People

Asian Studies at Boston University has grown over the last two decades into one of the best and most comprehensive clusters of faculty and resources in New England. Over fifty full-time faculty and instructors focus on Asia across nearly all relevant fields and geographical areas, from East Asia all the way to Turkey.

Many of our faculty members are internationally renowned leaders in their fields. And while we are justifiably proud of such luminaries as Ha Jin (winner of the National Book Award for fiction), Robert Hefner (former president of the Association for Asian Studies), and Husain Haqqani (currently on leave to serve as Pakistani Ambassador to the United States), many others have been the recipients of prestigious prizes and research fellowships. Moreover, our faculty members are enthusiastic teachers who offer an unusually comprehensive set of courses.

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