Saori Wakita is a PhD student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature. She was awarded a FLAS fellowship to study Korean during the summer of 2023.
I studied Korean at Ewha Language Center, Ewha Womans University during the summer of 2023.
From encountering wildlife at Lilongwe Wildlife Center to taking in the splendor of Likhubula Falls to spending the day with locals, the 2024 Empowering Change: Research Strategies for Politics and Development in Malawi program promises an unforgettable and life-changing summer experience.
The Ohio State University has joined a coalition of colleges and universities offering their help in protecting scholars displaced by turmoil in their home countries.
Aron Olegnowicz, an undergraduate student studying political science and psychology, was awarded a FLAS fellowship to study advanced Chinese in Taiwan during the summer of 2023.
I was immersed in an intensive seven-week Chinese Flagship program at National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei. I also got the chance to travel across the island through my Flagship program and independently using the vast public transportation system.
On October 25, prospective students, parents and Ohio State alumni gathered at the China Gateway office in Shanghai for a lecture by Professor Caroline Wagner from the John Glenn College of Public Affairs.
Amanda Respess, assistant professor of history at The Ohio State University at Marion, gave students the opportunity to get hands-on with history. The class, which focused on gender and sexuality in Middle Period China, allowed students to learn about how women’s health issues were treated using herbs.
October 7 was the first chilly day in Columbus, Ohio as summer came to an end. Ohio State students and community members came together at Greenlawn Cemetery to celebrate Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, and pulled out their boots, hats, flannel shirts and sweaters to keep the brisk air at bay.
John Mahama was the president of Ghana from 2012 to 2017, following a decades-long career serving as a member of Parliament and then vice president for the West African nation. The Ohio State University’s Center for African Studies hosted a visit and lecture from Mahama on October 27. Mahama shared sweeping insights about pan-African history, the rise and challenges of African democracy and his vision for a thriving Africa in the years to come.
On an idyllic autumn day, the East Asian Studies Center brought the flavors, scents and sounds of the region to campus. More than 150 high school students from six school districts gathered at Ohio State for a day of education, connection and fun with a focus on cross-cultural learning and engagement.
Maryland native and second-year Stamps Eminence Scholar, Stephanie Boyd, took her classroom learning to Capitol Hill this past summer with an internship at the National Bureau of Asian Research. At its Washington, D.C. office, Boyd conducted research about China’s economic retaliation and militarization and how these factors affected surrounding countries.