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Area studies centers award $205,000 in FLAS Fellowships for summer study
The East Asian Studies Center, Center for Slavic and East European Studies, and Center for Latin American Studies at The Ohio State University have awarded Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS)…
EASC partners with Ohio-based Japanese facilities to train students in professional interpretation
In order to increase students’ readiness for Japan-related careers after graduation, The Ohio State University’s East Asian Studies Center (EASC), with support from a U.S. Department of Education…

2018-2019 "EASC expOSUre" now available
The East Asian Studies Center invites you to view the electronic publication of the Academic Year 2018-2019 EASC expOSUre newsletter. You can access the newsletter here. This issue includes columns…
Prof. Karen Mancl publishes online on environmental issues in rural China
Karen Mancl (professor, food, agricultural and biological engineering) is finishing up an internship with the China Environment Forum in Washington DC, during which she has been able to utilize all…
Prof. Ying Zhang appointed as next ICS Director
Prof. Ying Zhang has been appointed to the position of EASC Associate Director and Director of the Institute for Chinese Studies, beginning her tenure on September 1, 2019. Professor Zhang,…

EASC and CSCC develop video modules on Eastern medicine
Continuing its partnership from 2014-2018 which resulted in the development of 12 new video modules on East Asian history, the East Asian Studies Center (EASC) and Columbus State Community College…

Mitch Lerner named NEAC Distinguished Speaker in Korean studies
Mitchell Lerner, associate professor of history and director of the Institute for Korean Studies at The Ohio State University, has been appointed to the Distinguished Speakers Bureau of the…

EASC outreach by Ohio State Faculty to K-12 schools
EASC sent three faculty members to speak at Columbus Council on World Affair (CCWA’s) “Global Issues” events, which is part of CCWA’s Global Scholars Diploma program that includes 900 high school…

OIA Area Studies Center Conference Grants program awards Libraries' team for "Global Comics Lecture Series"
The Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Slavic and East European Studies and the East Asian Studies Center are pleased to announce the recipient of the inaugural OIA Area Studies Center…