Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in theSchool of Education at the University of Kansasand a professor in Educational Leadership at theMelbourne Graduate School of Educationin Australia. He previouslyserved as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Prior to Oregon, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of theConfucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence.He is an elected member of theNational Academy of Educationand a fellow of theInternational Academy of Education.