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• Michigan Daily article highlights the success of PICS

  PICS has a new name and, with over 700 students, is experiencing rapid growth and expansion. Read More

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• U-M’s Armenian Studies Program receives $1 million gift

  Manoogian Gift Read More

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• Taking Stock of Europe’s Crises

  U-M scholars to debate the European crisis and its political ramifications Read More

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• U-M Again Leads Nation in Fulbright U.S. Student Grants

  Students are participants in one of the most competitive and prestigious awards programs in the world. They will fan out across the globe to do research, study or teach English for six to 12 months. Read More

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• Three U-M Students Receive Prestigious Boren Fellowships

  Three University of Michigan students have been awarded Boren Fellowships for the 2012-13 academic year to participate in research and language study abroad. Read More

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• Three U-M Faculty Named Fulbright Scholars

  For one faculty member, the award has been the fulfillment of a longtime dream. Read More

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• U-M International Institute Awards Individual Fellowships

  International Institute awards more than $190,000 to 50 U-M students as part of its Individual Fellowships program. Read More

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• Shaping the Sound of Bronze: The Gamelan

  A multi-disciplinary class teaches students to mold, cast and tune bronze instruments. The students created a homemade Gamelan in conjunction with U-M Gamelan Director Susan Walton who works closely with the II's Center for Southeast Asian Studies. Read More

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• Three U-M Faculty Members Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships for Research

  Renne and Sinha affiliated with the International Institute's African Studies Center and Center for South Asian Studies. Read More

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• Former Polish President and Czech Prime Minister at U-M

  Former President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski and former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Pithart to discuss the European crisis. Read More

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• Former U-M Professor to Discuss Crisis of Hungarian Democracy

  In the last year and a half, the newly elected Hungarian government has been dismantling the post-communist system of constitutional checks and balances to create a state that centralizes political control in the hands of one political party. Read More

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• Video: Why Language Matters at U-M

  The University of Michigan teaches 65 languages, some less commonly taught languages, and it offers students a unique learning experience. The International Institute's centers play a vital role in enhancing language study at U-M. Read More

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• U-M Alumnus Named 2012 Luce Scholar

  Chris McLaurin, a 25-year-old University of Michigan alumnus and former tight end for the Wolverines football team, was recently awarded a prestigious Luce fellowship to live and work in Asia for a year. Read More

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• Markovits Honored with German Order of Merit

  U-M Professor Andy Markovits is a longtime faculty affiliate of the Center for European Studies and the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. He was instrumental in the 1998 launch of the “Conversations on Europe” lecture series. Read More

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• Need to Learn Punjabi, Swahili or Dozens of Other Languages? U-M is the Place

  U-M has long been a great place for linguistically adventurous students. Classes are offered in more than 65 languages, from Polish and Urdu to Filipino, Punjabi and Swahili. Read More

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• Upcoming Lecture on Language and National Identity in Europe

  Novelist, translator, and newspaper columnist Diego Marani to give the Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe. He will discuss how languages preserve separate and distinct national identities, often undermining the full potential for unity within Europe. Read More

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• Balkan Documentary Films Take the Spotlight at CREES in March

  The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREES) will screen two documentary films from the former Yugoslavia. Read More

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• Six Faculty Members Honored by Regents as Thurnau Professors

  Brian Porter-Szucs, CREES and CES Faculty Associate, named Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Read More

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• Polish Diplomat and Scholar to Discuss Polish-Russian Relations

  Adam Daniel Rotfeld, former Polish minister of foreign affairs, will draw upon the lessons learned from the historical process of reconciliation between Poland and Russia to show its application in the present day. Read More

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• Greece: European or Not?

