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Robert Clough, Light Fellowship Director
As Director of the Light Fellowship, and in concert both with the on-campus Executive Committee and with the Light Foundation Trustees based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Robert Clough assists in the program's overall development.
Robert worked in Wakayama, Japan for nearly six years and studied in northern China for two before returning to the United States to pursue graduate studies. His academic interests are in historic preservation and community and economic development. As an educator, Robert has guided student groups in Japan, assisted first-year language studies of both Japanese and Chinese, and taught Introduction to Philosophy courses to undergraduates. A lifelong student of the region’s languages and cultures, his experiences in East Asia culminated in his working for the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) to support international exchange, research, and educational outreach about Asia. He has developed, administered and evaluated grant and fellowship programs at various mission-driven organizations, including CGP, Dartmouth College, the Salzburg Seminar, and the Vermont Community Foundation. Robert holds a B.A. in Philosophy, a M.A. in East Asian Studies, and a M.P.A. with a concentration in effective grantmaking and nonprofit management (expected completion May 2012).
Alan Baubonis, Light Fellowship Assistant Director
Alan strives to engage with students, and to share their enthusiasm about going to study language and enrich themselves through cultural immersion abroad.
After graduating from Boston University with a B.A. in Anthropology and Chinese, Alan moved to Qingdao, China. He spent two years there studying Chinese and practicing/researching martial arts. From 2007 to 2010, he worked in the Council on East Asian Studies at Yale, running China-related event programming and serving as Graduate Registrar.
Julia Bakes, Light Fellowship Administrative Assistant
Having spent a significant portion of her early life traveling overseas, Julia identifies greatly with the core values of the Light Fellowship’s mission. She is extraordinarily pleased to be able to assist in facilitating such experiences for students with the Fellowships team. Julia is currently studying English with a minor in Anthropology.
Light Fellowship Executive Committee
Daniel Botsman, Chair (BIO) - Professor, Japanese Studies
Chair, Council on East Asian Studies
Seungja Choi -
Senior Lector, Korean
East Asian Languages & Literatures
Jane Edwards - Dean
Center for International and Professional Experience
Edward Kamens (BIO) - Professor, Japanese Studies
Chair (fall term), East Asian Languages & Literatures
Angela Lee-Smith - Senior Lector, Korean
East Asian Languages & Literatures
Tina Lu - Professor, Chinese Literature
Chair (spring term), East Asian Languages & Literatures
Yoshiko Maruyama -
Senior Lector, Japanese
East Asian Languages & Literatures
Kelly McLaughlin (BIO) -
Director
Interim Director, Richard U. Light Fellowship
Deputy Director, Center for International and Professional Experience
Nancy Ruther (BIO) -
Associate Director
MacMillan Center
Anne Underhill - Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies
Anthropology
Peisong Xu - Senior Lector, Chinese
East Asian Languages & Literatures
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