Introducing the 2020 Shansi Fellow to India!
This year, Shansi will commence our new partnership with The Keystone Foundation, an eco-development organization based near the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in South India. Our inaugural Fellow is Madeleine Gefke, class of 2020.
Announcing the New Cohort of Shansi Fellows!
Five Oberlin seniors and two recent alumni have been selected as new Shansi Fellows for 2020. These talented, adventurous, and engaged Obies will work with Shansi’s partner NGOs and universities in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan.
Shaping Futures: In-Asia Grants & Week 3 of 'Shansi Forward'
We are proud and humbled to have Jenn Lin and Kara Nepomuceno introduce the third and final week of the 'Shansi Forward' campaign. Jenn and Kara are current Oberlin 4th year Oberlin students and winners of our In-Asia Grant last year. Read their message below.
Week 2 of the 'Shansi Forward' Campaign - A Note from Our Visiting Scholar
Happy Giving Tuesday! And welcome to the second week of the 'Shansi Forward' Campaign.
This week, we are celebrating our Visiting Scholars Program, which allows staff and faculty from our partner institutions in Asia to come to Oberlin to conduct research, observe undergraduate teaching, attend academic conferences, and build professional networks.
Announcing the "Shansi Forward" Campaign!
We are excited to announce the "Shansi Forward" Campaign. This is an opportunity for friends of Oberlin Shansi to learn more about our new programming and to support our continued mission of deepening mutual respect and understanding between Asia and the United States.
"Roads, Loans, and Huawei Phones: China-Latin America Relations Today"
Please join us for an upcoming lecture by Ricardo Barrios (OC '12), a former Shansi Fellow in China and the Shansi Returned Fellow from 2013-2014.
Visiting Scholar Spotlight: Dalila Husna Yunardi
Oberlin Shansi would like to welcome Dalila Husna Yunardi, our visiting scholar for Fall 2019!
Dalila hails from Banda Aceh, Indonesia, where she teaches software engineering and computer science at Syiah Kuala University.
In-Asia Grant Presentation- "Nightclubs For Literature: Bookstore Culture in Taiwan"
Dear Obies,
Please join us for Charles Cui's In-Asia Grant Presentation "Nightclubs for Literature: Bookstore Culture in Taiwan" tomorrow, October 30th at 4:30pm in Peters 101.
The Fellows' Instagram takeover is underway!
We're almost halfway done with the latest Fellow Takeover of our Instagram! Since early September, Fellows in Taigu, Tokyo, Banda Aceh, Madurai, Beijing, & Machida have been sharing snapshots of their daily lives. We've decided to share a few screenshots of recent posts.
Announcing Shansi's Newest Fellowship to India
Oberlin Shansi is excited to announce its newest Fellowship to The Keystone Foundation in India.