Word: weis
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...professors agree. The thought of prepping for a lecture like a Broadway show horrifies Professor of Chinese History and Philosophy Tu Wei-Ming, who teaches Moral Reasoning 40, "Confucian Humanism: Self-Cultivation and Moral Community." Wei-Ming says his opposing outlook on the practice of speaking to a large crowd comes from his Chinese upbringing. "In America, a lecture or speech often begins with a joke," he says. "In Asia, normally, if there is a big audience, you begin with an apology. Self-praise is in poor form...
...Contemplative and soft-spoken, Wei-Ming questions the idea of performing for his students, even when lecturing in the grandeur of Sanders Theatre. Education should come before show...
...methodology for instruction, however, has generated some perceived negative results. An incident last year exemplified what sets Wei-Ming's class apart from other packed Cores. The information booth at the Holyoke Center originally called for a photograph of students watching one of his Sanders Theatre lectures. The project ran amuck when the photos revealed the students with strikingly expression-less faces. "Instead they [photographed] a music appreciation course. The responses in that class seemed much more animated," Wei-Ming admits...
...Upton of LeverettHouse; Elisa K. Cheng, Ka-Hyeong Lee, Suzanne M.Miller and Markella V. Zanni of Lowell House; MaryM. Berlik, Irene A. Chen, Michael S. Emanuel andJean W. Galbraith of Mather House; Quentin Chu,Judson L. Jaffe, Grace S.Y. Kwak, Bradley J. Nash,Michael K. Titelbaum and Stanley C. Wei ofPforzheimer House; Joshua Derman, James T.L.Grimmelmann, Andrea E. Johnson, Jeremy D.Schnittman, Zachary L. Shrier, Daniel B. Tenny andRobert J. Teply of Quincy House; Cooper, VitalyDukhon, Fojas, Jared A. Kesselheim and Meredith M.Quinn of Winthrop House...
Epps presented the Ames Awards, given to students who exhibit outstanding leadership, selflessness and character, to Wei-Ming "Bobby" Lee '98 and Sandy S. Chung...