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Asian Studies at Cornell comprises a university-wide faculty who, together, present a highly inter-disciplinary approach to the complex civilizations of Asia. Forty-five members of the Asian Studies Department specialize in languages, linguistics, literatures and religions, while thirty-five associated faculty throughout the university teach courses on Asia in their own disciplines, from art history and government to rural sociology. Faculty research interests are thus highly diverse.


Keith W. Taylor, Department Chairperson
Robin McNeal, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Dan Boucher, Director of Graduate Studies for MA/PhD in East Asian Literature
Daniel Gold, Director of Graduate Studies for MA in Asian Studies
Jane Marie Law, Director of Graduate Studies for PhD in Asian Religions