East Asian Languages and Cultures

Faculty Distinction 2020/21


Jungwon Kim

King Sejong Associate Professor of Korean Studies

Lavine Scholar, Columbia University

Hettleman Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant, Columbia University


Jungwon Kim

King Sejong Associate Professor of Korean Studies

Lavine Scholar, Columbia University

Hettleman Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant, Columbia University


Jungwon Kim
King Sejong Associate Professor of Korean Studies

Lavine Scholar, Columbia University

Hettleman Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant, Columbia University


Seong Kim

Il Hwan and Soon Ja Cho Assistant Professor of Korean Culture and Religion

Seoul National University Kyujanggak Fellowship, South Korea


Seong Kim

Il Hwan and Soon Ja Cho Assistant Professor of Korean Culture and Religion

Seoul National University Kyujanggak Fellowship, South Korea


Seong Kim
Il Hwan and Soon Ja Cho Assistant Professor of Korean Culture and Religion

Seoul National University Kyujanggak Fellowship, South Korea


Yike Li

Lecturer in Chinese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Faculty Research Fellowship, Columbia University


Yike Li

Lecturer in Chinese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Faculty Research Fellowship, Columbia University


Yike Li
Lecturer in Chinese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Faculty Research Fellowship, Columbia University


Lydia Liu

Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities; Director, Institute for Comparative Literature and Society

The Reinhard Kuhn Memorial Lecture in Comparative Literature, Brown University

Elected to the Executive Committee of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences, UNESCO


Lydia Liu

Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities; Director, Institute for Comparative Literature and Society

The Reinhard Kuhn Memorial Lecture in Comparative Literature, Brown University

Elected to the Executive Committee of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences, UNESCO


Lydia Liu
Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities; Director, Institute for Comparative Literature and Society

The Reinhard Kuhn Memorial Lecture in Comparative Literature, Brown University

Elected to the Executive Committee of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences, UNESCO


Fumiko Nazikian

Senior Lecturer in Japanese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Donald Keene Center Grant

East Asian Studies Book Grant, Princeton University


Fumiko Nazikian

Senior Lecturer in Japanese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Donald Keene Center Grant

East Asian Studies Book Grant, Princeton University


Fumiko Nazikian
Senior Lecturer in Japanese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Donald Keene Center Grant

East Asian Studies Book Grant, Princeton University


John Phan

Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures

ACLS Fellowship


John Phan

Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures

ACLS Fellowship


John Phan
Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures

ACLS Fellowship


Zhong Shi

Senior Lecturer in Chinese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Provost Hybrid Learning Course Redesign Grant, Columbia University


Zhong Shi

Senior Lecturer in Chinese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Provost Hybrid Learning Course Redesign Grant, Columbia University


Zhong Shi
Senior Lecturer in Chinese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Provost Hybrid Learning Course Redesign Grant, Columbia University


Joowon Suh

Senior Lecturer in Korean in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

EALAC Language Lecturer Conference Travel Award


Joowon Suh

Senior Lecturer in Korean in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

EALAC Language Lecturer Conference Travel Award


Joowon Suh
Senior Lecturer in Korean in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

EALAC Language Lecturer Conference Travel Award


Sonam Tsering

Lecturer in Tibetan in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Language Support Grant from National Resource Centers


Sonam Tsering

Lecturer in Tibetan in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Language Support Grant from National Resource Centers


Sonam Tsering
Lecturer in Tibetan in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Language Support Grant from National Resource Centers


Madeleine Zelin

Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies

Heyman Center Fellowship


Madeleine Zelin

Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies

Heyman Center Fellowship


Madeleine Zelin
Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies

Heyman Center Fellowship

The Faculty Distinction awards are compiled annually by the offices of the Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences in coordination with the Arts and Sciences Departments. The information displayed is archival in nature and reflects distinctions of the previous academic year - 2020 is a collection of awards an honors from the 2019-2020 academic year.

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