asian-studies
Partnership creates new environmental research opportunities in China
It’s a region of China that boasts both rich biodiversity and immense ethnic cultural diversity. Thousands of plant and animal species can be found in the Yunnan province on snow-capped mountains in the north to...
Continue ReadingDeepening educational ties with China
Furman has been sending students to study abroad in China since the 1980s, but the university strengthened its ties to the nation in 2005 with a partnership program established at Su Zhou University just outside...
Continue ReadingStudents represent the U.S. at APEC conference
Meeting international students, political, and corporate leaders and learning about a rapidly globalizing world are just some of the benefits four Furman University seniors received from their trip to the APEC conference in Beijing, China, this...
Continue ReadingA moment to savor
Students from the First Year Writing seminar Sugar and Spice recently visited the Biology Department’s Food Lab to share a holiday tradition with James B. Duke Associate Professor of Asian Studies and History Savita Nair....
Continue ReadingThe best seat in the house
The task seemed simple. Create the perfect chair. But when you’re interning for a company that has designed chairs for Royal Albert Hall and other majestic performance venues around the world, the pressure is on....
Continue ReadingChina’s environmental crisis
China, a rapidly growing economy, is more seriously polluted than any society on earth, said a keynote speaker at the two-day international symposium on “China’s Environment Crisis: Is there a Way Out?” The forum,...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute presents conference about China’s environmental crisis
The Riley Institute at Furman and the Furman University Department of Asian Studies will present a national conference on the environmental crisis in China Monday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m., and Tuesday, Sept. 23 at...
Continue ReadingDelegation from Chinese university to visit Furman
A five-member delegation from Yunnan Minzu University in China will visit the Furman University campus Sept. 14-15 as part of a new partnership between the two schools. Furman is developing four new programs with YMU, which...
Continue ReadingTen faculty appointed to endowed professorships
Furman announced this week that 10 faculty members have been appointed to endowed professorships at the university. Four of the new professorships are lifetime appointments, while the other six are for limited terms. Gifts from donors...
Continue ReadingAsian immersion
Charles Stayer plans to come to his Advanced Placement Geography classes dressed a little differently this fall. Stayer, a teacher and dean of students at Coastal Christian Preparatory School in Mount Pleasant, will don a...
Continue ReadingWroblewski ’16 receives State Department scholarship
Karlee Wroblewski, a Furman University sophomore from Somerset, Wis., has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) from the U.S. Department of State to undergo intensive study of the Chinese language. Wroblewski, who will spend eight...
Continue ReadingExperience East Asia
When Kelsey Orr decided to come to Furman, she knew she’d meet some interesting people along the way. Furman set the bar high before classes even started. Orr was one of 11 incoming students who...
Continue Reading- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- Next Page »