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Professor Cai Earns Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Congratulations are in order! Teaching Associate Professor Luoyi has earned a Tanner Award for Excellence…

Professor Lini Ge Polin Chats about CAC STARTALK

I recently interviewed Professor Lini Ge Polin about the Carolina Asia Center (CAC) STARTALK, a…

Recent DAMES MA Grad Accepts Middle School Teaching Position

Alumni of our programs here in DAMES go on to do great things. The very…

New graduate student interview: Xingyu Chen!

Q: Tell us about yourself! My legal name is Xingyu Chen. Katherine can be used…

 

Faculty Spotlight

Robin Visser

Robin Visser

Dr. Robin Visser has published a new book...

Kyoungjin Bae

Kyoungjin Bae

Dr. Kyoungjin Bae joins the DAMES faculty...

Robin Visser

Robin Visser

Robin Visser has been promoted to the rank of full professor!

Keren He

Keren He

Dr. Keren He has won a 2024-25 academic fellowship...

 

Alumni Spotlight

Erin Posas and Matt Coss

Erin Posas and Matt Coss

Follow the journey of two of our 2016 grads, Erin Posas and Matt Coss!

Jason Mortimer

Jason Mortimer

Jason Mortimer grew up in Durham and graduated from UNC-CH in 2006 with degrees in Asian Studies and...

Laurel Foote-Hudson

Laurel Foote-Hudson

Laurel Foote-Hudson came to UNC-Chapel Hill with a deep and abiding passion for the study of languages. She ended up majoring in both Asian Studies...

Lauren Trushin

Lauren Trushin

Lauren Trushin, class of 2017, graduated with a double major in Public Policy and History and a minor in Asian Studies...

 

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