The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a short video introducing viewers to new faculty members who are expanding the study of Southeast Asia at Columbia University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umARvzQur2o Introduced by Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History, the video features … [Read more...]
WEAI Professors Eugenia Lean, Carol Gluck, Theodore Hughes, and Paul Kreitman Presenting at AAS-in-Asia in Seoul
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that faculty members Eugenia Lean, Carol Gluck, Theodore Hughes, and Paul Kreitman will be presenting at this summer's Association for Asian Studies (AAS) in Asia Conference, which will be held in Seoul from June 24, 2017 to June 27, 2017. Full conference details are available here. Eugenia Lean, Associate Professor … [Read more...]
Eugenia Lean Elected a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study
Eugenia Lean, the Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University, has been elected to membership in the Institute for Advanced Study beginning in September 2017. As a member of the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Historical Studies, Professor Lean will work on the project "Manufacturing Matters: … [Read more...]
November 16 Event: “Asian Views on America’s Role in Asia:” Video and Photos
Video and photographs are now available from the November 16, 2016 event “Asian Views on America's Role in Asia." The event featured David D. Arnold, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Asia Foundation; Ellen L. Frost, Senior Advisor & Fellow, East West Center; Eugenia Lean, Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University; Xiaobo Lü, Professor of … [Read more...]
WEAI holds summer events in Indonesia and Singapore
During the summer of 2016, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute held widely attended panel discussions and receptions in Indonesia and Singapore to foster the growth of Columbia University alumni networks in Southeast Asia and to promote the study of Southeast Asia at Columbia. These events brought together Columbia faculty, students, and alumni as well as academics, students, … [Read more...]
