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Recent News
CCPS Widzinski Fellow Magdalena Zdrodowska co-organizes and moderates unique d/Deaf Cinema Program at Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival
Occasion marked first time Polish d/Deaf Films were presented as part of any Polish film festival.
Announcing the Teaching Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Studies (Academic Year 2026–2027)
CJS is accepting applications for two Postdoctoral Fellowships for the 2026–2027 academic year. The deadline to apply is January 7, 2026.
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Events
Nov
21
Multi
Nam Center for Korean Studies Mascot Design Contest
8:00 AM
Virtual
Nov
22
Taiwan Literature Exhibition: Reading Taiwan | Understanding the Comics of C. C. Tsai
Brian Bruya, Professor of Philosophy, Eastern Michigan University; Austin Belanger-lott, Waterford Montessori Academy
2:00 PM
1st Floor Lobby
Off Campus Location
Nov
22
Korean Performing Arts Initiative | Nonan: A Sonic Collage of Korean Traditions and European Classics
Sinaboro, University of Michigan
5:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Dec
01
CCPS Roundtable. Polish Cinema in the 20th and 21st Centuries: From the Center to the Margins
Elżbieta Durys, Widzinski Senior Fellow, Fall 2025; Magdalena Zdrodowska, Widzinski Senior Fellow, Fall 2025
5:00 PM
Room 555
Weiser Hall
Dec
02
Multi
Masters in the Midwest: Opportunities for Graduate Programs in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at Midwestern Universities
11:00 AM
Virtual
Dec
02
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping
Joseph Torigian, Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University
12:00 PM
Room 555
Weiser Hall
(for II staff and faculty; requires SSO login)
