William Kirby, Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration and T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University

Will China surpass the United States as the world’s leader in higher education? William Kirby, Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration and T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University, will discuss this question in a conversation about his new book, Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China, with Noah Pickus, chief academic officer of Minerva Project. This event is part of the online book conversation series, Academic Innovation for the Public Good. The hour-long online event begins at 4 p.m. Eastern time. It is free and open to all. To receive the Zoom URL to attend, you must register here. Stanford Digital Education and Trinity College co-founded the series and jointly organize the events, in collaboration with co-sponsors.