Faculty News

Sy Boles, Harvard Staff Writer May 21, 2026 Photographer captured daily life as South Koreans transitioned to peace More than 20 years ago, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology got a call from a photographer named Roger Marshutz. He wondered if...

Link to full article: https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/2026/05/designers-of-mountain-and-water-int…) Designers of Mountain...

Sun Joo Kim is named the inaugural prize winner for Best English-Language Article in Korean History by the Chos ǒn History Society (CHS) for the article “ The Fluid Religious Landscape of Chosŏn Korea: The Hermitage of Eternal Memory (Yŏngsa-am 永思庵) and...

The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is thrilled to announce the Carter J. Eckert Book Prize in Korean Studies. Honoring Professor Carter J. Eckert, a luminary in the field of Korean history, the prize recognizes recent publications that are grounded...

At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Feb. 3, 2026, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Carter Joel Eckert was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty. Carter Joel Eckert was born on May 11, 1945, in Chicago...

A treasure trove for K-pop fans Anna Lamb, Harvard Staff Writer March 26, 2026 ‘Korean Stars’ course inspires Yenching’s 17-box collection of merch spanning ’90s to today Anyone who has tuned into an American radio station in the past year has likely been...

Carter Eckert, Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean History, is one of the 2022-23 winners of the Everett I. Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award (pictured above and listed below). This award is presented annually to one or more Harvard faculty members...

The Korea Institute is pleased to announce the Spring 2023 Kim Koo Visiting Professor at Harvard University. Katharine H.S. Moon, Kim Koo Visiting Professor in the Department of Government, Spring 2023 Headshot image of Dr. Katharine Moon Katharine (Kathy...

Glossolalia and the Problem of Language Nicholas Harkness Published by the University of Chicago Press Glossolalia and the Problem of Language, by Professor Nicholas Harkness, Modern Korean Economy and Society Professor of Anthropology, was awarded...

Glossolalia and the Problem of Language Nicholas Harkness Published by the University of Chicago Press Speaking in tongues, also known as glossolalia, has long been a subject of curiosity as well as vigorous theological debate. A worldwide phenomenon that...