Weiming Tu 杜維明 Election Year 2018 Bldg. 4, Lee Shau-kee Humanities, Peking University,
5 Yiheyuan Rd., Haidian District, Beijing. Tel: 86-10-6276-7891
Current Positions
Chair Professor of Humanities, Director of the Institute for Humanistic Studies, Peking University
Education
Tunghai University (Taiwan), BA in Chinese Language & Literature (1961)
Harvard University (US), MA in East Asian Studies (1963)
Harvard University (US), PhD in History and East Asian Languages & Civilizations (1968)
Professional Experience
Princeton University (US):
Assistant Professor of East Asia Studies (1968-71)
University of California, Berkeley (US):
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of History (1971-81)
Harvard University (US):
Professor of East Asia Languages and Civilizations, Chairman of Harvard Research Committee of Religious Studies, Chairman of the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Chinese History and Philosophy and of Confucian Studies, Professor Emeritus (1981—)
Peking University (China):
Chair Professor of Humanities, Director of the Institute of Advanced Humanistic Studies, Director of the World Ethic Center, Peking University (2010—)
Specialties
Chinese philosophy; Confucianism; religious studies; comparative philosophy; dialogue among civilizations
Awards and Honors
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1988—)
The 9th Grand Prize of International T'oegye Society (Korea, Sep. 2001)
The Second “Thomas Berry Award for Ecology and Religion” (UN, Sep 2002)
American Humanist Society “Life Achievement Award” (US, Mar 2007)
Executive Member of the Federation of International Philosophical Societies (2008— )
The First “Confucius Culture Award” (China, Sep 2009)
Titular Member of the International Institute of Philosophy (2010— ; Vice-Chairman, 2015— )
The First “Annual Figure of Chinese Culture Transmission” Award of Brilliance (China, Jan 2013)
Global Thinkers Forum “Prominence of Cultural Understanding” Award (Greece, Dec 2013)