Born in Chongqing, China, Yu moved with his family to Hong Kong in 1949 before resettling in Michigan.
[3] From 1989 to 1991, Yu served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
[4] During his presidency, SUNY Brockport rose to Tier 2 within the State University of New York system.
[5] He also established the Presidential Scholarship program which attracted several top international students to the SUNY Brockport campus.
[6] On August 1, just three weeks after taking office, Yu resigned from San Jose State for health reasons.