The South and Southeast Asian Library Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
UC Berkeley’s South and Southeast Asia Library celebrates its 50th anniversary with a vibrant exhibit.
Read MoreDr. Cheryl Yin, a linguistic anthropologist working on Cambodia, joins UC Berkeley as a postdoctoral fellow
Cheryl Yin is joining the Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies as a 2021-2022 UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Yin recently received her Ph.D. in Linguistic Anthropology from the University of Michigan, with a dissertation on Khmer honorifics. She is from Long Beach, California…
Read MoreUC Berkeley Assistant Professor position in Sanskrit Studies
The Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor in Sanskrit Studies, tenure track. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are core values of the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies. We believe that…
Read MoreProfessor Padmanabh Srivarma Jaini passes away
Our revered colleague, teacher and friend, Professor Padmanabh Srivarma Jaini, master of Buddhist and Jain Studies, passed away on Tuesday May 25, just five months shy from what would have been his 98th birthday. His health had been failing over the last weeks, and he…
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