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From: cxl@po.CWRU.EDU (Catherine Lynch)

Subject: Fellowship Announcement (fwd) Japanese Studies in the

Curriculum

>From:DARVICHK@aascu.nche.edu

*****Announcing the Sasakawa Fellowship Competition*****

Fellowships will be awarded to twenty-four full-time faculty

members for participation in the National Faculty Development

Institute on"Incorporating Japanese Studies into the Undergraduate

Curriculum," sponsored by the American Association of State

Colleges and Universities.

The Institute will be held June 7 to July 8, 1995 at San Diego

State University. The Program involves four weeks of intensive

seminars, lectures, readings and workshops focused on the major

historical, political, economic, and cultural trends and

achievements of the Japanese people.

Applicants must hold faculty appointments in the humanities,

social sciences or a relevant professional field at an AASCU member

institution and teach undergraduate students. Individuals who are

not Japan specialists but are interested in expanding their

academic compententcies and infusing Japanese studies into the

courses they teach are encouraged to apply. The award supports

participation in the Japan Studies Institute and covers housing in

two-bedroom suites on the San Diego State University campus, up to

$500 for transportation, and a $675 stipend for meals and

other expenses.

Fellowship applications are due by February 28, 1995. For

application materials, contact the AASCU Office of International

Programs at One Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036.

Phone 202/857-1835; Fax 202/296-5819; Internet

worldview@aascu.nche.edu

Sasakawa fellowships are supported by an endowment to AASCU by

the Sasakawa Foundation.

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