The East Asian Studies Center invites you to view the electronic publication of the Academic Year 2017-2018  EASC expOSUre newsletter. You can access the newsletter here. This issue includes columns from the EASC, ICS, IJS, and IKS faculty directors, faculty and student updates, as well as the following feature articles:

Focus on student fellowships: Read about how EASC's Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships help train the next generation of East Asia experts. A summary of the outcomes of the 2014-2018 Title VI FLAS grant is included.

Focus on institutional partnerships: EASC's vibrant partnership with Spelman College, a historically black women's college in Atlanta, is highlighted. In addition, EASC's efforts to expand access to East Asian expertise through collaborations with Columbus State Community College and Lakeland Community College are discussed.

Focus on academic programming: EASC and the institutes' 55 lectures, conferences, films and performances are listed. Conferences on Chinese linguistics, Japanese studies and Korean literary traditions are highlighted, while the impact of the institutes' lecture series is demonstrated through a summary of survey results.

Focus on outreach: Read about EASC's efforts to reach teachers, business leaders, students and the community through our various outreach events and projects. The Global Teacher Seminars, held in collaboration with OSU's other area studies centers, and EASC's numerous events geared toward professionalizing students are highlighted.

Faculty news: Faculty publications, promotions, retirements and awards are announced.

Student news: EASC fellowship recipients report from the field on how the support has impacted their studies.

We hope you enjoy reading about these topics as much as we enjoyed featuring them in this latest issue of EASC expOSUre. Enjoy!