Faculty News and Updates

This page is updated automatically with information from our myUMBC group.

Join our myUMBC group for all the latest news, events, and updates about the Asian Studies Program!

Our faculty maintains robust connections with the scholarly community and the public through publications, speaking engagements, and other means. We’re pleased to share these recent highlights of their accomplishments!

 

FACULTY FEATURE: Professor Fan Yang

New Series with Asian Studies!

We hope you all had a great first week of the semester! Asian Studies is excited to kick off a couple of new series featuring updates on all the big things happening for students and faculty in...

Posted: August 28, 2026, 10:00 AM

Faculty Feature graphic from Asian Studies

Otakon 2026 with Dr. Constantine Vaporis!

Our very own Dr. Constantine Vaporis (Founder & Former Director of Asian Studies) spoke on Samurai: Anime, Manga, and Historical Realities during this year's Otakon 2026! Check out his photos...

Posted: August 6, 2026, 1:59 PM

Asian Studies Highlights - Spring 2026 Newsletter

Check out what's been happening in our program!

Happy summer everyone! Asian Studies is pleased to release our 2nd newsletter for the program filled with student/faculty achievements, upcoming events, and more. Big shout out to our...

Posted: June 25, 2026, 3:06 PM