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Nam Center for Korean Studies
Recent News
Networking at Michigan: It’s All Around Us
PICS students attend a lecture by Henry Haggard, a former member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service. The lecture, co-organized by the Nam Center for Korean Studies, was part of the "Network Your Way to an International Internship and Career" class.
Scholar Spotlight: John G. Grisafi
The Nam Center welcomes John G. Grisafi to the University of Michigan as a Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2025-26 academic year.
The Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan International Institute encourages social, political, cultural, and economic understanding of Korea in the U-M community and beyond. Through its student and faculty support and ambitious public programming, the center seeks to increase the depth and breadth of resources devoted to Korean studies.
Events
Oct
16
Diasporic Link from Manchukuo to Modern Korea State-formation
Suk-Jung Han, Emeritus Professor, Dong-A University
2:00 PM
Room 555
Weiser Hall
Oct
21
Korean Performing Arts Initiative | King's Orchestra: The Sound of the Korean Royal Court
Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind
7:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Nov
04
Nam Center Colloquium Series | Murals Speak: Lee Qoede and the Mexican Muralists’ Vision for National Art
Jinyoung Jin, Director of Asian Art & Culture at the Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University
4:00 PM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall
Nov
05
Book talk on "Buddhism: A Journey Through History" with author Prof. Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Donald S. Lopez Jr., U-M Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist & Tibetan Studies; Asian Languages & Cultures
4:00 PM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall
Nov
18
Nam Center Colloquium Series | Beyond the Page and Across Realities: Rethinking Korean Language Learning with virtual reality and augmented reality in the Digital Age
Jayoung Song, Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University
4:00 PM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall
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
