Department News

We are proud to celebrate our students who have been inducted into national honor societies recognizing outstanding academic achievement, dedication, and engagement in Chinese and Japanese language studies. These honors reflect our students’ hard

Congratulations to our students on their outstanding performances at the National Chinese Speech Contest! This year’s competition included more than 700 contestants from over 80 schools, spanning K–12 through college, and representing 33 states

We are delighted to share exciting news from the Japan Cup 2026, held on April 18, 2026, at Front Range Community College Westminster. This year, three students from JPNS 2120 competed as a team—and earned 1st place in their

The CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Association (CUBASGA) will be held fully in-person on the CU Boulder campus on February 7th from 9:00am-5:30pm & February 8th, 2026 from 10:00am-5:30pm at Norlin Library.The conference

The Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) will be held on April 11, 2026. The registration period is January 5 - February 4, 2026.Please see the website for more details. 

This is a friendly reminder that the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations at CU Boulder is accepting applications for our graduate programs (MA and PhD Programs in Chinese and Japanese) and graduate applications for fall

We are pleased to share the outstanding results of our students at the 38th Colorado Japanese Speech Contest, held on November 15. Their performances reflected exceptional preparation, linguistic skill, and confidence, and we are

American Society for Premodern Asia Western Branch (ASPA-WB) ConferenceOctober 16–18, 2025 | Hosted by the Department of Asian Languages and CivilizationsFrom October 16–18, 2025, the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations was

The CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Association (CUBASGA) invites submissions for its annual graduate student conference, to be held fully in-person on the CU Boulder campus on February 07 & 08, 2026.We invite current graduate students from

The Colorado Japanese Language Education Association (CJLEA) held its semi-annual assembly on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at the University of Northern Colorado Denver Center. During the meeting, elections were conducted for the 2026 CJLEA