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Celebrating Three Newly Tenured Faculty

September 02, 2026

The department is pleased to celebrate the following recently tenured faculty:

Jungwon Kim

Jungwon Kim
King Sejong Associate Professor of Korean Studies

John Phan

John Phan
Associate Professor of Vietnamese Studies

Ying Qian

Ying Qian
Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures

EALAC is proud to recognize this significant milestone and their contributions to the department. Please join us in congratulating them on this achievement!

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