September 7, 2023: What Makes Silicon Valley Silicon Valley? Haas Entrepreneurship Summit, Haas School of Business
I was invited to give a talk at the Haas Entrepreneurship Summit about Silicon Valley's innovation ecosystem. Check out my LinkedIn post to see my explanation of why the regional institutions of the Valley are hard to replicate elsewhere.
August 23, 2023: The Global Race for EV Adoption, Land of the Giants: The Tesla Shock Wave, The Verge
The Verge interviewed me for this podcast about about Tesla's foray into China. Listen to hear my take about how Tesla transformed China's EV market, as well as how the country has contributed to the company's success.
February 27, 2022: UC Berkeley Lecturers Share Their Stories of Trial, Tribulation and Triumph, Daily Californian
Daily Cal senior staff writer, Veronica Roseborough, published a beautiful series of UC Berkeley lecturer stories. I am so grateful for her coverage as well as the kind comments from my students. Here is the link to my story.
February 21, 2022: ‘Frustrating’: Mask mandate extension divides community, Daily Californian
In this article, I express my concern about campus administration lifting the mask mandate. Lecturers including myself are frustrated and disappointed that the administration refuses to consult with us about this new policy despite the fact that we teach over 42% of the student credit hours, and often in poorly ventilated classrooms.
November 17, 2021: University of California strike averted after lecturers reach ‘historic’ agreement with UC system, San Francisco Chronicle
This article covers the new lecturer contract reached between my union, UC-AFT, and the UC Office of the President, after two and a half years of tough negotiations. I was quoted as saying: “This is an emotional moment for us,” Chang said, noting that it took 50 bargaining sessions with UC to reach the agreement on the contract that had expired in January 2020. She said lecturers feel exhausted but elated — and inspired. This is a labor movement afoot.This is just the beginning.”
November 17, 2021: Lecturers, university reach tentative contract agreement, Daily Californian
This article also covers our historic new contract. I was quoted as saying: “It is so hard sometimes because you just feel like if you’re an individual, this is just the way the world is. We can’t change it... But no, you can imagine different futures. It just takes a lot of work, you have to find like-minded people and you have to fight for it.”
July 2021: Global China into the 21st Century, OER Project
The OER Project creates innovative curricula for teachers. They asked me to give a broad overview of what high school students should know about China in the 21st Century. The multimedia editing is fantastic and Francesca, a former student of mine, is much more professional than I was.
March 25, 2021：The Pandemic's Assault on Public Universities, Female Academics, and Social Mobility
In this blog post, I discuss the pandemic's harsh impact on public universities, the careers of female academics, and social mobility - particularly for students of color.
September 22, 2020: Unionized lecturers continue to negotiate contract, rehiring rights with UC, Daily Californian
In this article, I provide background for UC-AFT's ongoing contract negotiations with the UC. Thousands of lecturers like myself have been working without a contract since Feb. 1, 2020. We are calling for more job stability for early career lecturers.
August 18, 2020: UC lecturers call on UC President Michael Drake for job security, Daily Californian
This article about UC-AFT's statewide action to welcome incoming UC President Dr. Michael Drake. I am quoted about how lecturers are viewed and used by the UC as a "flexible" labor source to contain instructional costs and increased class sizes.
June 5, 2020: How the Pandemic Has Pushed Contingent Faculty to the Precipice, The Quad Magazine
In this blog post, I write about how the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed already vulnerable contingent faculty like myself to the precipice, as well as how we are pushing back through union organizing.
May 24, 2020: UC unions continue to negotiate contracts virtually during pandemic, Daily Californian
I am quoted in this article about how discouraged and disheartened UC lecturers like myself are by the University of California's bargaining tactics. The administration wants to erase all the progress we have made during negotiations over the past year.
May 17, 2020: Hundreds of UC Berkeley lecturers fear losing jobs, San Francisco Chronicle
This article covers the fear of layoffs among UC lecturers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. I am quoted as saying, “They’re keeping us in a waiting game. We’re like gig workers, wanting to keep us flexible, and that leaves many people in a lurch.”
January 2019: Crystal Chang Cohen featured on Hungry Minds podcast
In this podcast, I am interviewed by the brilliant and thoughtful Aran Levasseur about why China is not only interesting to study, but also why everyone should be well informed about what is going on in the world's largest country.
May 2, 2019: "UC Berkeley lecturers’ union rallies for job security, living wages," Daily Californian
I am quoted in this article about the large yet undervalued contribution that lecturers make to UC Berkeley's undergraduate education. In fact, 40 percent of student credit hours are taught by the roughly 1,000 lecturers on campus each semester.
September 6, 2018: "Preliminary Study of PRC Political Influence and Interference Activities in American Higher Education," Kissinger Institute on China and the United States Education
I discuss my perspective on China's political influence in American universities. You can find my views on p.76, 83 and 85 of the report.
I offer my thoughts on Li Shufu's remarkable achievements and the future of Geely. (Spanish only.)
I share my perspective on the ways in which previous government policies have made industrial consolidation in the Chinese auto industry very difficult.
June 6, 2017: "Tesla Takes Off in China" - Fortune Magazine
I discuss my views on the problem of intellectual property theft in the Chinese auto industry.
January 27, 2017 : "China's Answer to Tesla is Hopeful Entrant to Global Car Market" - New York Times
I give my two cents on whether Chinese automakers have a chance to succeed in the global electric vehicle market. Preview: I am skeptical.
April 27, 2016: "Hearing on China's 13th Five Year Plan" - U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Washington,D.C.
I testified before this Congressional commission about how the 13th FYP is likely affect American automakers operating in China and how the growth of the Chinese auto market impacts manufacturing jobs in the U.S. You can download my complete testimony here.
June 9, 2013: "Cyberattacks are a 'shared concern' " - China Daily
I highlight the vital importance of cybersecurity in the Sino-American relationship.
March 19, 2013: "Student fights for father’s right to come home following arrest in China," Daily Californian
I share my thoughts about the uneven application of the rule of law in China.