Featured Links: Korean Studies Centers at Other Universities

The Links section now features links to Korean Studies Centers at other universities. [more]

Harvard Summer School in Korea 2008

Read about this year's Harvard Summer School in Korea: course descriptions, slideshows, and other information. [more]

Korea Institute Newsletter (Spring/Summer 2007, vol. 13, no. 2)

Feature Article: "Dispatches from the Peninsula: A Summer in Korea" by Abe Riesman '08. Also: Faculty in Print (Professor Sun Joo Kim), AZALEA Journal of Korean Literature & Culture, and news about the Korea Institute's support of Harvard College students. With Korean translations. [more]

AZALEA: A Journal of Korean Literature & Culture

The Korea Institute is pleased to launch a new English journal for Korean literature, AZALEA: A Journal of Korean Literature & Culture. The first volume includes works of several contemporary Korean writers and poets, as well as essays and book reviews by Korean Studies professors in the United States. [more]

Featured Korean Studies Publications

A select list of recent publications in Korean Studies published by Harvard University Press, the Asia Center, and other presses. [more]

Korean Studies Courses

Harvard University offers a wealth of courses in Korean studies. See last year's courses [here]. Also, learn about Harvard's Korean Language Program [here].

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry is the only up-to-date representative gathering of Korean poetry from the twentieth century in English, far more generous in its selection and material than previous anthologies. It presents 228 poems by 34 modern Korean poets. Columbia University Press

The Edward Willett Wagner Memorial Fund

Professor Wagner (1924-2001) was honored at the Faculty of Arts and Science Faculty Meeting on May 2, 2006.  The text of the Memorial Minute as it was read at the faculty meeting is on-line [link]. Also, the Korea Institute has established a new permanent fund in his honor. The Edward Willett Wagner Memorial Fund will be used to support Korean studies at Harvard and to advance scholarly exchange between Harvard and Korea, especially in Korean history. Donations can be made directly to the Korea Institute via mail using this [form].