On November 18, Interim Dean Kristen Murray welcomed a delegation from the School of Juridical Science at the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL). The visit reaffirmed the long-standing academic collaboration between the two law schools and underscored their shared commitments to international legal education, student study abroad, and global engagement.
The delegation was led by Dean Xu Shenjian, a respected legal scholar and longtime friend of Temple Law. Dean Xu has a special connection to Temple, having participated in Temple Law’s 2007 and 2009 Experiential Education Roundtables in China, programs led by Professor Emerita Eleanor Myers that strengthened professional skills training and fostered cross-border dialogue on experiential learning.
During the visit, the two institutions discussed opportunities to deepen collaboration, expand scholarly exchange, and create new avenues for student engagement. The meeting also provided a forum to reflect on more than two decades of partnership between Temple Law and CUPL, which began with their groundbreaking 1997 cooperation agreement, the first Sino-U.S. law school partnership in China, and has since included joint academic programs and faculty exchanges that have helped advance legal education in both countries.
Temple Law was delighted to host Dean Xu and the CUPL delegation and looks forward to continued collaboration in the years ahead.
Photo (from left): Pan Wenbo, Lecturer; Liang Min, Vice Dean and Researcher; John Smagula, Assistant Dean; Xu Shenjian, Dean and Professor; Kristen Murray, Interim Dean; Spencer Rand, Professor; Huang Xujing, Deputy Director of Teaching and Academic Affairs; and Cao Huiqun, Secretary of Foreign Affairs.