FU-SHENG WU portrait
  • Director of the Confucius Institute
  • Professor, World Languages and Cultures
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Professional Service

  • Department of Languages and Literature. Member of Graduate Committee. 07/01/2015 - present
  • Department of Languages and Literature. Chair, Teaching Advisory Committee. 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2016
  • Department of languages and Literature. Chinese section representative. 07/01/2014 - present
  • Department of Languages and Literature. member of RPT ad hoc committee for Isabel Dulfano. 07/01/2014 - present
  • Asian Studies. Executive committee. 07/01/2014 - present
  • Department of Languages and Literature. Undergraduate committee. 07/01/2014 - present
  • Department of Languages and Literature. Role: member. Departmental graduate committee, 2012-2013. 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014
  • Department of Languages and Literature. Role: representative. Chinese section representative. 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014
  • History Department. Role: committee member. member of post-tenure review committee for Ben Cohen. 10/2012 - 04/2013
  • Department of Languages and literature. Role: Chair. Departmental graduate committee, 2012-2013. Ad hoc committee chair for Nathan Devir’s third-year formal review, 2012-13 . 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013
  • Languages and Literature. Departmental RPT chair, 2012-13. 06/30/2012 - 07/01/2013
  • Languages and Literature. Role: member. CLCS graduate admissions committee. 06/2012 - 06/2013
  • Dept of Languages and Literature. Chinese section representative. 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012
  • Dept of languages and Literature. Role: chair. Ad hoc committee chair for Richard Chi’s post-tenure review (2011-12). 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012
  • Languages and Literature. Ad hoc committee member for Katharina Gerstenberger’s RPT review (2011-2012). 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012
  • Languages and Literature. Ad hoc committee member for Joe Metz’s post-tenure review (2011-12). 01/01/2011 - 06/30/2012
  • Department of Languages and Literature. Chinese section head. 07/01/2008 - present

Internal Service

  • TAC chair. 07/2016 - present. Department service.
  • Department graduate committee, 2015-. member, 07/2015 - present. Department service.
  • Department meric committee, 2015-16. menber, 07/2015 - 06/2016. Department service.
  • College of Humanities Career Development Committee, 2015-. member, 06/2015 - present. College service.
  • Chinese section representative. 06/2015 - present. Department service.
  • Ad hoc committee chair for Christine Jones’ promotion, 2015-2016. chair, 06/2015 - 06/2016. Department service.
  • Department TAC chair, 2015-16. chair, 06/2015 - 06/2016. Department service.
  • Chinese section representative. 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014. Department service.
  • Chinese section representative. 06/2013 - present. Department service.
  • ad hoc committee chair for Nathan Devir's third-year review. chair, 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2014. Department service.
  • faculty peer observer. 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013. Department service.
  • Chinese section representative. 07/01/2010 - present. Department service.

In the Media

  • interviewed the Voice of America for my translation of Dylan Thomas' poetry. 11/17/2014.
  • Feature article about my translation of Dylan Thomas’ poetry on “South China Morning Post” in Hong Kong, Sunday October 19, 2014. 10/19/2014.
  • interviewed by BBC Wales for my translation of Dylan Thomas' poetry. 05/07/2014.