Department News

With support from the office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences has initiated a semi-coordinated set of 5 faculty hires in Chinese studies over the next two years. Faculty searches are now underway in Political Science and Economics for candidates researching on Chinese politics and economy, respectively. The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures is currently conducting a faculty search in Classical Chinese studies, for which...

The University President’s “Rutgers in China Initiative” In Spring 2011, President McCormick announced the launch of a major initiative to develop China related programs across Rutgers University. A first step in this initiative is the search for a Director, which is currently underway. In the early stages of this initiative, in order to provide an overview of the various efforts across the Rutgers campuses, Dean Marc Holzer of the School of Public Affairs and Administration has set up a...

Rutgers Multimedia Chinese Teaching System was given an international award.  Click here to see the article

We are pleased to announce that the online Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) is now available for on and off campus access. To access the online BAS, please go to: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bas/ Please email any questions or comments to Tao Yang,East Asian Librarian,taoyang@rci.rutgers.edu. (A special note to instructors: the East Asian Librarian is available to demonstrate the online BAS to your class.) Here is a brief description: The Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) is the major...

Rutgers University Libraries are pleased to announce online access (as of Friday, February 10, 2012) to: Scripta Sinica https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/indexes/scripta_sinica  Rutgers Restricted Access <Connection notes> Click on "shouquan shiyong" (authorized access) to enter. Times out after thirty minutes of idling. Alternate title: Hanji dianzi wenxianDescription: Scripta Sinica (Hanji dianzi wenxian) is one of the largest Chinese full-text database, with a special focus on the traditional Chinese classics. As of...

Rutgers University has been admitted to the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) beginning July 1, 2013. The CIC is the prestigious academic consortium whose membership includes all Big Ten institutions and the University of Chicago. The invitation to join CIC is a concomitant advantage of membership in the Big Ten athletic conference, which Rutgers will join in 2014. These exciting new developments will bring many benefits to Rutgers, such new learning and research opportunities for...