A former top scorer in Hong Kong’s public examinations has been named the 18th president of Northwestern University, becoming the first Asian American to lead the prestigious institution in 175 years.Mung Chiang, who moved to Hong Kong from Tianjin at the age of 11 and attended Queen’s College before pursuing higher education at Stanford University in the United States, will take the helm from Michael Schill at the Illinois-based university on July 1.He achieved top scores in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination in 1995, earning 10 straight As, and was named the South China Morning Post’s Student Linguist of the Year the following year.
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WED · 2026-05-20 · 03:13 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0520-77703
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Former Hong Kong top scorer Mung Chiang to lead prestigious Northwestern University
Mung Chiang has been appointed the 18th president of Northwestern University, making him the first Asian American to lead the institution in its 175-year history. Chiang, who relocated to Hong Kong from Tianjin at age 11 and attended Queen’s College, will assume his new role on July 1, succeeding Michael Schill.
Oscar LiuSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-20 · 03:13 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Mung Chiang has been appointed the 18th president of Northwestern University, making him the first Asian American to lead the institution in its 175-year history. Chiang, who relocated to Hong Kong from Tianjin at age 11 and attended Queen’s College, will assume his new role on July 1, succeeding Michael Schill. Previously, Chiang achieved top scores in Hong Kong’s public examinations, earning 10 straight As in the Certificate of Education Examination in 1995 and being recognized as the South China Morning Post’s Student Linguist of the Year in 1996. He pursued higher education at Stanford University in the United States.
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Mung Chiang will take over from Michael Schill on July 1.
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Mung Chiang was named the South China Morning Post’s Student Linguist of the Year in 1996.
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Mung Chiang achieved top scores in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination in 1995, earning 10 straight As.
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Mung Chiang is the first Asian American to lead Northwestern University in its 175-year history.
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Mung Chiang has been named the 18th president of Northwestern University.
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