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Theology major Jake Grefenstette ’16 spending year in Beijing through prestigious Yenching Scholar program

Published: October 24, 2016

Notre Dame theology major John “Jake” Grefenstette ’16 has been named a Yenching Scholar at Peking University in Beijing. The globally competitive award provides Grefenstette...

9th Chinese Speech Contest Comes to a Close

Published: April 20, 2016

Author: EALC

The 9th Chinese speech contest took place on April the 13th, having students across all years of Chinse giving prepared speeches to their classmates, teachers, and a panel of judges. Students...

Video: Students Learn Chinese Through Immersive Summer Language Program

Published: April 08, 2016

Author: Todd Boruff

“Studying Chinese opens the doors to different ways of thinking,” said junior John Fox. “It helped a lot to be able to come here and study abroad this summer and to experience s...

Video: Learning Korean During a Summer in Seoul

Published: April 08, 2016

Author: Todd Boruff

Notre Dame junior Allison Emeott didn’t just study Korean this summer. She was immersed in it. “You get to use what you learn and talk to people,” she said. “It’s re...

Michel Hockx, scholar of Chinese literary and Internet culture, appointed director of Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies

Published: March 14, 2016

Author: Joan Fallon

Michel Hockx has been appointed director of the University of Notre Dame’s Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies within the new Keough School of Global Affairs. Hockx is professor of Ch...

Video: History Alumnus James Moynihan ’73 on the Professional Benefits of Learning a Language

Published: February 02, 2016

Author: Todd Boruff

“English is the spoken tongue throughout the world, but it pays great dividends for you if you make a sincere effort to study and use the language,” said James Moynihan ’73. &ld...

Video: Who Hires Liberal Arts Majors?

Published: January 20, 2016

Author: Todd Boruff

Graduates of the College of Arts and Letters are in demand in the business world. Through a broad liberal arts education, Arts and Letters students develop problem-solving, analysis, and communic...

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