Berea College

Professor <a href="https://www.berea.edu/academics/departments-programs/asian-studies/faculty-staff/dr-rob-foster">Rob Foster</a> is spending part of summer 2023 studying Buddhism and cultural conservation efforts in Mongolia at the <a href="https://www.mongoliacenter.org/">American Center for Mongolian Studies</a>, which is based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.  An avid fisherman, he also hopes to reel in some of Mongolia’s famous <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/shows/monster-fish/episode-guide/season-01/episode-04-monster-fish-of-mongolia/vdka10915996"><em>taimen</em></a> – a species related to both salmon and trout that can grow as large as 100 kilograms (over 200 pounds) – during his stay this summer. 

Prof. Foster to Mongolia in Summer 2023