Freeman Foundation Awarded Grant Of $1.99 Million To The East Asian Studies Program
2002 February
The East Asian Studies Program announced it received a Freeman Foundation grant of $1.99 million over four years. The grant will expand the undergraduate program with new courses, allow the program to accommodate more students, and provide opportunities for students to travel and study in East Asia. The program is the only degree-granting department level East Asian program in the SUNY System. It offers degree programs in Chinese, Japanese, and East Asian Studies, with Korean to be added in 2003.
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Karl Lunta, "Grant Boosts UAlbany East Asian Studies Program," UAlbany Update, February 14, 2002, p. 4; a partial list of the first scholarship winners in May 2002 can be found in "Around UAlbany: Student Scholarships," UAlbany Update, May 9, 2002, p. [7]