Jan 9, 2013
Rebecca Slotkin ’14 Connects Environment and International Affairs in China
Last summer, Rebecca Slotkin ’14 (Verona, N.J.) traveled to Kunming in southwest China for a seven-week program that took her throughout the region,…
Asian Studies
Aug 10, 2012
Students Study Ancient and Modern China in Faculty-Led Course
You can read about the Great Wall of China in a textbook or trace its path on a map, but if you really want to get a feel for the Great Wall, nothing compares…
Jul 19, 2012
Scott Kominkiewicz ’12 Will Teach in Japan through Prestigious Exchange Program
Scott Kominkiewicz ’12 leaves this month for Japan, where he’ll spend the year teaching English through the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme…
Jun 19, 2012
Prof. Ingrid Furniss Appointed to Study Music Archaeology at Institute for Advanced Study
Some of the world’s intellectual giants have served as faculty at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., including Albert Einstein, J.…
Apr 9, 2012
Chinese Professor Li Yang Opens World of Possibility for Students
Li Yang believes in setting a high bar for her students. And apparently her teaching style pays off. Students in her introductory Chinese course begin…
Feb 28, 2012
Sarah Lowery ’02 Improves Economy and Environment in Developing Countries
By Kate Helm As manager of an assessment of environmental threats in Russia, Sarah Lowery ’02 focused on the country’s slow progress in energy efficiency…
Feb 21, 2012
Ericka Chehi ’12 Follows Her Dream to Become an Economist in China
By Samuel T. Clover ’91 In the spring of 2007, while Ericka “Missy” Chehi ’12 (Greenville, Del.) was still a junior in high school, she took a…
Oct 10, 2011
Suriya Chindawongse ’87 Helps Lead Thailand’s Efforts in Southeast Asian Alliance
By Kevin Gray The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami killed more than 230,000 people in 14 countries, including an estimated 8,000 deaths and as…
Sep 23, 2011
Lafayette Class Is First U.S. Group to Study Abroad for Credit in North Korea
Ask Brendan Fahey ’13 what he remembers most from visiting North Korea as part of a for-credit study abroad program – the first of its kind in the…
Sep 23, 2011
Professor Paul Barclay Chronicles the Culture and Politics of East Asia through Postcards
Almost a decade ago, an unexpected gift led Paul Barclay, associate professor of history, to a line of research that would pioneer the field of colonial…