{"id":145,"date":"2025-09-09T13:34:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/gender-race-and-area-studies\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2025-09-09T15:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T19:18:14","slug":"honors-and-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/gender-race-and-area-studies\/academics\/asian-studies-ba\/honors-and-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors and awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Asian Studies, B.A.<\/h1>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Navigation 2\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button 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href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/gender-race-and-area-studies\/academics\/asian-studies-ba\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Overview<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/gender-race-and-area-studies\/academics\/asian-studies-ba\/curriculum\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Curriculum<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/gender-race-and-area-studies\/academics\/asian-studies-ba\/study-abroad\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Study abroad<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/gender-race-and-area-studies\/academics\/asian-studies-ba\/honors-and-awards\/\"><span 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In consultation with the thesis adviser, the student will invite a second reader to read the honors thesis and to participate in a one-hour thesis defense with the student and the thesis adviser. The two faculty readers will then determine whether the thesis has met the requirements for honors, and whether the student will graduate with honors, high honors, or highest honors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will present their work at the Academic Spree Day either as a poster session or as a panel presentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dr. Lee Gurel \u201948 Asian Studies Award is presented to an outstanding graduating senior for academic excellence in Asian studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honors and awards The Honors Program in Asian studies provides advanced undergraduate students with an opportunity to engage in focused and in-depth research on an issue of deep scholarly interest. 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