Wisconsin Team Wins big at the 2019 Midwest University Chinese Speech Contest

–Written by Prof. Hongming Zhang We just came back from Chicago with this great news for you: at the 2019 Midwest College Chinese Speech Contest, held April 27 at Loyola University Chicago, our team once again was the biggest winner of the event. This year, the organizing committee put out a new rule for this contest: …

CEAS Faculty receives Hilldale Award

Fall 2019 CEAS Course List

The Fall 2019 CEAS course list is now available. These courses can be taken for credit towards a certificate in East Asian Studies.

CEAS 2019 Undergraduate Student Paper Competition

CEAS is one of the eight area studies centers participating in the Area and International Studies Undergraduate Paper Award. Use the link below to see the eligibility requirements and how to submit your paper.

Call for Proposals: Course Development Grants

The Center for East Asian Studies invites proposals from faculty members and teaching staff for its Course Development Grant program. The aim of the program is to enrich UW’s East Asia-related course offerings through the substantial enhancement of an existing course. Proposed courses should contain a minimum of 50% East Asia (China, Japan, North/South Korea, …

ANNOUNCEMENT: CEAS Travel Grant Funding

  Conference Travel Awards Deadline for applications: Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at UW–Madison travel grants are available for all faculty and academic staff to present research focusing on East Asia languages or related area studies at any major scholarly meetings or conferences.  Awards up to $500 for domestic …

Bailey Albrecht: Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award Winner

Bailey Albrecht will be conducting research in Japan for 12 months on the “Ecologies of Production in Postwar Japan,” funded by the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Award. She is a graduate student from Milan, Illinois, and she is studying History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, advised by Louise Young. During this period, Albrecht …

CEAS among 8 UW centers awarded Dept of Education grant

The Center for East Asian Studies was among the eight area and international studies centers at UW–Madison to receive federal “Title VI” grants for the 2018-2022 cycle under the National Resource Centers (NRC) and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships programs, administered by the U.S. Department of Education. Click here to read the full …