American Studies Fellows Program Each American Studies fellow is placed as a Visiting Scholar at an American university for one semester and matched with a faculty mentor with similar research interests. Fellows sit in on classes and pursue research needed to complete publications and/or to develop new courses at his/her home university. They also play…
DATE: November 12-13, 2013 VENUE: Shanghai International Studies University USCET hosted its second Forum for American Society and Culture in November 2013 at Shanghai International Studies University (SISU). This series of talks focused on the relationship between religion and American national values. Distinguished historians Marilyn Lake, Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow in History at the University of…
DATE: December 3, 2014 VENUE: Shanghai International Studies University USCET hosted a forum on American Society and Culture lead by Dr. Wang Enming, Program Director at the American Studies Center at the Shanghai International Studies University, and Dr. Jiexia Zhai Autry, Program Director at USCET and Research Professor at George Mason University. Lectures focused on religion in America,…
Forums for American Society & Culture USCET’s programming for American Society and Culture aims to promote Chinese understanding of the role that socio-cultural factors, including religion, play in all facets of American life. Programming under this umbrella includes the Institute on American Society and Culture (IASC) and the Forums for American Society and Culture. In cooperation with…
From July 13-30, 2015, USCET hosted its ten Chinese Leaders in American Studies (CLAS) Fellows for an intensive three-week Summer Institute on American Social History & Social Policy in the United States. These young Chinese scholars, eight women and two men, all under the age of 35, engaged in a comprehensive program integrating professional meetings,…
Chinese Leaders in American Studies Fellowships The Chinese Leaders in American Studies (CLAS) Fellowship is designed to nurture Chinese academics in American Studies to improve the depth and sophistication of their teaching and study of the US, and ultimately, the quality of the Chinese public’s understanding of America. CLAS Fellows will be drawn from various specialties within…
InfoUSA Program Goal To provide a space to create a community and interactions that allow Chinese audiences to better understand the United States, its culture, society, government, language, law, economic system, and values. InfoUSA@BFSU InfoUSA@BFSU, an American Cultural Center supported by the US Embassy in Beijing, opened its doors on December 9, 2011. USCET has…
From November 11 to November 22, 2013, USCET traveled to China to host a series of events promoting American Studies in China. Altogether, USCET completed programs at nine major Chinese universities and two major media outlets. In addition, USCET convened its 10th Anniversary ASN Conference at The University of Hong Kong and 15th Anniversary FY Chang Lecture at Peking University Law…
USCET is pleased to announce a grant from the US Embassy in Beijing to collaborate with Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) in establishing an American Reading Room and Information Center, to be called InfoUSA@BFSU. Info USA will be situated in the American Studies Center (ASC) of BFSU’s School of English and International Studies (SEIS), and…
USCET is excited to host the Study of the US Institute on US Foreign Policy for East Asian Leaders for the second year in a row. This year’s program will be directed by Dr. Balbina Hwang, of Georgetown University. The curriculum of the Institute is designed to enhance students’ understanding of the historical foundations of…
