Nam Center for Korean Studies
Recent News
2024 Leadership Updates at the International Institute
New director appointments start July 1, 2024.
Jaeeun Kim and Ji Yeon (Jean) Hong Named Korea Foundation Professors
The Nam Center congratulates our Korea Foundation Professors!
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.
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Events
Oct
22
Nam Center Colloquium Series | Borderland Dreams: the Transnational Lives of Korean Chinese Workers
June Hee Kwon, Associate Professor, Sacremento State University
4:00 PM
Room 1010
Weiser Hall
Oct
29
Nam Center Colloquium Series | Britain and the United Nations Temporary Commission on Korea, 1947-1948
Steven Lee, associate professor of History, University of British Columbia
4:00 PM
Room 555
Weiser Hall
Nov
03
Asia Centers Film Series | Election Double Feature: "First Vote" and "Chosen"
Guest appearances by Sinica Podcast host Kaiser Kuo and Documentary Director Joseph Juhn
2:00 PM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall
Nov
19
Nam Center Colloquium Series | The Enemy's Property
Theodore Hughes, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities, Columbia University
4:00 PM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall