S. Jack Hu: From Rural China to Chancellor of UC Riverside
The inspiring journey of the first mainland China-educated individual to lead a top US university
L'essentiel
S. Jack Hu, who grew up in a rural Chinese village, has become the first person with a bachelor's degree from mainland China to lead a top US university as chancellor of UC Riverside.
Résumé généré par IA
More than 40 years ago, S. Jack Hu became the first person from his rural family to study at a university in China.
Four decades on, he was appointed chancellor of UC Riverside, a prestigious school in the United States.
The story of S. Jack Hu, a Chinese-American who is the first individual with a bachelor’s education from mainland China to head a top US institution, has trended on social media, inspiring millions of internet users.
The 62-year-old Hu, whose Chinese name is Hu Shixin, hails from a village in Changde in central Hunan province.
He studied engineering machinery at Tianjin University in China, receiving a bachelor’s degree in 1983.
