About the Author

Yong Zhao is a University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he serves as the founding director of the U.S.–China Center for Research on Educational Excellence and the Center for Teaching and Technology, as well as the Executive Director of the Confucius Institute. Zhao was born and raised in China. Before he came to the United States in the early 1990s, Zhao taught English in China. He lives in Okemos, Michigan, with his wife and two children. He can be reached by e-mail: zhaoyo@msu.edu or through his Web site: http://zhao.educ.msu.edu.