Congratulations to our graduates!

May 7, 2013

The Center for Asian Studies would like to congratulate all those graduating this semester, with special attention to our own Asian Studies students! Christopher Wicoff focused on technology in Japan. Mr. Wicoff's thesis, "Hatsune Miku: The Reality of a Fake Pop Star," explores how a Japanese vocal synthesis software suite,...

Schwarzman announces $300 million to support study in China

May 3, 2013

On Sunday, April 21st, in Beijing, the private-equity financier Stephen Schwarzman announced one of the single largest education gifts ever - $300 million - to fund a new study in China initiative. According to The New York Times, the Schwarzman Scholars program will pay all expenses for 200 students each...

Summer 2013 Intensive Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced Chinese & Japanese

May 1, 2013

Learn a language this summer! CU Continuing Education is offering intensive language courses in Chinese & Japanese. These courses are offered annually through Continuing Education for regular CU credit and meet daily from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Find out more at http://conted.colorado.edu/courses/ .

Center for Asian Studies 2013 Newsletter

April 26, 2013

Each year, the Center for Asian Studies complies a newsletter featuring CU faculty updates, alumni news, student awards and event reports. Our 2013 newsletter includes: an introduction to our new Director, Timothy Oakes; news and updates from our associated faculty in six different departments; and a report from Beijing: Window...

Maymester Linguistics course provides foundation for teaching English abroad

April 26, 2013

The 91制片厂国产AV is offering a Maymester course for those interested in gaining credential to teach English abroad. The three-credit course, titled Applied English Language Teaching Techniques, LING 3800, section 570, covers the basics of second language acquisition and English gramma, in addition to dynamic, creative, and interactive...

CAS Event Report: Buddhism To-go

April 24, 2013

Earlier this week, the Center for Asian studies wrapped up its 2012-2013 Brown Bag events with 鈥淏uddhism To-go: Creating Mobile Sacred Space Through Smartphone Meditation Apps.鈥 The talk, presented by CAS鈥 Graduate Research Assistant and CU Religious Studies graduate student Joanna Piacenza, covered digital Buddhism, as framed through a smartphone...

CAS Event: Imagining China in Medieval Japan

April 22, 2013

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to invite you to the following event: Imagining China in Medieval Japan: The Case of Fujiwara no Teika Thursday, April 25 at 5:00pm Humanities 250, CU-Boulder campus A lecture by Paul Atkins, Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair, Department of Asian Languages &...

CAS Event: Rescheduled Khenpo Sodargye talk

April 19, 2013

Join us next week for the following event: Visions & Prophecies in Tibetan Buddhism: An Evening with Khenpo Sodargye from Larung Buddhist Academy Tuesday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m. Wolf Law 304, CU-Boulder campus This event is a rescheduling of the canceled April 2 event. A lecture by Khenpo Sodargye,...

Undergraduate Funding Opportunity: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Internship

April 18, 2013

The Center for Asian Studies is excited to announce an undergraduate internship opportunity. For fall 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...

CAS Event: Discussion on the Future of Asian Studies

April 18, 2013

The Center for Asian Studies would like to invite you to the following event: "Public Forum on the Future of Asian Studies" Friday, April 26 at 4:00 p.m. Eaton Humanities Room 250, CU-Boulder campus A roundtable discussion addressing the future of Asian area studies from a variety of perspectives (K-12...

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