Ye Tian is the Director of the Chinese Language Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He oversees daily operations of the Chinese Language Program and curriculum articulation. Previously, he taught Chinese at various institutes, including Harvard University, Middlebury College, and Bucknell University. With a Ph.D. in Education, Society and Culture from University of California, Riverside, his research is centered on Chinese language education, with an interest in educational technology, and a focus on investigating Chinese language education through sociocultural and historical frameworks and methodologies.