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Area Studies Centers Statement
Dear students, colleagues and friends,
As leaders of the Area Studies Centers at The Ohio State University, we are horrified by the violence and turmoil we see…
Area Studies Center Conference Grant Announcement
Professors Inés Valdez and Benjamin McKean of the Department of Political Science have been selected as the recipients of a 2019–2020 Office of International Affairs (OIA)…
Prof. Karen Mancl Publishes Article on Rural Chinese Farmers' Role in Mitigating Greenhouse Gases
Karen Mancl (professor, food, agricultural and biological engineering) recently published a new article on Chinese farming practices that help to capture the greenhouse gas methane and utilize…
DEALL's 50th Anniversary "Spring Celebrations in East Asia" Exhibit
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures. As part of the celebration, a team of DEALL faculty members and students…
Ohio State Japanese Professor produces new educational language web series
A new Japanese educational web series produced by Ohio State Japanese professor Mari Noda is now available online. (Watch the trailer here.)
NihonGO NOW…
JASCO Japanese Speech Contest 2020 Results
Congratulations to everyone who participated in online Ohio Japanese Speech Contest on Sunday, April 5, 2020. JASCO worked very hard to transition from the planned Speech Contest finals on…
EASC events cancelled for remainder of Spring semester
In response to the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), The Ohio State University has suspended face-to-face instruction for Spring semester, and encouraged units to cancel non-essential university…
EASC-affiliated faculty and students to present at 2020 AAS Conference
The 2020 Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Conference will be held in Boston, MA from March 19-22, 2020. The following EASC faculty and graduate students will present at the conference.
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Prof. Mitchell Lerner appointed as new EASC Director
Professor Mitchell Lerner has been appointed to the position of Director of the East Asian Studies Center (EASC), effective September 1, 2020. Professor Lerner is professor of history at The Ohio…