Dec 6, 2017
Outcasts of Empire
By Katie Neitz When it comes to the history of the Japanese Empire, one event—Pearl Harbor—overshadows all others. (A day that lives in infamy, indeed…
Asian Studies
Dec 5, 2017
Futures for the Jet Set
By Bill Landauer Maybe your future job is thousands of miles away, working in education in a third-world nation or dealing with clients who don’t speak…
Nov 5, 2017
Understanding U.S.-North Korea Relations
By Stephen Wilson In a filled Oechsle Hall auditorium on a Friday afternoon, Seo-Hyun Park, associate professor of government and law, and Il Hyun Cho…
Aug 17, 2017
19 Students Present Findings at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Tawiq Alhamedi ’17 is among 19 Lafayette students who presented their findings at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Sharing his findings…
Jul 18, 2017
Research Compares Views of Energy Security in East Asia and Europe
By Kevin Gray The availability of affordable energy, or energy security, is one of the biggest challenges facing governments today. Il Hyun Cho, assistant…
Nov 20, 2015
Barclay and Luhrs speak at Harvard’s Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
History Professor Paul Barclay and Director of Digital Scholarship Services Eric Luhrs were invited to participate in a workshop on “Advancing Digital…
Sep 26, 2014
Photo Gallery: A Celebration of Chinese Culture
Students from all backgrounds came out to celebrate the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival with cultural performances, presentations, games, and food…
Aug 12, 2014
Neha Vora Explores Educational Paradox in Qatar
At the edge of Doha, Qatar’s capital city, lies a sprawling campus known as Education City. There you will find branch campuses of six American universities…
Apr 14, 2014
Photo Gallery: Visiting Tibetan Monks Teach and Create
Eight exiled Tibetan monks were on campus last week for a three-day residency. The monks, from the Drepung Gomang Monastery for Advanced Studies and Practice…
Apr 9, 2014
Beyond the Classroom: Students Get Hands-on Look at Japanese History and Culture
By Michele Tallarita ’12 In silence, Hannah Weaver ’14 (Whitefish, Mont.) and several other Lafayette students sat around a long table, upon which bowls…