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Published on: 12/7/2001
Last Visited: 12/11/2001
(St. George, UT - Dec. 7, 2001) Dr. Jingdong Liang, communications professor at Dixie State College, will be the next speaker at "Dixie Forum: A Window on the World" on Dec. 11 at 12 pm in DSC's Dunford Auditorium.The title of his presentation is "In Search of Academic Excellence Across the Pacific."Among the topics Liang will touch on will include his childhood and education in China and working as a journalist in both the U.S. and China.
"No one exemplifies our "Window on the World" theme more than Jingdong," said Terre Burton, English professor at Dixie State and the series coordinator."He has a unique background and a lot of interesting stories to tell, and I think people will find him and his presentation intriguing."
As a native of China, Liang has not only covered news as a reporter for his home country, but has also worked as a Chinese journalist for an American newspaper.
Liang holds a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in journalism, specializing in English news writing and editing, from Chinese.During and after his graduate work, Liang held teaching positions in China as an assistant professor of English at the Beijing Polytechnique University for four years and as a part-time instructor of English at the renowned Peking Union Medical College founded by Ralph Nader.
He also worked with the New China News Agency, a state run newspaper, covering international news for a year before resigning to come to America and complete his doctorate work at the University of Utah.In addition to his teaching responsibilities at DSC, Liang is currently the advisor to the student newspaper The Dixie Sun.