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Major Robert B. Sheeks

It is with sadness that we inform the RSEA community of the passing of Major Robert Sheeks (AB’46, AM ‘48) at the age of 100 on July 4th, 2022 . As a member of the greatest generation, Maj. Sheeks disrupted his undergraduate studies to enter World War II...

Congratulations to the May 2022 Graduates:

Yufan Chen John Ferguson Kuo Jiang Sophie Lei David Li Ziyi Lin Boya Ouyang April Peng Helen Chenyu Qu Hilary Xu Zi Thean Annie Zhanling Wang Gavin (Zhuoming) Wang Julia Qingye Wang Jacob Williams Joy Wu Elaine Yeo

Congratulations to our March graduate Hannah Sng Baek!

Congratulations to Hannah Sng Baek for receiving her AM degree in Regional Studies--East Asia from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University! Hannah's focus in RSEA has been on South Korean film and film culture of the 1970s and 1980s...

Congratulations to our November graduates!

Graduation congratulations to Wei Li and Yunhui Yang, who both received their AM degree in Regional Studies - East Asia from Harvard GSAS this November 2021. Wei studied Buddho-Daoist interaction and her thesis project “ The Scripture on Inner Observation...

2021 Alumni Panel connects the RSEA community

Over fifty members of the RSEA community gathered online for the 2021 RSEA Alumni Panel event on October 28. RSEA Chair Alexander Zahlten welcomed alumni from as far as Tokyo, Germany, and California, as well as students, faculty, and staff joining from...
Screenshot of 2021 RSEA Alumni Panel event

RSEA Alumni Panel virtual event coming up on October 28

This year's RSEA Alumni Panel will be held online on Thursday, October 28 beginning at 7pm Eastern Time. All RSEA alumni, current students, and faculty are welcome to join! Please register to receive the Zoom link by October 26. 2021 RSEA Alumni Panelists...

RSEA alum Eyck Freymann meets with current students

A group of RSEA students enjoyed the opportunity to chat with Eyck Freymann (AM '18) over picnic lunch. C urrently a doctoral candidate in Area Studies (China) at the University of Oxford, Eyck shared reflections on reseaching current affairs and on the...
Group of RSEA students with alum

Thief of Souls novel by Brian Klingborg

RSEA alum Brian Klingborg (AM '92) has a new book published by St. Martins/Minotaur in March 2021. Thief of Souls is a mystery set in modern China featuring a Chinese inspector as the protagonist. Thief of Souls: "Engrossing and atmospheric, takes us...

RSEA Newsletter - Summer 2021

With a welcome from new RSEA Chair Professor Alex Zahlten, the latest summer 2021 RSEA Newsletter highlights Commencement and other student accomplishments following a spring of remote learning. There's also news of incoming students and the excitement of...