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This January, Lewis, the McKay professor of computer science, is scheduled to present a series of talks and lectures in Hong Kong about his book “Excellence Without A Soul,” with a potential stopover in Shanghai, according to Peter Gordon ’80, the head of the independent Hong Kong publisher Chameleon Press...
...Gordon, a former student of Lewis, wrote that the professor’s visit will be “topical and useful” given the current debate in Hong Kong over issues addressed in his book that are a “matter of community interest and public policy...
According to Gordon, Lewis’ visit is not a book “promotion” since the market for books “on a specialized subject like this, is rather small, and not really enough to justify the trip.” Lewis will be one of dozens of authors Gordon’s company hosts as part of a larger year-long program...
...impression—and still is—that very few people in Hong Kong really understand the U.S. educational system or the objectives of a liberal arts education,” said Gordon, who has interviewed Harvard applicants for 10 years. “As a result, their views of Harvard are generally conditioned by the fact that as far as educational brands are concerned, Harvard’s is the most recognizable...
Lewis reached out to Gordon after he read his former’s student’s review of “Excellence” in the online publication, The Asian Review of Books...