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Undergraduate certificate in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies in the works

Oct. 25, 2020

The Center for Asian Studies has received a grant from the U. S. Department of Education's Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages (UISFL) program for AYs 20-23, which will allow the center to further develop offerings in Tibetan and Himalayan studies at the 麻豆视频. The grant has...

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Official Launch of the Tibet Himalaya Initiative

Dec. 1, 2015

The Tibet Himalaya Initiative (THI) at CU Boulder celebrated the success of its inaugural semester with a graduate colloquium and reception in the Koenig Alumni Center on November 11, 2015. More than twenty-five graduate students, faculty, and supporters of THI from CU, Naropa University, and the Boulder community gathered for...

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Donagh Coleman's Tukdam Film Screening at CU Boulder

March 13, 2023

On Thursday March 9, the Tibet Himalaya Initiative held a film screening of Donagh Coleman鈥檚 new film, Tukdam: Between Worlds , in the Chancellor鈥檚 auditorium. The event, which was co-sponsored by the Rene Crown Wellness Institute, was very successful, with roughly 150 people in attendance. The audience included not only...

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CU Boulder Tibetan Losar 2023 Celebration鈥� A Big Hit

Feb. 27, 2023

On February 24 th , 2023, the 麻豆视频 ushered in the new Tibetan year of the Water Hare with Losar celebrations. Losar (嘟｀郊嗉嬥絺嘟︵舰嗉�) meaning New Year in Tibetan is celebrated widely across the Tibetan Plateau and in the Himalayan regions of Nepal, India, and Bhutan. Taking place...

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THI Lunch Symposium with Tibetan Women Writers on Friday, April 22nd

May 2, 2022

The Tibet Himalaya Initiative was honored to host a lunch symposium with Tibetan women writers Tsedron Kyi, Nyima Tso, and Min Nangzey at Koenig Alumni Center on April 22nd. These writers are prominent women's voices in the Tibetan literary scene, both on the plateau and in the diaspora. The lunch...

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Searching for Grass and Water - Photo Exhibit Launched, Continues until May 27th

May 2, 2022

On Wednesday April 13, the Tibet Himalaya Initiative, partnering with the CU Libraries, hosted a lecture by photographer and author Daniel Miller, 鈥淭he World of Tibetan Nomads, 鈥楧rokpa.鈥欌�� Held in the Center for British Studies, the talk was attended by about 80 participants, including many undergraduate and graduate students, faculty...

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Kayden Translation Symposium on "Buddhist Women and the Literary in Tibet" on Friday, October 22

Oct. 24, 2021

Thanks to all who attended the Kayden Translation Symposium on "Buddhist Women and the Literary in Tibet" on Friday, October 22 at the Koenig Alumni Center. It was a beautiful autumn day to sit together as Tibetan Studies faculty, visiting scholars, graduate students, and area translators to discuss translations of...

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New Journal of Bhutan & Himalayan Research Launched by CU Alum Sonam Nyenda

Dec. 7, 2020

Announcing the inauguration of the International Journal for Bhutan & Himalayan Research (IJBHR). The journal was launched by CU Boulder alumnus Sonam Nyenda (MA in Religious Studies, 2015), now serving on the faculty at the College for Language and Cultural Studies (CLSC) in Takse, Bhutan. It is an outgrowth of...

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Undergraduate certificate in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies in the works

Oct. 25, 2020

The Center for Asian Studies has received a grant from the U. S. Department of Education's Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages (UISFL) program for AYs 20-23, which will allow the center to further develop offerings in Tibetan and Himalayan studies at the 麻豆视频. The grant has...

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New Book on The Politics of Language Contact in the Himalaya, co-edited by Selma Sonntag

Sept. 30, 2019

Congrats to Selma ("Sam") Sonntag on this new volume, co-edited with Mark Turin! The book is open access and is available for free here . This highly original and timely collection brings together case studies from salient areas of the Himalayan region to explore the politics of language contact. Promoting...

THI Faculty and Student News

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New Publication by THI Faculty: Living Treasure, edited by Holly Gayley and Andrew Quintman

June 17, 2023

The Tibet Himalaya Initiative is delighted to announce the publication of Living Treasure: Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in Honor of Janet Gyatso , a set of 29 essays celebrating the life and research of Janet Gyatso, edited by Holly Gayley and Andrew Quintman. The essays in this festschrift align with...

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Alumnus Sonam Nyenda founds Bhutan & Himalaya Research Centre at Royal University of Bhutan

March 25, 2018

CU Boulder Alumnus Sonam Nyenda (MA in Religious Studies, 2015) recently founded the Bhutan & Himalaya Research Centre at Royal University of Bhutan (RUB). He is faculty at the College for Language and Cultural Studies (CLSC) in Takse, Bhutan. The goal of the Bhutan & Himalaya Research Centre (BHRC) is...

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Photo Essay on Ladakh鈥檚 Artificial Glaciers by Sierra Gladfelter and Eben Yonnetti

March 11, 2018

This photo essay captures the dreams and realities surrounding artificial glaciers in Ladakh. Informed by three months of preliminary research, it presents some visual evidence to accompany the authors鈥� reflections while on Fulbright-Nehru Student Research grants in India. The authors, Sierra Gladfelter and Eben Yonnetti, are alumni of the Tibet...

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Photo Essay on Tibetan Folk Music in Nepal by Mason Brown

Jan. 21, 2018

Doctoral student in ethnomusicology, Mason Brown , shares vignettes of his dissertaton fieldwork on Tibetan folk music in Nepal. Visit the full photo essay, "Folk Songs in Nubri" here .