Japan Study Colleges

Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO

Faculty
Joan Ericson - Japanese Language and Literature (sabbatical 2010-2011)
Paul Maruyama - Japanese Language Lecturer
Zelideth Rivas – Riley Scholar in Japanese
Yuka Saito- Japanese Cultural Program Coordinator
Hong Jiang - Chinese Language and Literature (sabbatical spring 2011)
Fanny Zhang - Chinese Language Lecturer

Tamara Bentley - Art History - Asia

Yunyu Wang - Dance

John Williams - History - Asia

Nilanjana Bhattacharjya - Music - South Asia

Takeshi Ito - Political Science - Asia

David Gardiner - Religion - Buddhism

Tracy Coleman - Religion - Hinduism and South Asia

Peter Wright – Religion – Islam

Vibha Kapuria – India/China Economics

Resources
Facilities and Programs
Chinese-Japanese Languages House (student residence)
Gayord Endowment for Asian Pacific Studies
Japanese Garden

East Asian Educational/Other Institutional Relationships
China
Fudan University, China - a formal exchange agreement - variations of
student and faculty exchange

Japan
International Christian University, Japan - ongoing discussions about
informal faculty exchange
Kansai Gaidai, Japan
Waseda University through Japan Study

Majors/Minors
Japanese Language: Courses
Chinese Language: Courses
Asian Studies: Major and Minor

Professional Development
Gaylord Endowment for Asian Pacific Studies
Christian Johnson Endeavor Foundation endowment for the support of
international studies and an internationalized curriculum
Divisional Research Funding (Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science)