Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Welcome to the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan (LRCCS)! Here you can: - learn about our master’s and postdoctoral [programs](https://ii.umich.edu/lrccs/students/degree-programs.html); - read our [blog](https://chinese-studies-blog.org/blog) on Chinese studies faculty, students, staff, and alumni; - watch our [recorded lectures](https://ii.umich.edu/lrccs/news-events/events/videos-of-past-events.html) on Chinese civilization and society; - find out about scholarships for studying Chinese or doing research on China; and - stay up-to-date on our extensive cultural and current [events programming](https://ii.umich.edu/lrccs/news-events/events.html#view=month). Whatever your reason, we’re glad you’re here. The University of Michigan has a tradition of commitment to China starting in 1880, when then-university president James Angell took a leave of absence to serve as the representative of the U.S. government to China. Two of our more recent directors, Michel Oksenberg and Kenneth Lieberthal, held positions in the White House advising U.S. Presidents Carter and Clinton on China. Read more about [the 150 years of history connecting the University of Michigan and China](https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/maize/mpub9818289/1:3/--university-of-michigan-and-china-1845-today)! LRCCS strives to be a meeting point for anyone on campus and in the community who’s interested in China: past, present, and future. We support pathbreaking academic research through conferences, grants, and publications, but also events that introduce China to children and K-12 teachers. And in a time when the political conversation from and about China is heated and angry, we offer knowledge, perspective, and ways to learn more. Feel free to reach out to us if we can help you with what you want to know! Ann Chih Lin, Director, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies **Mission Statement** The mission of the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies is to promote broader and deeper understanding of the peoples and cultures of China, both past and present, through research, teaching, and the full range of public information venues available both within the University community and beyond. **The University of Michigan** has a long historical relationship with China, that we can trace back to 1845. To read about the many important and historic connections between U-M and China, see the *[University of Michigan and China, 1845 - Today](https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/maize/mpub9818289)*, written by LRCCS staff.