Tagged: Area Studies Centers

The East Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies and Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies have awarded $146,494 in summer Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships to 18 students, spanning more than nine graduate programs and six undergraduate majors. Funding for FLAS Fellowships comes from the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI of the Higher Education Act.

Engaging Latinx parents in their children’s learning through music during their first few years of life is the primary focus of Desde el Principio (from the beginning), a project developed by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) and the School of Music, which recently was awarded a $12,050 Collaborative Centers Grant through the Global Arts + Humanities. 

Sixteen students from four Ohio colleges and universities competed in the 14th annual Undergraduate Olympiada of Spoken Russian, which was held on February 22 at Bowling Green State University.

Ten students from The Ohio State University earned top three finishes in various levels of language proficiency.

To prepare military personnel for an upcoming deployment to Africa, The Ohio State University has partnered with the U.S. Army Reserve’s 412th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne).

Mitch Lerner, professor of U.S. diplomatic history with a focus on Korea and director of the East Asian Studies Center (EASC), has been named a recipient of the President and Provost’s Award for Distinguished Faculty Service.

Across the rich landscapes of the Andean region and beyond, indigenous artists like Mama Santusa Quispe are creating more than just tapestries; they are weaving stories of identity and community. Thousands of miles away, their cultural expressions have found a new home at The Ohio State University, where Michelle Wibbelsman, associate professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, leads efforts to build meaningful connections rooted in cultural preservation and collaboration.

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) is the recipient of a $645,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State that will bring 20 student leaders from Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic to the Ohio State campus for three consecutive summers to participate in a four-week academic residency. 

Nikolas King had a unique experience while in Peru studying Quechua as a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship award recipient. For his two-month long fellowship, King resided in his private tutor’s home, located in the city of Lima. While there, he participated in immersive language lessons. His tutor is a native Quechua speaker who works in the field of anthropology.

Paul Renner spent his summer fully immersing himself in the Portuguese language during his three-month stay in São Paulo, Brazil. Renner, a third-year majoring in biology and public affairs, is a recipient of a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship, which supported his studies at Tulane University’s “Summer in Brazil,” as well as an intensive foreign language program through CET Academic Programs.