Two EALC faculty receive 2026 Outstanding Faculty Award
Jamie Newhard and Ji-Eun selected to receive 2026 Outstanding Faculty Awards
Two EALC graduate students winners of 2026 Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence
Qingyi Emmy Sun and Yue Wang win teaching award
From Lab to Label: A Field Trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City
Graduate students Qingyi Sun and Cynthia Chen discuss class field trip to Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Meet the WashU professor who helped shape ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
Filmmakers of Netflix’s hit “KPop Demon Hunters” partnered with teaching professor Mijeong Mimi Kim to infuse authentic Korean culture into a vibrant fantasy world.
Ji-Eun Lee named Creative Practice Workshop Fellow
The Center for the Literary Arts, a signature initiative of the Arts & Sciences Strategic Plan, has named its first cohort of Creative Practice Workshop Fellows.
Three Students Report on Summers in East Asia
Three EALC students enjoyed summers in East Asia thanks in part to “The Stanley Spector and Richard Yang Undergraduate Student Awards for Studies in East Asian Languages and Cultures.” This new fund, established by WashU alumnus Alex Primm and his wife, Cathy, helps support undergraduates interested in deepening their understanding of East Asian languages and cultures.
New Faculty in EALC
EALC has two new faculty members: Nathan Vedal, assistant professor, and Taewoong Kim, lecturer.
Laurel Taylor wins 2018 Percy Buchanan Prize
Laurel Taylor, (second year PhD student in Japanese and Comparative Literature) has won the 2018 Percy Buchanan Prize for the Best Graduate Student Paper in Northeast Asia for her paper "I'm Telling the Truth I Swear: Metafictional Steps in Tanizaki."
Ling Kang is Center for the Humanities Graduate Student Fellow, 2018-2019
Ling Kang, Chinese and Comparative Literature PhD candidate, is a Center for the Humanities Graduate Student Fellow, 2018-2019
Ginger Marcus Co-Authors a New Book
Ginger Marcus has co-authored both a textbook and workbook for the second volume of Japanese: The Written Language which guides high-beginning learners toward proficiency in reading and composing Japanese in realistic contexts.
Korean language alumni reflect on Fulbright fellowships
With the recent launch of our new major in Korean language and culture in 2016, we wanted to celebrate the accomplished history of Korean language study at Washington University by profiling a number of our alumni who have gone on to win Fulbright Fellowships.
Rebecca Copeland Co-Publishes a New Book
Rebecca Copeland's new book Diva Nation: Female Icons from Japanese Cultural History is hot off the press.
Awa Odori Dance Group, Takarabune, Visits Campus
On March 28, the Japanese dance company Takarabune visited campus for a performance and traditional Japanese dance workshop.
Promotions: Xia Liang and Fengtao Wu receive promotion to Teaching Professor
Never Done Learning
Robert E. Hegel, professor of Chinese language and literature and the Liselotte Dieckmann Professor of Comparative Literature, retires at the end of this semester. We sat down with Hegel to talk about his love of Chinese literature, watching students become colleagues, and the joy of sharing the stories you love with students.
Takarabune wows audience both on and off the stage
From start to finish, Takarabune gives a spectacular show and does everything in its power to create an important experience for all present.
Korean Language Student Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Washington University senior Kate Lee was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship by the J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board Tuesday.