Mongolian Studies is like an untapped gold mine
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ACMS welcomes Mongolian President Elbegdorj at the University of Pennsylvania campus Sept. 23
At the recommendation of the ACMS, Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj will give a special lecture at the University of Pennsylvania at 4:00pm on Friday, September 23rd, 2016. The University of Pennsylvania houses the ACMS US office, and is an emerging center for Mongolian Studies in North America. ACMS Members and friends can attend the lecture [...]
ACMS US Office hosts 23 summer scholars for a four-week NEH Summer Institute on “Modern Mongolia: Heritage and Tradition Amid Changing Realities”
NEH Summer Institute co-directors Morris Rossabi and David Dettmann with Summer Scholars at Penn's Richard Indiana Love Statue From June 6-July 1st, 2016, the ACMS US Office at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia hosted an NEH-supported summer institute on the theme of Modern Mongolia. 23 university and college educators from around the [...]
ACMS hosts group of University of Pennsylvania students for “A Tale of Two Capitals” program
Penn Student group with co-directors David Dettmann and Mienhwa Chiang and ACMS Resident Director Marc Tasse outside the ACMS office in UB From May 14 to 29, 2016 ACMS US Director David Dettmann and Mienhwa Chiang (Director of the Chinese Language Program, University of Pennsylvania) led a short term study abroad tour for [...]
Change and Continuity in Mongolian Pastoral Social-Ecological Systems: A Synthesis of 20 Years of Interdisciplinary Research
Title: Change and Continuity in Mongolian Pastoral Social-Ecological Systems: A Synthesis of 20 Years of Interdisciplinary Research Location: Mongolia–Japan Center When: June 7th, 2016, 11:00 am Organizer: Mongolian Academy of Science About the speaker: María E. Fernández-Giménez is a Professor of Rangeland Social-Ecological Systems in the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship at Colorado State University. [...]
Official translation of the new “Law for Protection of Mongolia’s Cultural Heritage” and the associated official application form
By Dr. Ann M. Altman, Hamden, CT (annaltman@gmail.com) In May 2014, the Mongolian government passed a law designed to protect Mongolia’s cultural heritage. The purpose of the law is outlined in the first paragraph, as follows: “The purpose of the law is to regulate relations pertaining to investigation, registration, research, classification, assessment, preservation, protection, restoration, recreation, [...]
Introducing Mongolian Field Notes
The ACMS is excited to announce the launching of a new online research publication called Mongolian Field Notes which will be available periodically tentatively starting May 1st, 2016. Mongolia Field Notes will communicate academic research about Mongolia to broader audiences. They are modeled on the successful Asia Pacific Memo produced by the Institute of Asian [...]
ACMS welcomes Dr. Julia Clark as resident Cultural Heritage Program Coordinator
With support from the Henry Luce Foundation, the American Center for Mongolian Studies has initiated a Cultural Heritage Program (CHP) that is being directed from its Ulaanbaatar office. This program will host several fellows each year in the area of cultural heritage in Mongolia. Researchers will support the documentation and preservation of both the tangible [...]