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Leo Ching

Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Box 90414, Durham, NC 27708-0414
2204 Franklin Center, Room 227, Box 90414, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies · 2020 - Present Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Dean of the Arts & Humanities · 2024 - Present Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Director of the International Comparative Studies Program · 2022 - 2024 International Comparative Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of the International Comparative Studies Program · 2018 - 2021 International Comparative Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies · 2001 - 2020 Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Interim Chair of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Department · 2017 - 2017 Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor in the International Comparative Studies Program · 2013 - 2014 International Comparative Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Chair, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies · 2011 - 2014 Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Chair, Department of Asian and African Languages and Literature · 2004 - 2010 Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor of Asian and African Languages and Literature · 1997 - 2001 Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences