The sixth Cushing-Oxford Panel Discussion, Modern China and New Confucianism, took place on Wednesday, October 26, and was part of the fall speakers and events series focused on our overarching theme for the fall term, China in Transition in the 21st Century.

 

Sponsored by the Cushing Institute for 21st Century Leadership, the Panel was comprised of three guests: Dr. Ann-Ping Chin, Senior Lecturer, Department of History at Yale University; Dr. Sam (George T.) Crane, Professor of Political Science at Williams College; and Cushing’s Visiting Oxford Scholar for the fall term, Dr. Janette Ryan, Research Associate, Contemporary China Studies Programme at University of Oxford. Headmaster Tracy served as moderator. Read more...

What is the role of government in managing an economy? What are the values and dangers of deficit spending? What are the global implications of China's emergence as the world's second largest economy? These, and other student-generated questions, were the focus of the fifth Oxford-Cushing Panel Discussion, held April 27.

 

Centering on the Global Economy, the discussion included guests Dr. Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School; and Dr. Linda Yueh, fellow in economics, St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, who joined us via video conference from the BloombergTV studios in London. Read more and view the panel discussion...

What does it mean to be a leader? Are leaders born or made? Can flaws be a strength? These were just a handful of questions posed during the 2010 Fall University of Oxford – Cushing Academy Discussion: The Challenge of Leadership for our Times.

 

Moderated by Headmaster Tracy, the panel included Tracey Camilleri, Associate Fellow at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford; Margot Morrell, lead author of Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer; and Phil Reed, Director of the Churchill War Rooms, London (who joined via video conference).