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USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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John E. Wills JrEmeritus Professor of HistoryContact Information Phone: (213) 740-1657 Office: SOS 153 |
Education |
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 Ph.D. History and Far Eastern Languages, Harvard University, 1/1967
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M.A. East Asian Studies, Harvard University, 1/1960
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B.A. Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1/1956
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Tenure Track Appointments |
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Professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1984-
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Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1972-01/01/1984
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Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1967-01/01/1972
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Non-Tenure Track Appointments |
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Instructor in History, University of Southern California, 01/01/1965-01/01/1967
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Instructor in History, Stanford University, 01/01/1964-01/01/1965
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Other Employment |
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Director, East Asian Studies Center and USC - UCLA Joint East Asian Studies, University of Southern California, 01/01/1990-01/01/1994
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Acting Chair, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Southern California, 01/01/1987-01/01/1989
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Professor Wills' core research has been on China's relations with maritime Europeans from about 1500 to 1800. He has moved out from that center to long views of continuity and change in China's culture and its foreign relations, and to the varieties of the world of the 1600's. | |
Honors and Awards |
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USC Associates Award For Creativity In Research And Scholarship, 2003
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USC Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Recognition Award, 1995
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USC Raubenheimer Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, 1990
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USC Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Recognition Award, 1986
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