• Global Classroom "Leadership"

    UCLA Global Classroom is led by co-founders and directors Cindy Fan and Justin Zackey, with a Faculty Advisory Committee overseeing academic standards.

Our Directors

Director

Cindy Fan Ph.D. in Geography, Ohio State University

Vice Provost Cindy Fan is a co-founder of UCLA Global Classroom. She is UCLA’s senior international officer (SIO) and is responsible for the university’s global strategy, international partnerships, and global engagement. She is also a Professor of Geography with research interests in migration, regional development, and gender in China.

 

 

Executive Director

Justin Zackey Ph.D. in Geography, UCLA

Dr. Justin Zackey is a co-founder of UCLA Global Classroom and continues to be involved in UCLA’s international efforts in education, exchange, and outreach. He also lectures in the Department of Geography.

Faculty Advisory Committee

UCLA Global Classroom's Faculty Advisory Committee comprises leading scholars from departments across the campus. The Committee receives and reviews updates and reports about the program, advises the Director and Executive Director on programmatic matters, and participates in oversight of academic standards of the program.

Zoufeng Zhang
Professor, Edipdemiology

Zhipeng Liao
Associate Professor, Economics
 

Min Zhou
Professor, Sociology & Asian American Studies

 


 


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Spotlight Events


Temporal Entanglements

28th Annual Japan Studies Graduate Conference at UCLA...

Monday, May 18, 2026
9:15 AM


[Non-CKS] "Old Wine in a New Bottle": Pandemic Crisis and the Enduring Logics of Anti-Asian Violence

This virtual symposium, part of the Korean American Studies Symposium Series, brings together scholars whose......

Monday, May 18, 2026
5:00 PM


“Undoing Nothing: Waiting for Asylum, Struggling for Relevance”

Paolo Boccagni will discuss his book, "Undoing Nothing" (UC Press, 2025), which recounts the untold......

Friday, May 22, 2026
12:00 PM

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