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.
Di Wang on “Mapping Nature in Greco-Roman and Early Chinese Cartography”
Alumni earn Fulbright awards
Ashlee Chung, graduated in 2020 with a bachelor’s in East Asian studies; Ella Jones, graduated in 2024 with a bachelor’s in East Asian languages and cultures; Jack Manting, graduated in 2024 with a bachelor’s in East Asian languages and cultures
Former EALC Graduate Students succeeding in careers in Japan!
Updates on alumni Dr. Christopher T. Keaveney and Dr. Lee Friederich
EALC alumnus earns fellowships for graduate study in China
EALC alumnus Brock Mullen (BSBA ‘23) earned two fellowships to study at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center in Nanjing, China before beginning his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Alumna awarded Fulbright award
Paige Lockwood, who graduated in 2021 with a bachelor’s in Chinese language and culture from Arts & Science, earned an award to teach English in Taiwan.
Alumni selected by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Eight alumni of Washington University in St. Louis were selected by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program to conduct research or teach English this academic year.
Remembering David Holloway
EALC remembers David Holloway (PhD '14, BA '02)
Letter from the chair, June 2021
Marvin Marcus shares some thoughts and observations as he prepares to step down from his role as departmental chair of EALC.
Q & A with Ananda Martin (BA '95)
Ananda Martin graduated from WashU in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in Japanese and cultural anthropology.
Alumni spotlight: Jarrell Sieff '94
Jarrell Sieff (AB, '94) discusses sake, international business, and living and working in Japan.