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A Talk by Beatrice Camp OC ’72
Senior Advisor for International Affairs, Smithsonian Institution
Beatrice Camp is a Foreign Service Officer currently on detail from the U.S. Department of State to the Smithsonian Institution…
When: Wednesday, May 1st, 7:30 PM
Where: Wilder 101
On December 26, 2004, a tsunami devastated areas in Indonesia’s Aceh province. It is estimated that more than 150,000 people were killed, and…
When: Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 4:30 PM
Where: King 106
Surviving Progress presents the story of human advancement as awe-inspiring and double-edged. It reveals the grave risk of running the 21st…
Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers (’07), a former Shansi Fellow to Taigu, China, will read from her debut collection of poems, Chord Box (University of Arkansas Press, 2013), on Sunday, April 21st, at 7:30 pm in…
Ali Bianchi received a Shansi In-Asia Undergraduate Grant for Winter Term 2013 to travel to Mysore, India. He conducted fieldwork on Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga at the K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute. Ali researched…
What: Film screening of The Island President followed by a webinar with the film’s director, former UN Deputy Representative to Maldives, and Executive Director and Co-Founder of 350.org.
Film Screening: 7:00…
Teresa Tippens received a Shansi In-Asia Undergraduate Grant to Japan for Winter Term 2013. As a 2nd year Musical Studies major with a focus in Sound Design and Technology and a minor in Computer…
Announcement: Tales of the Waria has been rescheduled to Monday March 11 @ 4:30 in King 106.
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In collaboration with the Year of the Queer interdisciplinary series, Shansi sponsors Queer Communities in…
Angela Kwon spent Winter Term 2013 working as a research intern in the Environment Monitoring Lab at the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) in University of the Philippines, Diliman campus. She explored alternative revegetation…
Patrick spent the summer of 2012 in Yangshuo, China researching the development of the local tourism industry surrounding rock climbing and climbing himself.
Come hear him talk about the culture, conservation, and commerce surrounding rock…
In-Asia Grant recipient, Leila Goldstein, spent summer term (’12) in Chennai, India studying social change through Indian street theater with the organization Nalamdana.
Come hear her talk about her experiences and see the short…
It’s never too early to start thinking about post-graduation plans–or, if you’ve already graduated within the last three years, you are still eligible for a Shansi fellowship to Asia!
The deadline…
Shansi’s Visiting Scholar from Syiah Kuala University, Syarifah Faradina, will be giving a talk on life in Indonesia.
The discussion will be an overview about the cultural activities in Banda Aceh. The culture, which…
Shansi’s Fall 2012 Visiting Scholar from Lady Doak College, Anita Tiphagne, explores the caste system of India.
“Caste is an ever pervasive part of Indian social life. We ‘abolished’ untouchability almost 60 years ago…
Interested in receiving financial support to pursue independent research, teach, or volunteer in Asia?
Shansi is now offering grants and fellowships to Oberlin students and recent graduates (up to 3 years post-graduate).
Come to…
Peter Kornicki, Professor of East Asian Studies at Cambridge University, will deliver the 2012 Harold Jantz Memorial Lecture on September 18. One of the world’s foremost experts on the history of the book in…
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A Talk by Beatrice Camp OC ’72
Senior Advisor for International Affairs, Smithsonian Institution
Beatrice Camp is a Foreign Service…
The Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association (“Shansi”) is seeking an Assistant Director. This is a full-time 12-month Administrative &…