- May 7 2013
Sarah Resnick ’11, who has spent the last eighteen months teaching English in Japan
through the JET Program, has been accepted by the M.A. program in International Education Management offered at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS). MIIS is among the most prestigious language and international policy studies schools in the United States. Congratulations, Sarah!- May 2 2013
As the 2012-13 academic year draws to a close, three Asian Studies majors now studying in Japan soon will return to campus: Fatima King ’14 (currently at Kansai Gaidai University), Sharon Lee ’14 (also currently at Kyushu University), and Amber Welch ’15 (also currently at Kyushu University). This summer and fall, three more Asian Studies majors will journey to Japan: Kate Durland ’13 (with the KIIS Japan summer program), Katie Fawley ’15 (fall term at Kansai Gaidai University), and Hunter Kennoy ’15 (academic year at Kyushu University). The Asian Studies Program is proud of these students and grateful for the invaluable assistance provided to them by our campus’ Center for International Education.
- Apr 15 2013
The Asian Studies Program is happy to welcome Dr. Ashley Elston,
who will join the faculty in Art History beginning in August 2013. Dr. Elston previously served as Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History at Rollins College. A specialist in medieval and Renaissance Christian art and architecture, Dr. Elson also plans to offer cross-listed courses on Buddhist art and East Asian art history at Berea.- Apr 3 2013
Noah White ’13 has accepted a position with the
highly competitive Japan Exchange
and Teaching (JET) Program! Since 1987, nearly five thousand college and university graduates from all around the world have taught their native languages in Japan through the JET Program, which is administered by the Japanese government in cooperation with 38 other national governments. This August, Noah will join more than 2,600 Americans (including several Berea College graduates) who have successfully competed for positions in Japanese schools with JET.- Apr 1 2013
The Asian Studies Program congratulates Professors Shan Ayers, Rebecca Bates, Robert Foster, Gordon Gray, and Michelle Tooley on their acceptance by various intensive study programs based in the Asia/Pacific region this summer! Professor Ayers and Tooley will study Chinese and Japanese art, literature, and religion at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Professors Bates and Foster will study Indian culture and history in India through the National Endowment for the Humanities. Finally, as previously announced, Professor Gray will study in Vietnam through the ASIANetwork Faculty Enhancement Program.
- Mar 18 2013
Dr. Jeffrey L. Richey’s book, Confucius in East Asia: Confucianism’s History in China, Korea, Japan, and Viet Nam recently was published in the Association for Asian Studies’ Key Issues in Asian Studies series. The book, which is intended primarily for high school and college students, introduces fundamental patterns of East Asian history, spirituality, society, and politics through the lens of Confucianism’s development and impact in the region.- Mar 18 2013
Aaron Meadows ’12 is serving with the United States Peace Corps in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, China, as a teacher of English.- Feb 4 2013
The Asian Studies Program congratulates Dr. Gordon Gray on his acceptance into the ASIANetwork Faculty Enhancement Program (ANFEP) Summer 2013 Seminar on Vietnam! Along with seven other professors from other liberal arts colleges and universities, Dr. Gray will spend three weeks in Vietnam intensively learning about the country from experts and local leaders, visits to cultural and historical sites, and research projects guided by Seminar Leader Dr. Jack Harris.
- Jan 3 2013
Daniel West ’12 has been offered a position in Akita City, Japan. Daniel will begin teaching spoken English to Japanese students, businessmen, and housewives in July 2013.
- Oct 31 2012
Wendell “Hotfoot” Garnett ’05, who is pursuing the equivalent of Ph.D.-level studies in traditional Tibetan Buddhist philosophy at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala, India, recently was awarded a three-year Advanced Buddhist Studies Scholarship by the Tsadra Foundation.
