Bulletin No. 2, 2012

News in Brief 49 Hu Shuli on Journalistic Utopia Ms. Hu Shuli, editor-in-chief of Caixin Media, and dean of the School of Communication and Design at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, was invited to host the University Lecture on Civility titled ‘Covering Truth in Thriving China: A Journalistic Journey to Utopia’ on 25 September. Future of Public Higher Education in the 21st Century intellectual cross-currents Global education leaders gathered at CUHK on 18 June for a forum on ‘The Public Interest and the Future of Public Higher Education in the 21st Century’ to share their thoughts on the role of public universities in advancing the public good. The leaders included Prof. Benjamin W. Wah (7th right), Provost of CUHK; Dr. Richard T. Armour (6th left), Secretary-General of the University Grants Committee; and Prof. David Ward (8th right), Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Wah cautioned the audience against over-indulgence in rankings as these assessments were selective and incomplete. Dr. Richard T. Armour challenged the audience to consider whether higher education has a place in contributing to the public good by drawing examples from Hong Kong, the US and the UK.