Department News
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
The Consulate-General of Japan in Denver and the Colorado Japanese Language Education Association (CJLEA) are holding the upcoming 38th Annual Colorado Japanese Speech Contest, to be held on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the Koelbel
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
Professor Antje Richter and Professor Emeritus Paul W. Kroll have both published new books recently.Professor Kroll’s The Finest Souls of Our Rivers and Alps: A High Tang Poetry Anthology is published in De Gruyter’s
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
We are delighted to celebrate Teaching Professor of Chinese Yingjie Li and Assistant Teaching Professors of Chinese Runqing Qi and Yu Zhang on receiving the 2025 Exceptional OER Creation Award at the Colorado Open Educational Resources (OER)
The Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) will be held on October 18, 2025. The registration period is July 1 (Tue) - July 31 (Thu). Please see the website for more details.
Our department is delighted to host the annual meeting of the American Society for Premodern Asia (ASPA, formerly AOS), Western Branch, this year. The conference will start on Thursday, October 16, at 1 PM and conclude with a reception at the Koenig