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Professor Mark Bender Publishes New Book Featuring Poets from Borders of China and India
Mark Bender, chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (DEALL), has just published The Borderlands of Asia: Culture, Place, Poetry in the Cambria Sinophone World…

Korean eSchool course to be offered at OSU in Spring 2018
As part of an effort to build a system of shared courses with Korean content among Big Ten schools, the Big Ten Academic Alliance, with funding from the Korea Foundation and coordination from the…
IKS Director Mitch Lerner Interviewed on Korea and the World Podcast
IKS Director and Associate Professor of History Mitch Lerner discussed North Korea and the USS Pueblo incident on the Korea and the World podcast, which is well known among Korea watchers for its…

JASCO 2018 Japanese Language Speech Contest Applications accepted through Dec. 31, 2017
Since 1999, JASCO has been hosting the Annual Japanese Speech Contests, offering an opportunity for Japanese-language learners to showcase their achievements. The objective of this event is…

EASC online lecture: Pronouncing Chinese names
EASC Mini-lecture and practice: Pronouncing Chinese namesThe East Asian Studies Center (EASC) is pleased to offer an online version of the program created to help faculty and staff at The…

IJS Internship Program: Teraoka Seiko Co., Ltd. Winter 2018 Application opens
The Winter 2018 internship offers the opportunity to immerse yourself in a Japanese business environment, increase your Japanese language ability, learn about Japanese business and culture, and…

Autumn 2017 EASC Program Calendar
The East Asian Studies Center's (EASC) Autumn 2017 events calendar is now available for download and printing. It includes information on lectures, conferences, performances, and other events…

JLPT 2017 Registration opens (8/28 - 9/29)
The Institute for Japanese Studies is pleased to announce the opening of the registration period for the 2017 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) which will be administered in Columbus, OH…

IKS Director Mitch Lerner pens article in the Washington Post about North Korea and the lessons of history.
Mitch Lerner, associate professor of history and director of the Institute for Korean Studies, penned an August 24 article in the Washington Post about North Korea and what one can draw from the…