| | Mahajan Named to Dean's Distinguished Graduates List
Recent Graduate to join MA Program in Fall 2004.
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| | Graduate Student Conference Held October 1-2, 2004
The Asian Studies Graduate Conference at the University of Texas at Austin gathered students working on original research projects across disciplines and across traditional academic divisions of Asia to present their work.
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| | Graduate Students Receive Continuing Fellowships
The Department of Asian Studies is proud to announce that two doctoral candidates in Asian Cultures and Languages, Laura Brueck and Mark McClish, have both been awarded University Continuing Fellowships for 2004-2005.
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| | Asian Studies Faculty Member Featured in UT News
Susan Napier quoted in article on animé Read the article...
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| | New China Maymester Course Offered
An opportunity to study in Beijing at the one of China's premier universities: Tsinghua University. More about this course...
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| | Graduate Student Featured in India Times
Karline McLain's Dissertation on Amar Chitra Katha Comics Draws Attention Overseas Read the article...
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| | College of Liberal Arts Profiles Department Chair
Patrick Olivelle featured in Life and Letters magazine. Olivelle Excerpt (PDF, 770K)
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| | Department Holds 2005 Spring Festival
Annual Reception Honors Outstanding Students View a photo gallery
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| | Class of 2005 Plans for the Future
The future is bright for Asian Studies graduates
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| | Graduate Students Celebrate Graduation
Congratulations to all of our students on your accomplishments!
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| | Congratulations, Class of 2005!
Many undergraduates completed their Asian Studies or Asian Cultures and Languages degrees this Spring.
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| | Graduate Students Receive Fellowships
Many of our Masters and Ph.D. students were awarded fellowships this spring.
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| | Graduate Student Orientation on August 29
The Department of Asian Studies welcomes new graduate students at orientation
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| | Welcome New Graduate Students!
We are looking forward to you joining us in August!
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| | Ph.D. Students Perform Research Abroad
Ph.D. students receive fellowships to perform research for their dissertations.
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| | Undergraduate Orientation
New Asian Studies majors are invited to come learn more about major requirements, the honors program, conducting research, and study abroad opportunities. Meet faculty and fellow students.
Milk and brownies will be served!
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| | Undergrads Studying Abroad!
Several Asian Studies and Asian Cultures and Languages majors will participate in study abroad programs during the upcoming 2005-2006 academic year.
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| | Dr. Karline McLain nominated for national award
The Office of Graduate Studies has nominated Dr. Karline McLain's dissertation entitled "Whose Immortal Picture Stories?: Amar Chitra Katha and the Construction of Indian Identities," for the CGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Award.
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| | Asian Studies image collection added to the Digital Archive Services (DASE)
The Asian Studies collection contains more than 11,000 images that depict over 3,000 years of Asian culture.
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| | Graduation Reception Honors Asian Studies Majors
The Department of Asian Studies held a graduation reception in honor of our Fall 2006 majors attending the commencement ceremony.
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 | Graduate Students Celebrate Graduation
Three graduate students in the Department of Asian Studies received their degrees this semester.
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| | Department Holds 2006 Spring Festival
Annual Reception Honors Outstanding Students
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| | Natasha Raheja Awarded Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarship
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| | Laura Brueck Wins Awards and Becomes a Visiting Assistant Professor
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| | Graduate Research Trip to Pune, India, Will Focus on Archival and Manuscript Research
Professor Patrick Olivelle will introduce eight graduate students to the production of manuscripts
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| | Graduate Students Receive Fellowships and Awards
Many of our Masters and Ph.D. students were awarded fellowships this spring
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| | Michael Rollins receives JASSO Scholarship
Funds will support study abroad in Oita, Japan
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| | Ishan Chakrabarti and Kate Page-Lippsmeyer Accepted into Select Admissions Program
Students begin graduate coursework while still undergraduates.
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| | Asian Studies celebrates the graduations of eleven of its Masters students this year
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| | Undergraduate Commencement May 2006
48 Asian Studies or Asian Cultures and Lanaguages majors receive degrees
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| | Dr. Janice Leoshko Receives Teaching Award!
Students, faculty and administrators all confer the Department of Art and Art History Teaching Award from the College of Fine Arts.
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| | Asian Studies Faculty Announce Recent Publications
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| | Dr. Martha Ann Selby is the National Endowment for the Arts' "Featured Fellow" for July
The NEA website features an interview with Dr. Selby.
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| | Dean of Students Office Offers Support for Students Affected by India Bombings
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| | Raja Rao, world-renowned writer and philosopher, died on July 8, at age 97
Raja Rao taught Indian philosophy at UT Austin from 1966 to 1983.