  Center for European Studies affiliated faculty and former advisory committee member Artemis Leontis was quoted in the International Business Times on Greece's unique role as a crossroads among three continents. Read More

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• Mallette Awarded Susan M. Glasscock Humanities Book Prize for Interdisciplinary Scholarship

  Karla Mallette, associate director of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies receives award for her book European Modernity and the Arab Mediterranean: Toward a New Philology and a Counter-Orientalism. Read More

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• U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan and Alum Visits 'U'

  U.S. Ambassador and University alum Susan Page led a panel discussion at the School of Social Work with a group of University professors addressing the challenges of building a functioning government in the world’s newest nation — South Sudan. Read More

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• U-M Professor Honored by Indonesian Embassy

  Nancy Florida honored for her tireless devotion to the advancement of Indonesian and Javanese history, language, and writing. Read More

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• Korean Studies Grants to Support Scholarship, Research, Cultural Activities

  U-M's Nam Center for Korean Studies recently has received gifts and grants of nearly $2.9 million that will create new opportunities for scholarship, research and community engagement. Read More

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• Weiser Center Supports Residencies of Scholars from Serbia, Slovak Republic, Ukraine

  The Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia welcomes seven short-term visiting scholars from Serbia, the Slovak Republic, and Ukraine to the University of Michigan. Read More

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• European Union and Danish Ambassadors to give U-M presentation

  Center for European Studies to host European Union (EU) Ambassador João Vale de Almeida and Danish Ambassador Peter Taksøe-Jensen for a lecture focused on Europe's economic crisis recovery. Read More

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• Polish Writer to Discuss Controversial Warsaw Ghetto Singer

  Agata Tuszynska’s latest book intersects with history of Roman Polanski’s The Pianist Read More

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• Second Draft of History

  Inside Higher Ed reported on comments made by Juan Cole, director of the Center for South Asian Studies and Professor of History, during the annual meeting of the American Historical Association. Read More

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• A Japanese New Year

  The Mochitsuki Festival, hosted by the Center for Japanese Studies, is set for Jan. 7. The public is invited. Read More

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• A Conversation with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Tawakkul Karman

  Interview featuring Tawakkul Karman and Professor Juan Cole of the University of Michigan. In-depth conversation on the crisis in Yemen and the role of women in the revolution. Read More

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• Japanese Quake Survivors Tell Their Story with Photos

  U-M Professor of Social Work Mieko Yoshihama has spent many months in the quake zone since the March 11 disaster. Her work is funded in part by the Center for Japanese Studies Read More

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• Blog: Europe's Last Chance to Get it Right

  U-M faculty experts Michael S. Barr and Daniel Halberstam authored a guest blog about Europe's economic woes for CNBC. Both are affiliated with the Center for European Studies. Read More

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• $ 2.9 Million Major Gifts and Grants

  The Nam Center has recently secured major gifts and grants, which altogether are worth about $2.9 million. Read More

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• First Arab Woman to Win Nobel Peace Prize to Speak at U-M

  Yemeni human rights activist Tawakkul Karman will discuss the role of women in the changes sweeping across the Middle East in a public lecture Nov. 14 at U-M. Read More

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• Rare Set of Images Found at University of Michigan Tell Story of China’s Cultural Revolution

  The Washington Post features a story on how propaganda pieces produced in China four decades ago during the Cultural Revolution have been unearthed in a storage room at the Center for Chinese Studies. Read More

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• Will this Year's Hajj Have an ‘Arab Spring’ Effect?

  Center for South Asian Studies Director Juan Cole interviewed by writers of CNN's Belief Blog. Read More

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• Rare Chinese Papercuts Discovered in U-M Storage Room

  While tidying up a storage room, staff members at the Center for Chinese Studies recently discovered a stunning collection of rare propaganda papercut images from the Cultural Revolution in China. Read More

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• U-M Leads Nation in Fulbright U.S. Student Grants

  Students are participants in one of the most competitive and prestigious awards programs in the world. They will fan out across the globe to do research, study or teach English for six to 12 months. Read More

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• Center for Chinese Studies Celebrates 50 Years at U-M

  The Center for Chinese Studies is celebrating its 50th anniversary at U-M — a school that has long played a key role in U.S. relations with China. Read More

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• Connecting Cultures Through Cuban Hip Hop

