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May 2014 News and Events at Michigan State University's Asian Studies Center.
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Congratulations to the 2014 NSEP Boren Scholarship Recipients!
Dr. Siddharth Chandra, Director
About Us The Asian Studies Center at Michigan State University, named a National Undergraduate Resource Center (Title VI NRC) since 2000 by the U.S. Department of Education, directs one of the largest, most diverse programs of education about Asia in the Midwest. Unlike other programs, the Center is distinguished by its approach to East, South, Central, North, West, and Southeast Asia in the design of its curriculum, focus on faculty research, and scope of outreach activities.
Listed left to right: Pierce, Ford, Dunham, Murphy Four MSU undergraduate students were selected to receive the 2014 National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren Scholarship. Each student will continue their studies of an Asian language during a study abroad program. This year 868 applications were received by undergraduate students across the country and 165 David L. Boren Scholarships were awarded. Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests. The MSU scholars are: Elizabeth Dunham (International Relations/Arabic senior) will study Arabic in Morocco, Mykala Ford (International
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Presently, the Center’s nearly 200 affiliated faculty members represent over 46 disciplines across MSU in teaching undergraduate and graduate students. Phone: (517) 353-1680 Email: asiansc@isp.msu.edu Website: asia.isp.msu.edu
Relations/Arabic/Honors College junior) will study Arabic in Morocco, Christopher Murphy (Chinese/French junior) will study Mandarin in China, and Alexis Pierce (International Relations/Comparative Cultures and Politics/Honors College junior) will study Korean in South Korea. MSU students studying a less-commonly taught language are encouraged to apply to the Boren Scholarship. More information may be found here.
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American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship Competition
Faculty Spotlight Eric Freedman
Deadline: July 1, 2014 Applications can be downloaded from: www.indiastudies.org The American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) is a cooperative, non-profit organization of seventy-eight American colleges and universities that supports the advancement of knowledge and understanding of India, its people, and culture. AIIS welcomes applicants from a wide variety of disciplines. In addition to applicants in the Humanities and Social Science, AIIS encourages applicants in fields such as Development Studies, Natural Resources Management, Public Health, and Regional Planning. Associate Professor, Knight Center Chair Department of Journalism Region: Central Asia Eric Freedman, Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism and the Knight Center Chair, continues to work extensively in Central Asia. Freedman first started his engagement with Central Asia in 2002 as a Fulbright Scholar in Uzbekistan, where he co-designed and cotaught the country’s first course about reporting on environmental science. Since then, he is primarily involved in Kyrgyzstan and his research is mainly focused on journalism and the environment. Freedman has received numerous awards as a journalist and faculty member, including the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for Beat Reporting, the Curricular Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Award from Michigan State
Applications to conduct research in India may be made in the following categories: Junior Research Fellowships: Available to doctoral candidates at U.S. universities in all fields of study. Junior Research Fellowships are specifically designed to enable doctoral candidates to pursue their dissertation research in India. Junior Research Fellows establish formal affiliation with Indian universities and Indian research supervisors. Awards are available up to eleven months. Senior Research Fellowships: Available to scholars who hold the Ph.D. or its equivalent. Senior Fellowships are designed to enable scholars in all disciplines who specialize in South Asia to pursue further research in India. Senior Fellows establish formal affiliation with an Indian institution. Short-term awards are available up to four months. Long-term awards are available for six to nine months. A limited number of humanists will be granted fellowships paid in dollars funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Senior Scholarly/Professional Development Fellowships: Available to established scholars who have not previously specialized in Indian studies and to established professionals who have not previously worked or studied in India. Senior Scholarly/Professional Development Fellows are formally affiliated with an Indian institution. Awards may be granted for periods of six to nine months. Senior Performing and Creative Arts Fellowships: Available to accomplished practitioners of the performing arts of India and creative artists who demonstrate that study in India would enhance their skills, develop their
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Asian Studies Ctr. News University, and the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. Freedman leads lectures at both the Asian Studies Center and Center for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies and has been a part of the core faculty. He notes that “because of my engagement with people through the area studies centers, I know a whole lot more people who do interesting things around campus.” Freedman has also received research and conference grants from the Asian Studies Center. For his 2012 trip to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which involved interviewing journalists about the coverage of trans-border issues in the Fergana Valley, he received financial support from the Asian Studies Center and the Muslim Studies Program. Furthermore, Freedman participated in the 2013 Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs that the Asian Studies Center coordinated. He, along with Dr. Martha Olcott and Dr. Richard Shafer, presented a paper about the press constraints in Central Asia.
