Prof. Rod MacFarquhar has passed away

February 12, 2019
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We wish to convey the very sad news that esteemed teacher, RSEA alum (AM ’55) and friend Rod McFarquhar passed away on Sunday, February 10 with his family beside him. Roderick MacFarquhar, Leroy B. Williams Professor Emeritus of History and Political Science, has been a towering figure in East Asian Studies, a former director of the Fairbank Center, and a beloved member of the RSEA community since the 1950s. He will be greatly missed.

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