  Obsesion, one of the most influential hip-hop groups in Havana, performed as part of Cuba Week 2011. The event was sponsored by the Centers for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and World Performance Studies and other U-M units. Read More

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• University Marks 30th Anniversary of Armenian Studies on Campus

  The Armenian Studies Program (ASP) will host a weekend of public events to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Alex Manoogian Chair in Modern Armenian History and the founding of the Armenian Studies Program at U-M. Read More

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• Kite Festival helps Center for Chinese Studies mark 50 years

  Festival featured master kite maker Ha Yiqi, whose creations were featured in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Read More

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• Ask M - Juan Cole responds to questions about the aftermath of 9/11

  Cole is the Director of the Center for South Asian Studies and University of Michigan history professor. He writes extensively about American and Middle Eastern politics on his blog "Informed Comment." Read More

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• Artists Bring the Art of Chinese Kite-Building to U-M

  Students will get to show off their high-flying handiwork in a kite festival Sept. 25, part of a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the U-M Center for Chinese Studies. Read More

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• International Institute Funds Student Research Following Federal Budget Cuts

  Department of Education eliminates 2011 Fulbright-Hays funding Read More

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• Wolverines Spend Summers Helping Communities, Researching Abroad

  Nader Hakim discusses his research abroad experience with the "Michigan Daily." The LSA senior participated in the Summer in South Asia program through the Center for South Asian Studies. Read More

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• Ask M: Professor Juan Cole invites questions on situations in the Middle East since 9/11

  Cole is the Director of the Center for South Asian Studies and University of Michigan history professor. He writes extensively about American and Middle Eastern politics on his blog "Informed Comment." Read More

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• U-M Hosts a New Group of Visiting African Scholars in UMAPS Program

  Programs builds on the global experience at U-M by bringing talented African faculty to the campus to collaborate with research, scholarship and teaching. Read More

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• African Studies Center's UMAPS scholars share their experiences.

  African scholars from South Africa, Ghana and Liberia share why UMAPS at University of Michigan was a memorable experience for their research, growth and development. Video. Read More

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• "Libya Has Reignited the Flame of Liberty in the Arab World": Juan Cole, Khaled Mattawa on Uprising

  U-M Center for South Asian Studies Director Juan Cole and renowned Libyan poet and U-M Associate Professor Khaled Mattawa speak with Amy Goodman, host of "Democracy Now!" regarding the war in Libya. Read More

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• U-M Pioneers New Study Abroad Program

  University Partners with American and Indonesian Universities Read More

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• U-M International Institute Awards Individual Fellowships

  47 U-M Students to Spend Summer Abroad Read More

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• EHELD Delegation Meets President Sirleaf

  African Studies Center Director Kelly Askew part of EHELD Delegation Read More

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• The Legacy of Elder Sang-Yong Nam

  Elder Nam became the largest benefactor of the Nam Center for Korean Studies at the International Institute, pledging more than $4 million and making it one of the top programs in the country. Last fall the center was named in his honor. Read More

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• U-M Library’s Gedney Collection Helps Scholars Translate Epic Thai Tale

  March 28, 2011 Read More

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• U-M Student Named Luce Scholar

  March 14, 2011 Read More

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• New USAID grant: Rebuilding Liberia's universities and infrastructure

  African Studies Center plays vital role in securing grant Read More

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• Seven U-M Students Awarded Prestigious Fulbright-Hays Fellowships

  February 25, 2011 Read More

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• Round Table to Address Unrest in the Middle East

  February 2, 2011 Read More

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• Three from U-M Named U.S. Department of State Fulbright Scholars

  January 27, 2011 Read More

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• Tessler, Kollman to Lead International Efforts in Revised Roles

  December 10, 2010 Read More

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• Virtual diplomacy

  Students enrolled in the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies participate in role-playing game to help high school students understand Middle East conflict Read More

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• U-M Ranked Highest in 2010-2011 Fulbright U.S. Student Competition

  October 25, 2010 Read More

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