Thursday, May 24, 2018, 3:30-5:00 pm at CMU 226. The Korea Program in the Jackson School of International Studies is sponsoring a roundtable discussion on the Trump administration’s policy toward North Korea. Participants will briefly discuss recent aspects of the foreign policy of North and South Korea, China, Japan, and Russia in the wake of

Sarah Leibson, a Korean Studies and International Studies double major, was selected for a scholarship to study abroad in South Korea. Isabel Bartholomew, a sophomore Linguistics major who also studies Korean language was named alternate. According to the Boren Press Release, “Student Receives Prestigious Boren Award”: Sarah Leibson has been awarded a Boren to study

The presidency of Donald Trump is having a significant impact on international affairs, global alliances, the U.S. role in the world, and on the status and politics of other countries. The Jackson School of International Studies is hosting a lecture series called “Trump in the World” that deal with these topics. The lectures are weekly

Jackson School Professor Emeritus Don Hellmann believes that a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely to persuade Kim Jong Un give up nuclear weapons. In an interview with King 5 News he says that the meeting in fact advances Kim Jong Un’s strategy – that of legitimizing North Korea as an independent nuclear state. He also highlights

2018 Spring Test of Proficiency in Korean Information Test date: Saturday, April 14, 2018 Test time: 9:30-16:00 Registration deadline: January 30, 2018 Test venue: University of Washington, Mechanical Engineering Building (MEB) 246 Click here for more information. The 57th TOPIK information The 57th TOPIK Application Form