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Collaborative Calligraphy Project

Dickinson College Research Team Explores ‘Stay-Behinds’ in Rural China

Student-faculty research team travels to China to examine what happens to Chinese villages in the wake of mass out-migration to urban centers.

Mina Nguyen '19

Writing in Several Languages

Think creative writing is hard? Try writing in a non-native language! Mina Nguyen ’19 loves the challenge, and she's learning, tutoring and translating in several languages too.

East Asian Studies

East Asian Studies Major Jobs 2018

Graduating senior earns teaching job with Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program.

Yoko Tawada

Author Yoko Tawada to Deliver Multilingual Performance at Dickinson

Yoko Tawada to read excerpts of her novels, poems and essays in Japanese and German, with English translations.

Leigh Parrot '18

Playing Violin Among the Stars

Leigh Parrott ’18 has found a way to deeply explore all of her passions at Dickinson, from music and literature to East Asian languages and astronomy.

Flaherty Lecture brings a changing mental health landscape to light.

Redefining Madness

Flaherty Lecture brings a changing mental health landscape to light.

Students walking through campus.

Madness Restrained and Unrestricted

Emily Baum, a scholar of modern Chinese history, focuses on mental illness in early 20th century China in Dickinson’s annual Flaherty Lecture in Asian Studies.

McCausland

Responding to North Korea

Experts in military strategy, national security and Korean culture will share ideas regarding the current situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Faculty in the news

Raising the Profile

Journalists often seek out Dickinson professors for expert commentary and analysis on a range of important issues.

Abdellah Taïa

No Passport Required

International directors, writers, performing artists and scholars bring the world to campus and into the classroom.

Aynne Kokas

Hollywood Made in China

The author of a new book on Hollywood’s partnerships with China visits Dickinson for a special lecture.

Eiko Otake. Photo by Carl Socolow '77.

Anguish, Outrage, Transcendence

After dancing barefoot on contaminated ground, Eiko Otake delivers searing, otherworldly performances on campus, presenting work that's transformed her four-decade career.

Eiko Otake

A Week of Performance Art

Acclaimed performance artist Eiko Otake will perform in several locations on Dickinson's campus.

alex bates and kamaal haque

Into the Wild

Dickinson professors leave the classroom far below for a dizzying hobby.

Takashi Fujitani. Photo by Carl Socolow '77.

Magnum Force

The 2016-17 Flaherty lecturer took a hard look at American views of Asia and its peoples, as reflected in, and shaped by, the politics and work of Clint Eastwood.

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