JLPT a Great Success!

Jan. 5, 2015

On December 7, 2014, the Center for Asian Studies hosted the Japanese Language Proficiency Test! Almost 100 students and community members came to CU to take one of five levels of this highly-esteemed annual test. For those who are interested in taking the JLPT in 2015, CAS is pleased to...

Tips from the Office of International Education on "Developing Your Global Career"

Dec. 29, 2014

Would you like to pursue a global career but don't know how to get started? Aga Sypniewska of CU's Office of International Education recently published an article on "Developing Your Global Career." In this article, she identifies and discusses four steps that will help you land the global career you've...

The Center for Asian Studies is Now Offering a New Summer Language Fellowship for Graduate Students

Dec. 22, 2014

We are pleased to announce that we have developed a new fellowship program for graduate students studying modern Asian languages, the Center for Asian Studies Summer Language Fellowship. Graduate students who enroll in a formal summer Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, or Tibetan language course who are not...

Congratulations!

Dec. 18, 2014

Congratulations to the CU-Boulder Class of Fall 2014! We would also like to extend a special congratulations to Alec Vishal Rouben, our graduating senior in Asian Studies. Yesterday, Alec and Jeremy Sjodahl-Brainard each presented their senior Asian Studies theses to a crowd of about fifteen students, faculty, and community members...

ALC Still Accepting Applications for their Graduate Programs in Chinese and Japanese

Dec. 15, 2014

Celebrating over 30 years, the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations offers small class sizes which allow our Graduate Students the opportunity to work closely with expert faculty who have extensive research experience and publish regularly on topics which form an essential component in the education of our students. Generous...

Space Still Available in Introduction to Modern Asia Course

Dec. 11, 2014

Space is still open for our Spring 2015 course, ASIA 4300: Introduction to Modern Asia! This is an interdisciplinary Asian Studies course that looks at the idea of Asia as a coherent entity and at the ways in which Asia is increasinlgy knit together and integrated into global economic and...

New Internship Available through the Center for Asian Studies

Dec. 8, 2014

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to announce a new internship for undergraduate students at CU. The Jaipur Literature Festival Boulder is seeking an Executive Assistant Intern to help organize next year's Boulder festival. As the largest FREE literary festival on earth, the Jaipur Literature Festival brings together some...

Music, Cultural Heritage, and Syrian Peace Advocacy

Dec. 4, 2014

On September 29, 2014, renowned Syrian-American composer and pianist gave a lecture and concert at the college of music that highlighted artistic ways of engaging the on going conflicts in Syria. The event was sponsored by the Center for Asian Studies, with additional supporting funds from the College of Music,...

Haruo Shirane's Recent Visit to CU a Terrific Success

Dec. 1, 2014

From October 8 through 12, the Center for Asian Studies was pleased to co-host an extended visit to the University of Colorado by Dr. Haruo Shirane, the Shinch艒 Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture at Columbia University. As the author or editor of nearly thirty books, Professor Shirane is undoubtedly...

The Center for Asian Studies is Accepting Applications for our Spring 2015 Internship at Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Nov. 24, 2014

In the Spring 2015 semester, the Center for Asian Studies is offering a 2-credit internship at Rowman & Littlefield Publishers to an undergraduate student with an interest in Asia. Rowman & Littlefield is a leading independent academic press located in Boulder that is committed to publishing enduring works of scholarship,...

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