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[Robert Fouser] Looking into global rankings of Korean universities

The Korean media like international rankings and report on them frequently. During the boom years, Korea’s rankings in gross domestic product growth and per capita GDP made for big headlines, but thi...

October 9, 2018
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[Robert J. Fouser] Promoting popular Korean studies

September is moving time in university cities and college towns across Europe and North America as students get settled for the new academic year. For many young people, the move from home to univers...

September 11, 2018
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[Robert Fouser] For more effective urban generation

In recent years, urban regeneration -- or reviving old, rundown neighborhoods -- has become a hot topic among architects and city planners in Korea. Instead of demolishing large areas of a city to ma...

August 28, 2018
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[Robert Fouser] Changed political landscape and North Korea

Thursday is “malbok,” the day that traditionally marks the end of the summer heat. Temperatures at night will soon drop and fall will be in the air. Vacations will end, and schools will start; people...

August 14, 2018
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[Robert J. Fouser] Future direction of social media

This summer, I decided to cut back on my use of social media. I limit my use to a few 10-minute checks a day. That gives me time to wish people happy birthday and interact with posts about important ...

July 31, 2018
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[Robert J. Fouser] Going beyond the minimum wage

The recent announcement that the government plans to raise the minimum wage by 11 percent to 8,350 won ($7.40) next year has sent shock waves through the business community. Small business rallied to...

July 17, 2018
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[Robert J. Fouser] Presenting art in broader context

One of my hobbies is visiting collections of Korean art in museums overseas. My most recent visit was the small collection of Korean art in the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the most popular art m...

July 3, 2018
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[Robert J. Fouser] Trump-Kim summit is another step forward

Reactions to the June 12 summit in Singapore between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reminded me of a popular TV public service announcement in the US in the 1980s. The ...

June 19, 2018
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[Robert Fouser] South Korea’s proactive stance

The news that President Donald Trump had canceled the June summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shocked South Korea as it was getting ready for bed on May 24. The US leader’s sudden change of...

June 1, 2018
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[Robert J. Fouser] Moon Jae-in’s focus on the big picture

The sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un walking across the formal dividing line in Panmunjom to greet President Moon Jae-in amazed the tension-weary South Korean public. After a long day of talk...

May 8, 2018
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[Robert J. Fouser] Managing expectations for the upcoming summits

This Friday President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet for the first time. Expectations are running high that the summit will start a process that leads to peace and eventual...

April 24, 2018
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[Robert J. Fouser] Revisiting multicultural policies

The year 2008 is remembered most around the world for the financial crisis that brought on the worst economic downturn since the 1930s. In South Korea, 2008 is remembered as the first year of recentl...

April 10, 2018
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[Robert J. Fouser] The breakthrough NK summits

The announcement of a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un offers hope for peace on the Korean Peninsula. The summit will follow a meeting in April between Pr...

March 13, 2018
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[Robert J Fouser] The meaning of March 1

Tomorrow marks the 99th anniversary of the March 1 Movement during the darkest hours of Japanese colonial rule. On the afternoon of that day, 33 leaders of the independence movement gathered in Jongn...

February 27, 2018
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[Robert J. Fouser] Moon Jae-in’s pragmatic approach works

North Korea stirs complex emotions, as coverage of the Winter Olympic opening ceremony shows. Most of the coverage naturally focused on Kim Yo-jong, the younger sister of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-...

February 13, 2018
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