
Announcing the 2020 Japan Studies Institute (JSI) Program
June 1-14, 2020
San Diego State University
Join
your colleagues from higher education institutions around the country for
a two-week intensive summer institute focused on the study of Japan. The Japan
Studies Institute (JSI) allows faculty to learn from scholars, business
leaders and artists about Japanese civilization, history,
language, business and education.
JSI offers college and university faculty members
without prior experience in Japanese studies the opportunity to learn from scholars, business
leaders and artists about Japan, both past and present. The
institute encourages participants to develop strategies for incorporating
Japanese studies into courses on their campuses. It involves two
weeks of intensive seminars, lectures, readings, films, and cultural activities
related to Japanese history, culture, literature, government, business,
language and education.
Previous programs have included topics as diverse as
wartime and occupation in Japan, social relations and the changing role of women
in Japan, Japanese foreign policy and regional relations, classical music,
ikebana, calligraphy, introductory Japanese, Japanese film in the classroom,
and philosophical and religious traditions in Japan. Classes are held Monday
through Friday from morning until late afternoon. The formal program is
complemented by off-campus and evening activities. Institute faculty will
include scholars, representatives from the local Japanese community, artists and government officials.
The two-week residential program is held on the San Diego State University (SDSU) campus. JSI Fellowships are available to cover most of the costs of the institute for each participant. While attending the program, participants are
housed in shared suites (separate bedrooms, common living areas) in a residential hall on the university campus. Because of the intensive nature of the program,
families cannot be accommodated and are not permitted to stay in the dormitory.
Fellowships and Program Costs
- Participants: Selected participants' institutions will be required to pay:
- A non-refundable registration fee: $695 (for participants from AASCU member institutions) or $895 (for participants from non-AASCU member institutions)
- Program: Fellowships, provided for all participants, cover most of the following costs:
- Administrative and academic expenses
- Two weeks of campus housing
- A $500 stipend for meals and other expenses
- A maximum reimbursement of $700 for transportation
Sponsors
JSI and its fellowships are made possible by a generous endowment from the Nippon Foundation. AASCU manages and administers the JSI program; SDSU provides the academic program and facilities.
Participants
Participants must be full-time faculty or administrators at two or four-year academic institutions with the potential to impact undergraduate education and have no prior training or professional experience in Japanese studies.
Candidate Selection Process and Timeline:
- Application Deadline: Rolling application through February 2020
- AASCU will make the
final selections and notify final candidates by mid-March
- Final candidates upon
being notified MUST submit a letter of their acceptance along with payment of the
registration fee to AASCU by the end of March
- AASCU will provide
relevant reading materials (i.e., institute textbooks, JSI Participant Guide) to the candidates by the beginning of April
- JSI Fellows arrive at
the SDSU campus on June 1, 2020
- The program officially ends on June 14, 2020