C.S. Lewis, a British scholar and novelist once said, “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art...It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survi

During my six years at Ewha, several students have asked me how to study English, so here is one advice. Keep in mind that there is no magic trick that will enable you to speak English fluently in jus

There once was a farmer who had two very intelligent and curious daughters who liked to ask many questions. He was troubled, however, because he could not answer all of their questions. Therefore, he

This year’s Easter is over. Every year when I am on the Lenten Season, which is for a period of approximately six weeks leading up to Easter, I try to go through this period of time by thinking

I was recently asked to give a talk at the Harvard College in Asia Program held at Ewha a few weeks back. The conference was titled “Technology and Social in Justice.” It was attended by a

Welcome to Ewha! You just made a choice to change the world. Despite having achieved a milestone in your academic life, you must go on. There is always more to learn, more to do, and more to accomplis

Fellow members of the Ewha community, I have a very simple request—one I have nagged my friends and students about for so long that I want to make it public. It is this: Please turn off the ligh

I have been asked to offer my thoughts in this first edition of the Ewha Voice for the academic year 2012. Many issues could be addressed – from the political rise of Kim Jong-un to the politica

Last semester I received a call from a Seoul area high school teacher who inquired about the use of an uncommon English collocation that a student had written on her cloze test. The teacher thought th

Earlier this month I attended a conference about competition in the Korean society (SBS’s Future Korea Report: Competition Dilemma). Presenters lamented that there is excessive competition in li

Everyone likes to feel special, and enjoys making other people feel special, too. One morning last week, I phoned my neighbour from the apartment parking lot and told him in my broken Korean that he h

About ten years ago, when I studied business related subjects, I had come to believe that the goal of company was to maximize profit. One day I read a case study about a US power plant company, and a

The Korean economy’s dependence on foreign trade is nearly 90 percent, so the Korea’s case would be somewhat different from that of Japan, whose dependence on foreign trade is only about 2

As the Korea-EU free trade agreement goes into effect, the legal services market faces an imminent turning point. The Korean economy has attained rapid growth through market opening and competition. T

After several years in banking and finance, I landed into my current career field as a professor at the world’s largest women’s university. One part of my job as a professor is that I actu

So you want to be a lawyer or thinking of law school?But what is a lawyer’s life like in a “typical day” and what types of career paths, both domestic and international, exist with a

“I’m confused!” “I do not know how and where I place the information unites in preparation of the mid-term!” “Please confirm whether my note-taking is correct.&rdqu

Elites Attract Smart GirlsIn the surveys, more than 80% of Ewha students put an emphasis on high educational background and intelligence. Not surprisingly, this result reflects women’s tendency

Hopes Up, Ugly Joe’s! Here is good news for many plain Joe’s. For females, handsome appearance is not a significant factor in choosing their mates. This is because, biologically speaking,

Among overflowing questions posted on “the flower garden of secrets,” Ewha online community, the vast majority of questions are regarding boys. Some single Ewha girls ask questions like &l