster dialogue among scholars and alumni, exploring how educational experiences have shaped both research trajectories and the enduring legacy of the Chicago tradition.

Nexus Asia is a program initiated by the UChicago Hong Kong Campus dedicated to collaborating with UChicago PhD alumni and their institutions throughout the Asia Pacific region. In addition to facilitating research, Nexus Asia plans to engage its alumni on its UChicago Hong Kong campus with workshops, lectures and events for academics and the general public.

Panellists:

• James Lee
  
  Chair Professor in the Division of Social Science, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Lianghuo Fan
  
  Chair Professor of Education and the Dean in the Faculty of Education, the University of Macau
• Ji Li
  
  Associate Professor of History in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences and School of Modern Languages and Cultures, the University of Hong Kong
• Liping Wang
  
  Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Peking University
• Geng Tian
  
  Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Peking University, graduated from the Department of Sociology
• Xiaoli Tian
  
  Associate Professor of Sociology, the University of Hong Kong
• Lin Tao
  
  Associate Professor of Sociology, Peking University
• Lei Jin
  
  Associate Professor of Sociology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Guohui Xu
  
  Assistant Professor, Department of Literature and Cultural Studies, the Education University of Hong Kong
• Guangxin Fan
  
  Full Professor of Philosophy, Nankai University
• Zhengtao Zhang
  
  Graduate student from the Graduate School of Education, Peking University
• Sida Liu
  
  Professor of Law, the University of Hong Kong (online)
• Yufei Zhao
  
  Ph.D. student, the Political Science Department, Boston College (online)
• Daniel Silver
  
  Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto Scarborough (online)
• Yuan Xi
  
  Ph.D. student, the Department of Sociology, University of Virginia (online)

*Please note that this event is by invitation only