Member Awards and Achievements Xu Xi Named Jenks Chair in Contemporary American Letters June 8, 2021 Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) on Facebook (opens in a new tab) on Linkedin (opens in a new tab) via email Xu Xi was named the new Jenks Chair in Contemporary American Letters at College of the Holy Cross. The William H.P. Jenks Chair in Contemporary American Letters is an endowed professorship that brings distinguished creative writers to the English department for two- to five-year appointments.