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…
Asian Studies
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…
Sep 20, 2013
Students Study History, Culture, and Politics in South Korea and Japan
After taking a history course focusing on East Asia, James “J.D.” Moore ’14 (Pittsburgh, Pa.) wanted to learn more. He had the perfect opportunity…
Jun 26, 2013
Loujing Pan ’15 Presents Research on Korean Pop Idols’ Effect on Body Image at Conference
Analyzing films for cultural content captivated Loujing “Gina” Pan ’15 (Edison, N.J.) last spring. At the end of her Introduction to Contemporary…
May 1, 2013
Professor Nandini Sikand Receives National Postdoctoral Fellowship for New Book
The American Association of University Women has awarded Nandini Sikand, assistant professor of film and media studies, a postdoctoral American Fellowship…
Mar 15, 2013
Professor Neha Vora Challenges Students to Think Differently about the World
Students may not expect to walk into a classroom and learn that places like Dubai and Qatar are not that different from the U.S. But that is exactly what…
Feb 8, 2013
Students Encounter the Arts and Spirituality in Bali
For the first three weeks of January, a group of Lafayette students and faculty visited the small Indonesian island of Bali, where they learned how Balinese…