Denis Simon is an American professor and academic administrator who is currently a distinguished fellow at the Institute for China-America Studies (ICAS), a Chinese Communist Party entity.[1]
Denis Fred Simon | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Executive Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University | |
| In office August 1, 2015 – July 1, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Brown Bullock |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Bloom |
| Personal details | |
| Education | State University of New York at New Paltz (BA) UC Berkeley (MA, PhD) |
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.[5]
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
edit- Innovation in China: Challenging the Global Science and Technology System (Polity, 2018) (Co-authored with R. Appelbaum, CAO Cong, HAN Xueying)
- China's Emerging Technological Edge: Assessing the Role of High-End Talent (Cambridge University Press,2009) (co-author CAO Cong)
- After Tiananmen: What Is the Future for Foreign Business in China? California Management Review, 1990[11]
Awards and honors
editReferences
edit- ^ "Denis Simon". ICAS. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "China's coronavirus crisis forces Duke Kunshan University to teach online". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Q&A: Denis Simon reflects on five years at DKU, looks to future at Duke". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Denis Simon | Duke's Fuqua School of Business". www.fuqua.duke.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ a b "Veteran Duke executive to lead Center for Innovation at Duke Law | WRAL TechWire". wraltechwire.com. 2021-03-04. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Denis Simon, who oversaw Duke Kunshan University's first undergrad class, prepares to step down". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Approval for DKU event reveals how the Chinese government handles academic freedom". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Duke Kunshan University breaks ground on 47-acre expansion". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Hao, Karen; Hua, Sha (2023-08-16). "The U.S. Is Turning Away From Its Biggest Scientific Partner at a Precarious Time". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "China expert quits US university post over 'restrictive' policies". Times Higher Education (THE). 2023-08-29. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ Simon, Denis Fred (1990). "After Tiananmen: What Is the Future for Foreign Business in China?". California Management Review. 32 (2): 106–123. doi:10.2307/41166608. ISSN 0008-1256. JSTOR 41166608. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Denis F. Simon: China's International Science and Technology Trends and the US–China Relationship". en.ccg.org.cn. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Emerald, Daily. "University's international affairs post filled by Simon". Daily Emerald. Archived from the original on 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2022-07-11.