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Global Asian Studies Major: A Dream since 1991

Several dozen students, faculty members and alumni gathered recently at the University of Illinois Chicago to celebrate the inception of a new major and Bachelor of Arts degree in global Asian studies. The…

Global Asian Studies

UIC Announces Global Asian Studies Major

For the first time this fall, University of Illinois Chicago students can major in and earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in global Asian studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.…

Michael Jin

Micheal Jin Promoted to Associate Professor

Dr. Michael Jin has been promoted to Associate Professor after receiving the final and official approval of his tenure by the Board of Trustees. Congratulations on this important milestone and achievement, Michael!  We…

Nadine Naber

Nadine Naber Receives Carl Bode-Norman Holmes Pearson Prize

Dr. Nadine Naber, Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies and Global Asian Studies won the American Studies Association’s (ASA) Carl Bode-Norman Holmes Pearson Prize, which honors an individual who has dedicated a lifetime…

Anna Guevarra

Anna Guevarra Interviewed in "Robot Nurses" Podcast

Anna Guevara, UIC associate professor and director of global Asian studies, is interviewed in “Robot Nurses” an episode of Living with Feeling, a podcast about emotions in the 21st century. Shortly after the…

Justin Phan

Dr. Justin Phan Joins GLAS as a Faculty in AY24

The UIC Global Asian Studies program is delighted to share the exciting news that our B2F Postdoctoral Scholar, Justin Phan, will be joining the department as a tenure track faculty starting August 2023. …