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SUMMARY:Ceremony / Service:2026 International Institute Graduation and Reception Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The International Institute announces the 2026 Graduation Ceremony. If you are a graduating student who plans to attend the ceremony\, please RSVP at https://myumi.ch/pVeNj. \n\nMichigan Theater\n603 East Liberty Street\nAnn Arbor\n\nCaps and gowns will be recommended\, but not required.\n\nIncludes all Fall 2025\, Winter 2026\, and Summer 2026 graduates from the undergraduate Program in International and Comparative Studies (PICS)\, the Masters in International and Regional Studies (MIRS) and II Area Studies majors\, minors\, and graduate certificate programs including the following centers: African Studies Center\; Center for European Studies\; Center for Japanese Studies\; Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\; Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies\; Center for South Asian Studies\, Center for Southeast Asian Studies\; Center for Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian Studies\; Global Islamic Studies Center\; and Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies.\n\nFull graduation details at https://myumi.ch/E8XRp
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147224
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Area Studies,Graduation,international institute
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260227T094340
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261031T090000
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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:The 31st Central Association of Teachers of Japanese Conference (CATJ 31)
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the 31st Central Association of Teachers of Japanese Conference (CATJ) to be hosted jointly by the University of Michigan and Oakland University on Oct. 31\, 2026. The conference will be held at the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, MI. \n\nThe conference theme is “Reimagining Japanese Language Education: Challenges\, Opportunities\, and Transformations\,” seeking to provide opportunities to learn and discuss a rich array of topics\, including pedagogical challenges\, broader curricular challenges\, the survival of individual programs\, and program advocacy.\n\nWe welcome all current and future Japanese language professionals from the Midwest region and beyond across the US and Canada\, as well as various institutions\, including K-16 schools. \n\nDr. Suwako Watanabe\, the department chair and Professor of Japanese at Portland State University and a Board member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)\, will be a plenary speaker.   \n\nFor further information or inquiries\, please contact event organizers Akiko Imamura\, Ph.D. (University of Michigan)\, at aimamura@umich.edu\, and Akiko Kashiwagi-Wood\, Ph.D. (Oakland University)\, at kashiwag@oakland.edu
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145929
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Asian Languages And Cultures,center for japanese studies,conference,Culture,Education,japan,Japanese Studies,Language
LOCATION:Michigan League - Vandenburg
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