East Asian Languages, Literatures & Cultures
East Asian Languages, Literatures & Cultures

Statement of Support

The Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures stands with UVA President James Ryan and over six hundred other college and university presidents in opposing unprecedented government overreach and political interference in American higher education. As members of a public university and in service of democracy and the public good, we express our bedrock commitment to (1) academic and intellectual freedom; (2) free and open inquiry; (3) our core missions of teaching and research in pursuit of truth; (4) the autonomy of colleges and universities to conduct their affairs free of undue government intrusion and the coercive use of public funding; and (5) constructive engagement that will improve our institutions and serve our republic.

The Great Wall of China
The ARC, South Korea
Korea
Mount Fiji, Japan
Japan culture
China
Shea House

Shea House

Shea House provides a language immersion environment to enhance students' linguistic and cultural competence in their target language and culture by offering quality programming with meaningful activities. The leadership of the Shea House facilitates multi-cultural and cross-cultural activities to prepare the residents and all associated language students of the UVA community to flourish in a global community. 

Shea House offers Chinese, Japanese, Korean and other residential language programs. 

Check out the Shea House website here and consider to become a part of the wonderful multi-lingual, multi-cultural community.  

Shea House 2024-2025 Application Deadlines:

  • October 1 – application opens for students - http://housing.virginia.edu/application
  • November 6 – application deadline for all language houses and residential colleges -- Student's deadline.