Department News

Congratulations to our Manager of Finance and Business Operations, Jackie Coombs, for having been named for the Arts & Humanities Division’s Staff Recognition Award! This award is given to up to three AHUM staff members

The 36th Colorado Japanese Speech Contest was held at Koelbel Library (5955 S. Holly St. Centennial, CO 80121) on Saturday, March 2. It is organized and sponsored by The Consulate-General of Japan in Denver and

CHIN 3333-001 Race and Ethnicity in Chinese Literature: Sinophone Culture, Diaspora, and Identity  Prof. Evelyn Shih | TTh 9:30am-10:45am | Eaton Humanities Bldg 125 | 3 credits Surveys Sinophone thought and culture through close reading and

Hisako Schibli, Teaching Assistant Professor of Japanese, was elected as president of Colorado Japanese Language Education Association (CJLEA) during their fall assemby on Saturday, November 4. Her term begins on January 1, 2024.

We are pleased to announce a deadline extension for paper submissions for the CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Association (CUBASGA) Conference this coming February!  We welcome paper submissions up until 15 December 2023.  We would

Are you interested in our graduate program in Japanese? Join our weekly virtual Office Hour to learn more about the program and ask questions!  Who: For prospective graduate students in Japanese When: Wednesdays in October (

We will be offering the following courses this Summer 2023.  Maymester  (2023-05-15 through 2023-06-02) JPNS 3331-001 Business Japanese MTWThF 12:30pm-3:30pm Meets Remotely Yumiko Matsunaga Session A (2023-06-05 through 2023-07-07)

Congratulations, Sarah Al Qallaf (Korean Minor) for receiving the Excellence Award for her outstanding Korean skills at the 2022 Online Korean Poetry Recitation Contest, held for the first time by the Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles! (

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 4 & 5, 2023.  Current graduate

Congratulations to our Administrative and Graduate Program Assistant, Asuka Morley for having been named one of the five employees of the year by the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder! The article about the