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Faculty News:


Zhongqi Shi elected as the Vice President of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA)

Zhongqi Shi elected as the Vice President of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA)

After serving as VP for one year (2023-24), he will become the President of CLTA. The last EALAC faculty member who undertook the Chair role at CLTA is Chih-p’ing Sobelman (1982). Please join us in congratulating him on this amazing achievement!

CLTA, established in 1962, is the largest and most influential professional organization devoted exclusively to the study of Chinese language, culture, and pedagogy in the USA. CLTA has about 1,000 members and represents Chinese language teachers in all educational settings. For more about CLTA, please check https://clta-us.org.

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Student Spotlight:


Charlie Wallace, CC ’23, named Schwarzman Scholar

Charlie Wallace, a double major in political science and East Asian languages and cultures, has been named a Schwarzman Scholar. The Schwarzman Scholars program seeks to promote international understanding, peace, and collaboration and selects scholars for their identified leadership potential, intellect, and strength of character. Once admitted, Scholars pursue a one-year Master’s degree in Global Affairs at Tsinghua with a core curriculum focused on leadership, global affairs, and China. For more information on Charlie and this amazing achievement, please visit Columbia’s Undergraduate Research & Fellowships website. 

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Faculty Spotlight:


The Vietnamese Language Program featured on the VTV4’s “Tiếng Việt Ơi!”

Columbia’s Vietnamese Language Program was featured in a segment of VTV4 (Vietnam National Television) “Gala Tiếng Việt ơi” on Vietnamese Teacher’s Day (11/20/2022) in Vietnam. This episode discussed how the Vietnamese language is taught all over the world. Kudos to our Vietnamese Studies team and our wonderful students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 

To view the video, please click this link. 

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