- 1982 - 1988Ph.D., Sociology, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
- 1979 - 1982M.A., Sociology, Korea University
- 1975 - 1979B.A., Sociology, Korea University
- 2017 – 2019Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Korea University
- 2016 –Member of Ethics Commission, CHOSUN Daily Newspaper
- 2016 – 2017Dean, The Graduate School, Korea University
- 2013 – 2017Chairman, President, World Association for Hallyu Studies
- 2013 – 2015Chairman, Forum of Information Culture
- 2011 – 2013Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Korea University
- 2010 – 2013Board Member, National Research Council for Economics,
Humanities and Social Sciences
- 2003 – 2016Adjunct Professor, Utah State University, USA
- 2003 – 2011President, Foundation of Young Professionals Institute of
Korea
- 2001 – 2003President, Korean Association of Comparative Sociology
- 1992 – 2022Professor, Department of Sociology, Korea University
- 2013Order of Civil Merit, Republic of Korea