capabilities to teach or perform in the U.S., enhance American involvement with India's artistic traditions, and strengthen their links with peers in India. Awards will normally be for periods up to four months, although proposals for periods of up to nine months can be considered. For further information, please contact: American Institute of Indian Studies 1130 East 59th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 Phone: (773) 702-8638 Email: aiis@uchicago.edu Website: www.indiastudies.org
Announcement
Dr. Delia Koo Global Faculty Endowment The Asian Studies Center is now entrusted with the management of the Dr. Delia Koo Endowment. We are calling for Center-affiliated faculty to submit applications for research and conference funding. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. The goals of the Koo Endowment are: • To facilitate the incorporation of international and global studies (especially of Asia) in
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Khorana Program The Khorana program makes possible the exchange of students between select Indian institutions and Michigan State University. Undergraduate Khorana Scholars from India spend the summer in
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Highlights from Outreach Xuefei (Sophie) Hao has been working with Karen Klein, ASN's Outreach Coordinator, at Chinese cultural outreach programs throughout the
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teaching, research, and outreach at Michigan State University. • To develop the capability of Michigan State University faculty members to conduct activities related to the goal above. • To enhance the standing of the colleges, departments, and the Asian Studies Center and affiliated units at Michigan State University in the area of Asian Studies. It is envisioned that faculty research funding will be capped at $5,000 per award, and conference travel funding at $1,000 per award. It is also expected that 10-15 awards will be made in each category every fiscal year (July to June). The application may be found on our website: http://asia.isp.msu.edu/resources/Koo_appln.pdf Please submit by email to: Siddharth Chandra, Director, Asian Studies Center (chandr45@msu.edu) with a copy to Julie Hagstrom, Assistant Director, (jhagstro@msu.edu).
research laboratories at U.S. universities, mentored by university faculty members. They have the opportunity to become part of major research programs with international teams of scientists. In exchange, Khorana Scholars from U.S. universities are placed in laboratories of Indian partner institutions for similarly enriching experiences. This year, MSU faculty will host 9 students from India in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) departments. For more information, please contact: Bhanu Sisodia MSU Khorana Program Coordinator Email: sisodia@msu.edu Phone: (517) 353-1680
year. Recently, World Friendship Day was celebrated at Lansing's Wexford Montessori Magnet School. Hao, a native of China, helped educate K-8 graders on the geography, culture, and rich diversity of China's many ethnic groups. Beginning at the end of July, Karen Klein, along with American and Japanese teachers, will lead a group of American and Japanese high school students on a science exchange trip throughout the Great Lakes region. Sixteen current high school tenth and eleventh graders from the Great Lakes area and Japan’s Shiga Prefecture will join together for a rigorous water science program and cultural exchange featuring ten days in the Great Lakes area followed by ten days in the Lake Biwa/Shiga Prefecture area. This program is generously funded by the U.S. Japan Foundation and the Asian Studies Center. The Asian Studies Center, 4-H, and LATTICE (Linking All Types Of Teachers in International Cross Cultural Education) have partnered together this year for The Great China Art Project. Over 4,000 Michigan children from 32 counties submitted “visual letter” art pieces for possible selection into the top 100 pieces to be sent to China later this month. A similar collection of children’s art is being selected in China and its arrival is greatly anticipated in July.
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