What do you really know about Taiwan? The University of Texas wants to help you learn more. Beginning in the fall of 2010, the Department of Asian Studies will offer a new undergraduate degree program in Taiwan Studies – one of the first universities in the world to do so. In addition to the degree program, the department will expand its graduate program offerings and areas of research. The new studies track is funded in part by a grant from Taiwan’s Department of Education, in recognition of the scope and quality of UT faculty research, publications and educational course offerings. “The University of Texas at Austin has a three-decade history of commitment to the study of Taiwan that is unparalleled in the United States,” said Peilin Liang, an Asian Studies postdoctoral fellow … Read entire article »