Denis Simon Explained

Denis Fred Simon
Office:2nd Executive Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University
Predecessor:Mary Brown Bullock
Termstart:August 1, 2015
Termend:July 1, 2020
Education:State University of New York at New Paltz (BA)
UC Berkeley (MA, PhD)
Succeeded:Alfred Bloom

Denis Simon is an American professor and academic administrator. He serves as a distinguished fellow at the Institute for China-American Studies (ICAS).[1]

Simon was previously the Executive Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University in China from 2015-2020, replacing Mary Brown Bullock.[2] [3]

A scholar of China, Simon has experience in the business and technology strategy fields.[4] He previously served at the Duke Fuqua School of Business as a Professor of China Business and Technology, and Senior Adviser to the President for China Affairs.[5]

At Duke Kunshan University, Simon oversaw the recruitment of the inaugural undergraduate class, campus construction, and faculty development.[6] [7] [8]

In 2021, Simon was named executive director of the Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law School.

In August 2023, Simon resigned from his position at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, citing the increasingly challenging environment surrounding academic engagement with China.[9] [10]

Selected works

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Denis Simon . 2024-05-02 . ICAS . en-US.
  2. News: China's coronavirus crisis forces Duke Kunshan University to teach online . 2022-07-11 . . en-US . 0190-8286 . 2023-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230520112147/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/chinas-coronavirus-crisis-forces-duke-kunshan-university-to-teach-online/2020/02/22/311349aa-5333-11ea-929a-64efa7482a77_story.html . live .
  3. Web site: Q&A: Denis Simon reflects on five years at DKU, looks to future at Duke . 2022-07-11 . The Chronicle . 2022-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711101733/https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/07/duke-university-kunshan-denis-simon-five-years-dku . live .
  4. Web site: Denis Simon Duke's Fuqua School of Business . 2022-07-11 . www.fuqua.duke.edu . 2022-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711101733/https://www.fuqua.duke.edu/faculty/denis-simon . live .
  5. Web site: 2021-03-04 . Veteran Duke executive to lead Center for Innovation at Duke Law WRAL TechWire . 2022-07-11 . wraltechwire.com . en-US . 2022-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711101733/https://wraltechwire.com/2021/03/04/veteran-duke-executive-to-lead-center-for-innovation-at-duke-law/ . live .
  6. Web site: Denis Simon, who oversaw Duke Kunshan University's first undergrad class, prepares to step down . 2022-07-11 . The Chronicle . 2022-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711101734/https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/01/duke-kunshan-university-denis-simon-undergraduate-class-china . live .
  7. Web site: Approval for DKU event reveals how the Chinese government handles academic freedom . 2022-07-11 . The Chronicle . 2022-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523120502/https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/06/approval-for-dku-event-reveals-how-the-chinese-government-handles-academic-freedom . live .
  8. Web site: Duke Kunshan University breaks ground on 47-acre expansion . 2022-07-11 . The Chronicle . 2022-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711101734/https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2019/08/duke-kunshan-university-breaks-down-phase-2-expansion-china . live .
  9. News: Hao . Karen . Hua . Sha . 2023-08-16 . The U.S. Is Turning Away From Its Biggest Scientific Partner at a Precarious Time . subscription . 2023-08-16 . . en-US . 0099-9660 . 2023-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230816034556/https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-u-s-is-turning-away-from-its-biggest-scientific-partner-at-a-precarious-time-9fb9adaa . live .
  10. Web site: 2023-08-29 . China expert quits US university post over 'restrictive' policies . 2024-04-03 . Times Higher Education (THE) . en . 2024-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240403171449/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/china-expert-quits-us-university-post-over-restrictive-policies . live .
  11. Simon . Denis Fred . 1990 . After Tiananmen: What Is the Future for Foreign Business in China? . California Management Review . 32 . 2 . 106–123 . 10.2307/41166608 . 41166608 . 0008-1256 . 2022-07-11 . 2022-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711101755/https://www.jstor.org/stable/41166608 . live .
  12. Web site: Denis F. Simon: China's International Science and Technology Trends and the US–China Relationship . 2022-07-11 . en.ccg.org.cn . 2022-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810141118/http://en.ccg.org.cn/archives/76844 . live .
  13. Web site: Emerald . Daily . University's international affairs post filled by Simon . 2022-07-11 . Daily Emerald . en . 2023-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230815142837/https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/university-s-international-affairs-post-filled-by-simon/article_c793d10a-2bfa-577e-b1a8-07b69b821764.html . live .

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