A nation must think before it acts.
Understanding the Koreas
Date : Sat., April 09, 2005 to Sun., April 10, 2005 Category : Butcher History Institute
Understanding the Koreas Conference Summary by Trudy Kuehner
Topics and Speakers
Welcoming Remarks
Co-Chair - Wachman Center for Civic and International Literacy
Lucien EllingtonSenior Fellow - Wachman Center for Civic and International Literacy
Professor of Education and Co-Director, Asia Program, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Korea and the Millennium: A Nation You Need to Know
Professor of Asian Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Early Korean History
Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania
Modern Korean History
Senior Fellow -
Director, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Economic and Political Developments on the Korean Peninsula After 1953
Assistant Professor of History, Howard University
Keynote Address: Resolving the Nuclear Crisis on the Korean Peninsula
Journalist in Residence, Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University’s Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Korean Religions
Director, Centre for Korean Research
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
Changes in Korean Society Since 1953
Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Department of International Studies, Portland State University
Panel Discussion: The Koreas and U.S. Foreign Policy
Senior Fellow -
Prof. of Political Economy, Drexel University
Donald ClarkProfessor of History, Trinity University
Kongdan OhResearch Staff Member, Institute for Defense Analyses
Harvey SichermanFormer President -
Location
Venue
Gregg Conference Center
PA Bryn Mawr 19010
Registration links
Register Deadline
What Participants Receive:
Social studies and history teachers, curriculum supervisors and junior college faculty are invited to apply for participation in the History Institute. Forty participants will be selected to receive:
- free room and board
- assistance in designing curriculum and special projects based on the History Institute
- stipends of $200 in exchange for curriculum units based on the History Institute, plus a representative selection of student work
- partial travel scholarships available for participants outside the East Coast
- subscription to E-Notes, FPRI’s weekly bulletin
To Apply:
Please send a resume and a short statement describing your current teaching or professional assignments, your reasons for wanting to attend, and how your students or school district will benefit from your participation. IMPORTANT NOTE: At the time of application, you are asked to make a commitment either to prepare a curriculum unit based on the weekend or to do in-service activities based on the weekend.