Tan Tai Yong
Tan Tai Yong (Chinese: 陈大荣; pinyin: Chén Dàróng) is a Singaporean academic and politician who served as the President of Yale-NUS College from 2017 to 2022. He is also Director of the Institute of South Asian Studies, an autonomous university-level research institute in NUS.[1] He was a former Nominated Member of Parliament and served from 2014 to 2015.[2]
Tan Tai Yong | |
|---|---|
| 2nd President of Yale-NUS College | |
| In office 1 July 2017. – July 1, 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Joanne Roberts |
| Preceded by | Pericles Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (BA, MA) Cambridge University (PhD) |
| Profession | Historian |
| Awards | Public Administration Medal (Silver) Award and Teaching Excellence Award, 1992 and 2000 |
Education
Tan earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from the National University of Singapore. He then earned a PhD in South Asian history from Cambridge University, under the supervision of Anthony Low.
Career
He has been a faculty member of the Department of History at NUS since 1992. He also served the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences as Sub-Dean (1994–1999), Head of the History Department (2000–2003), Vice-Dean (2001–2003), and Dean (2004–2009). overseeing student matters, University Town and the Residential Colleges, the Centre for English Language and Communication, as well as the Office of Student Affairs and the Halls of Residence.
He was the Founding Director of the Institute of South Asian Studies, serving from 2004 to 2015. He served as Co-chair of the joint Yale and National University of Singapore committee in 2011.
He was appointed to the Singapore Social Sciences Research Council in 2016.
Research
Tan's research interests are in the areas of Sikh diaspora, civil-military relations, social and political history of colonial Punjab, and the partition of South Asia. Lately, he has shifted his attention to Southeast Asia, and has been exploring issues of networks formation and the place of maritime cities in the region.
Selected publications
- A 700 Year History of Singapore. From Classical Emporium to World City (with Kwa Chong Guan and Derek Heng), National Archives Singapore, 2009.
- Creating "Greater Malaysia": Decolonization and the Politics of Merger[3]
- Tan Tai Yong (2005). The Garrison State: Military, Government and Society in Colonial Punjab, 1849–1947. SAGE. ISBN 978-0-7619-3336-6.
- Gyanesh Kudaisya; Tan Tai Yong (2002). The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-203-45060-4.
- Beyond Degrees: The Making of the National University of Singapore (with Edwin Lee). Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1996.
- Singapore Khalsa Association. Singapore: Times Books International, 1988. (Second Edition, published by Marshall Cavendish, 2006)
Prize and Fellowship
Some of the prize and fellowship awards received by Tan Tai Yong includes:
- Moncado Prize for outstanding essay published in the Journal of Military History.
- The Wolfson College (Cambridge) Fellowship.[4]
- Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine Fellowship.
- British Academy Visiting Fellowship.
- Overseas Commonwealth Fellowship.
- 6th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore at the Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore).[5]
Membership, Award and Honor
Tan Tai Yong, is a member of the under-listed bodies:
- Indian Heritage Centre Advisory Board.
- Editorial boards of Modern Asian Studies.
- Indian Review.[6]
- Journal of Southeast Asian Studies.
- Singapore Bicentennial Advisory Panel.
At the 2009 National Day Awards, Tan was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) award and was also the recipient of Teaching Excellence Award in 1992 and 2000.[7] He is an Honorary Chairman of the National Museum of Singapore.
References
- ^ . www.nus.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011.
- ^ "Yale-NUS picks Tan Tai Yong as new president". Channel News Asia. 14 March 2017. from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ Tai Yong Tan (2008). Creating "Greater Malaysia": Decolonization and the Politics of Merger. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-981-230-747-7.
- ^ "Tan Tai Yong, the 6th S R Nathan Fellow".
- ^ "On Yale-NUS course cancellation: "We are committed to operating within Singapore laws" – Tan Tai Yong – The Independent News". from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Commentary: Bicentennial can be a worthwhile endeavour". CNA. from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ hermesauto (8 November 2019). "Historian Tan Tai Yong's lectures on Singapore launched as book". The Straits Times. from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
External links
- Yale-NUS College Profile Page