Applications are now open for the inaugural M.A. track in Korean Humanism.

- Graduate Application Deadline: May 1, 2026

- KH Scholarship Deadline: April 30, 2026

For more detailed information and application links, please visit here.

[2025 Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees Announced]

Six undergraduate students have been selected for their outstanding academic achievements and their strong commitment to community engagement. You can read their individual stories on our Instagram. 

Congratulations!

1. Tyler An 
2. Christina Bennett 
3. Elizabeth Kim 
4. Ellie Kwak 
5. Kayli Parham 
6. Alaleh Zafar

[The Center for Korean Studies Awarded Major Grant to Launch New M.A. Track in Korean Humanism]

The Center for Korean Studies has been awarded a prestigious five-year grant from the Academy of Korean Studies to establish a new M.A. track in Korean Humanism. This innovative program is designed to train the next generation of Korean Studies scholars with the rare and essential ability to read pre-modern primary sources written in Literary Sinitic (Hanmun)—the lingua franca of scholarship and governance in East Asia for centuries.

By equipping students with this critical skill, the program will open new pathways for original research, deeper cultural understanding, and meaningful contributions to the global field of Korean Studies.

The program will be directed by Dr. Hongkyung Kim, who is actively working to recruit the inaugural cohort of students, beginning in Fall 2026. Full tuition scholarships for selected students will be available. Further details about admissions and curriculum will be announced soon.

- Feb. 5  Deadline to apply for PoongMul Instrument Workshops 

- Feb. 7 Lunar New Year Celebration (4-6:30 PM@Fine Arts Loop)

- Feb. 18  2026 Study Abroad Info Session (12:30 PM@CKS)

- March 2  CKS Colloquium: talk by Dr. Pedro Iacobelli Delpiano (3:30 PM, via Zoom) "The other legacy of the Korean War: Okinawa and the fear of World War Three"

-   March 15  Deadline to apply for Graduate Scholarship Applications 

- April 2  CKS Colloquium: talk by Dr. Peter Moody (3:30 PM@Wang Center LH 1) "Musical Populism: from the Korean Dvision to North Korean State Music"

- April 30  Film Screening "Songs of Love from Hawaii" (3:30 PM@Wang Center Theatre)