Is There Buddhist Meritocracy?
Date & Time: NOV 10TH 16:00-17:15 Location: WDR 3002 Speaker: Oren Hanner, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Classical Buddhist thinkers had a lot to say about the nature of reality and human psychology, but unlike Western philosophers, they largely remained silent about sociopolitical issues. Can the Buddhist tradition offer us any useful resources for thinking […]
Report on Born in Shanghai: A Refugee Child’s Journey and Memory of Wartime
Reported by Yuruo Zhang, class of 2027 On Oct. 23, 2025, Duke Kunshan warmly welcomed Sonja MÜHLBERGER, a child of Shanghai Jewish refugee parents. During the sharing, she introduced her remarkable story in Shanghai during World War II. Over 20 students and 4 faculty members attended this lecture. After Sonja’s father was released from the […]
Infusions of Thought: The Circulation of Meanings in Tea, Trade, and Cultural Translation
On the evening of October 30, 2025, the Tea Room on the third floor of the Duke Kunshan University Library was filled with the fragrance of tea and the warmth of reflection. 49 members of the DKU community gathered for the event Infusions of Thought: The Circulation of Meanings in Tea, Trade, and Cultural Translation—an […]
