Around my first winter at Ewha which was two years ago, every seminar and speech that discussed the future involved topics concerning artificial intelligence. Also, Ewha was pushing itself to provide more in-depth lectures about the subject to the students as well, one example being the development

When news of the Atlanta shootings broke, it hurt. Eight people suddenly gone, six of whom were Asian women. Although physically removed from the country where the attacks occurred, I could sense the Korean community here hurting as well. Friends and acquaintances flooded social media with messages

The very recent issue that is gaining the brightest spotlight is the fundamental transformation around labor and job market. Innovative digital technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) is replacing human labor and jobs in a rapid pace through industrial structure reformation. Of course, the soci

While the world continues battling with the coronavirus, college health professionals are reporting a growing crisis among students struggling with corona blues. An expression combining “coronavirus” and “blues,” corona blues refers to the feeling of depression due to the social and economic consequ

In a horrific brazen attack, eight people in the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia had their lives taken by gunfire. Six victims were Asian women with four being of Korean descent. Robert Aaron Long, the perpetrator, blamed his sex addictions for the shooting and told investigators he did not have a rac

Interest in autonomous driving is on the rise. In October 2020, the Korean government announced its plan to support the implementation of third-level autonomous driving, which is a system where the driver seldom needs to monitor the course of the vehicle . Consequently, autonomous driving was select

In late March 2021, a mother and her two daughters were found dead in their home in Seoul’s Nowon district. The horrific crime has now been labelled as a “stalking-based” crime by a man whose identity was withheld by authorities and was only known as “Kim Mo”. The public, including students on Ewha’

With the pandemic persisting for over a year, Ewha has designed new learning spaces to help students with their online education. The High- tech lecture room is currently available for student use in Ewha Campus Complex (ECC), and the new Ewha-Posco Building Online Learning Space were opened to stud

​​​​​​​#You_can_dance_too (#Bottles_ can_dance_too) is an Ewha student- based group of dancers that teaches fellow Ewha students how to dance along with rhythmic K-pop songs. In 2018, a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that Korean women’s health is at great risk with a staggering

Ewha Mate, a program conducted by the Office of International Student Affairs, helps international students at Ewha to adapt to school life in Korea. Taking dormitory tours and participating in school events, the students spend more than 20 hours together each semester. Unlike mentees of the Ewha PE

Emilie Vandenbegine, a 19-year-old student from Montreal, is an active environmentalist in both Korea and Canada. She came to Korea to take a break from her studies and immerse herself in a project that interests her before starting her bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of Mon

Traveling anywhere in the world alone as a female comes with inherent risks. Travel guides, word or mouth, or blog recommendations on destinations for solo female travelers have been the go-to resource for those going overseas alone. As the world goes more mobile, NomadHer, an application in which w

Feminist activism in Korea during fall 2018 highlighted the necessity of economic and social independence and has been increasingly emphasized among Korean women ever since. Along with this, many underlying gender issues arising in the Korean society have been put under scrutiny. Since then, lots of

​​​​​​​Time runs at the speed of light. You do not have time to look back as the seasons replace each other, the years change, you grow up, and life runs with you, sometimes by you. In this cycle of life, we all strive to achieve something. Someone is chasing fame, someone is after love, someone is

In the past one year, the pandemic has rendered commercial flights not only between South Korea and Vietnam but also between Vietnam and many other countries in the world scarce and unpredictable. There are many Vietnamese students studying in South Korea who have boarded what is so-called a rescue

I get to know a lot of students through the courses I teach. Many students ask me for advice regarding their future careers: what should I do, what should I study, and so on. I’ve had many students in their final year of university tell me they really don’t know what they want to do after they gradu

Approximately a year has passed since life in much of the world came to a stop due to the pandemic. Unfortunately, individuals residing in countries suffering severe outbreaks and many confirmed and reported cases of the coronavirus have had to endure strict anti-COVID-19 measures to control the spr

Harvard Law School professor J. Mark Ramseyer faced global criticism for his controversial academic paper “Contracting for Sex in the Pacific War.” Although Ramseyer’s paper was supposed to be published on the International Review of Law and Economics in March, the issuance has been delayed due to t

Age, nationality, ethnicity and religion are just some of the categories that people fall into. Among them is also gender and it plays a significant part in forming our identities and assigning expected roles. Recently, however, a growing number of people are identifying “gender-free” as neither mal