Sarabeth Berman, 2006-07 Luce Scholar (Hong Kong), chief executive of the American Journalism Project - writes “How the death of local news has made political divisions far worse,”

Ted Alcorn, 2010-11 Luce Scholar (China) writes that “Timor-Leste’s most precious resources may well be the crystalline waters that ring it, where favorable geography and limited development have fostered a uniquely diverse maritime ecosystem. The question facing the country is what role these waters will play, and what legacy they will provide” in "Finding a Balance in Timor-Leste's Blue Economy"