Songyu Zhu holds a Master in Higher Education degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She was a freelance researcher for China Personified in 2015-16, and has worked in the fields of International Student Services, International Admissions, Public Affairs at Harvard and MIT. Before entering Harvard, Songyu studied American Cultural History at the University of Southern California (USC), coordinated USC Shoah Foundation’s research collaboration with the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. Songyu’s research and professional interests focuses on the globalization of American higher education institutions, the cultural and educational exchange between millennials from/in China and the United States.