Anh Vu, a native of Vietnam who defended his dissertation on March 24, wrote on "Essays on the Political Economy of Economic Reform in Vietnam" under the direction of Profs. James Anderson and Richard Arnott. Vu's work will be awarded the Donald J. White Prize for the best dissertation in the social sciences at University Commencement ceremonies on May 24. Vu has accepted an offer from the Vietnam Program of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government; he will be teaching and conducting research at the Fulbright School in Ho Chi Minh City. Our congratulations to Dr. Vu.
22 May 2004