University of Oregon president Richard Lariviere has appointed Yong Zhao, Ph.D., as the university’s first Presidential Chair for Academic Extension. In January 2011, he joins the College of Education faculty as associate dean for global education to lead the development of academic extension programs online for the college.
Since 1996, Zhao has been a professor of technology in teaching and learning in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education at Michigan State University, where he was also founding director of the US–China Center for Research on Educational Excellence and University Distinguished Professor. He extends his greetings to his new University of Oregon colleagues:
