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<Title>EAJS-L: Funded MA or PhD study (premodern Japan)</Title>
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    students interested in premodern Japan.<br>
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    We are currently inviting applications for one fully funded opportunity to<br>
    pursue an MA or PhD degree at the International Master’s Program /<br>
    Doctorate in Japanese Humanities, Kyushu University from October, 2018.<br>
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    Funding includes one return flight from the applicant’s country of<br>
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    three-year PhD degree, and a monthly stipend of ca. 140,000 yen. For an MA<br>
    candidate: Upon successful completion of the MA degree, funding may be<br>
    extended to complete the PhD degree.<br>
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    Applicants should be foreign nationals born after April 1982.<br>
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    Interested students should send a curriculum vitae, a research proposal<br>
    (for details see p. 11, “academic essay,” of the attached program<br>
    brochure), and copies of recent academic transcripts to<br>
    <a href="mailto:kokusai@lit.kyushu-u.ac.jp" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">kokusai@lit.kyushu-u.ac.jp</a> by <span><span>November 15, 2017</span></span>. Additional documents such as letters of recommendation may be requested from short-listed applicants.<br>
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    The new brochure will be available in December (<a href="http://www2.lit.kyushu-u.ac" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www2.lit.kyushu-u.ac</a>.<br>
    jp/en/impjh/). Program details for the 2018–19 academic year will not<br>
    change drastically other than the addition of three new colleagues and<br>
    courses in their respective fields:<br>
    <br>
          Ashton Lazarus (from September 2017), medieval literature<br>
          Anton Schweizer (from February 2018), art and architectural history<br>
          Caleb Carter (from March 2018), religious studies<br>
    <br>
    They join current faculty members Ellen Van Goethem, history (on leave<br>
    April 2018–March 2019), and Cynthea J. Bogel, art history.<br>
    <br>
    Kind regards<br>
    Ellen Van Goethem<br>
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    Dr. Ellen Van Goethem<br>
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    Japanese History and History of Ideas<br>
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    Graduate School of Humanities<br>
    <a href="http://www.brill.com/nagaoka" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.brill.com/nagaoka</a></div>
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<Summary>Below is information about a funding opportunity for MA and PhD  students interested in premodern Japan.    We are currently inviting applications for one fully funded opportunity to  pursue an MA...</Summary>
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<Title>If you have not signed up for an advising appointment</Title>
<Tagline>please let us know why.</Tagline>
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<Title>Please sign up for an advising appointment ASAP!</Title>
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<Title>Asian Studies Advising</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Hi All,<div><br></div><div>It's great to see so many people have already signed up!</div><div><br></div><div>Just a small point of clarification:</div><div><br></div><div>*Junior and Senior MAJORS must sign up with Dr. Oakes.</div><div><br></div><div>*All others (Sophomore and Freshman MAJORS, Minors and Certificate Students) can sign up with either Dr. Oakes or James Hamilton.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you!</div></div>
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<Summary>Hi All,    It's great to see so many people have already signed up!     Just a small point of clarification:     *Junior and Senior MAJORS must sign up with Dr. Oakes.     *All others (Sophomore...</Summary>
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<Title>Asian Studies Advising for Spring 2018 - Please sign up asap</Title>
<Tagline>using the link below</Tagline>
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<Title>Spring 2018 Advising!</Title>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="70858" important="true" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/asianstudiesprogram/posts/70858">
<Title>PIZZA at Today's ASCOM Meeting!</Title>
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<Title>Greetings from Dr. Julie Oakes, Interim Dir., Asian Studies</Title>
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    <p>Before it gets <em>too</em>
    much further into the semester, I wanted to formally welcome you (or welcome
    you back) to campus and to the Asian Studies Program.<span>  </span>For those of you who I have not yet had the
    pleasure of meeting, I am happy to introduce myself, Dr. Julie Oakes, as the
    Interim Director of the Asian Studies Program for the 2017-2018 year.<span>  </span></p>
    
    
    
    <p>I have been at UMBC since 2007, teaching for both the Asian
    Studies Program and the History Department.<span> 
    </span>While my specialty is modern Japanese history, I have taught a variety
    of classes here such as East Asian Civilizations, Women and Gender in East
    Asia, and Art and Power in Japan.<span>  </span>In
    addition to continuing my work in the classroom, I will also be brainstorming
    with Mrs. Rosenthal and the Asian Studies Council of Majors (ASCOM) to bring you
    some great events this year!<span>  </span></p>
    
    
    
    <p>As Interim Director, it is also my honor to thank our
    outgoing Founding Director, Dr. Constantine Vaporis, for his tireless efforts on
    behalf of the Asian Studies Program.<span> 
    </span>Just to give a sense as to how the program has thrived under Dr. Vaporis’
    leadership, in 2011 (the first year of the Asian Studies Program) we had two majors
    and one minor; today we have fifty-nine majors, twenty minors, and two students
    pursuing certificates!<span>  </span>It is impossible
    in such a brief space to enumerate all that Dr. Vaporis has done in the past
    decade (or more!) to make this program a reality.   On behalf of the students
    and faculty associated with the Asian Studies Program, thank you Dr. Vaporis for giving us
    a home.<span>  </span>You will be missed!</p>
    
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<Title>Japanest Exchange and Teaching "JET" Information Session</Title>
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