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| | Asian Studies Graduate Conference
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| | Asian Studies Newsletter for Fall 2006
The Asian Studies newsletter highlights some of the past year's events, changes, and student accomplishments.
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| | Natasha Raheja Receives Undergraduate Research Fellowship
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| | Logo Contest!! $200 prize!!
The Department of Asian Studies seeks a creative logo for our newsletter.
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| | Korea Crisis in International Context: Panel Discussion
On November 28, the Department of Asian Studies and the Center for East Asian Studies hosted a panel discussion on the North Korean nuclear test.
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| | Linda Mayhew Spotlighted in Advisors Newsletter
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| | Study Abroad Scholarship Applications due March 2
Funding available to study in China, India, Japan, or Korea.
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| | Asian Studies is hiring lecturers to teach Hindi, Urdu, Telugu, and Japanese languages
The Department of Asian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for four Lecturer positions beginning fall semester 2007, one each in Hindi, Urdu, Telugu, and Japanese language.
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| | Dr. Mark Metzler is one of four runner-ups for Hamilton Book Award
The Robert W. Hamilton Awards for Academic Excellence presented by the University Co-op recognize leading University of Texas authors. The Hamilton Award is one of the highest honor of literary achievement given to published authors at the University of Texas at Austin.
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| | Graduate Student, Laurie Haley, interview with UT Alumnus David Firestein (MA Asian Studies/MPAff LBJ School 92).
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| | Asian Studies Spring Festival 2007!
The 2007 Asian Studies Spring Festival was held April 11, 2007. Asian Studies faculty, staff, and students were on hand to recognize outstanding students--both majors and non-majors--currently enrolled in ANS courses.
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| | Ph.D. Students Awarded Fellowships by the Office of Graduate Studies
Congratulations to Neil Dalal, Matthew Sayers, David Brick, and Ian Woolford, all of whom will receive fellowships from Graduate Studies for the 2007-2008 academic year.
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| | Graduate Students Receive Fellowships and Awards
Congratulations to our Masters and Ph.D. students on their awards
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| | Ph.D. student receives Fulbright-Hays to research in India
Elliott McCarter, Ph.D. student in Asian Cultures and Languages, receives a Fulbright- Hays Doctoral Research Abroad Fellowship to perform dissertation research in India during the 2007-2008 academic year.
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| | Gordon Bennet, Associate Professor of Asian Studies and Government, dies
The Asian Studies community at the University of Texas is greatly saddened by the passing of Professor Gordon Bennett on May 11, 2007.
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| | Linda Mayhew, undergraduate advisor, visits CIEE study abroad program in Seoul, South Korea
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| | Two Graduates from Department of Asian Studies Receive Fulbrights
Michelle Cheng to study in Japan and Alex Sowash to research in China.
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| | Department of Asian Studies Fall 2007 Newsletter
Read departmental news, interviews with faculty and students, essays from abroad, and other happenings in the Department of Asian Studies.
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| | Dr. Afsar Mohammad wins national award for his book Valasa
The Department of Culture, the Government of India and the Central Institute of Indian Langauges awarded Dr. Mohammad the literary award Bhaashaa Samman for his poetry book Valasa (migration), which was written in Telugu.
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| | Dr. Itty Abraham featured in the Graduate School E-Newsletter
Dr. Itty Abraham, associate professor of Asian Studies and Government and Director of the South Asia Institute was interviewed in the Graduate School E-Newsletter in September 2007.
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| | Dr. Yukie Aida selected to serve on the Advanced Placement (AP) Japanese Language and Culture Redesign Commission
The College Board chose Dr. Aida because her course documents for the College Curriculum Study conducted by the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) surfaced as an exemplar of best practices.
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| | Ishan Chakrabarti wins Rapoport-King Scholarship for thesis research
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| | Meet our new Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Josh Gilliland
Josh joined the department on November 26.
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 | February Graduate Student Spotlight: Gardner Harris, Ph.D. candidate
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 | March: Graduate Student Spotlight: Matt Sayers, Ph.D. candidate
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 | February Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Dominik Wujastyk
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 | March Spotlight: Visiting Fulbright, M. Sadiqur Rahman
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 | April Graduate Student Spotlight: Shaohua Guo, Ph.D. student
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| | Asian Studies Spring Festival 2008!
The 2008 Asian Studies Spring Festival was held April 15, 2008. Asian Studies faculty, staff, and students were on hand to recognize outstanding students--both majors and non-majors--currently enrolled in Asian Studies courses.
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| | Awards for Best Telugu Language Students
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