Congratulations to Yingjie Li, Runqing Qi, and Yu Zhang: Recipients of the 2025 Exceptional OER Creation Award

Asuka Morley — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:22:51 +0000

Congratulations to Yingjie Li, Runqing Qi, and Yu Zhang: Recipients of the 2025 Exceptional OER Creation Award Asuka Morley Wed, 08/27/2025 - 09:22

We are delighted to celebrate Teaching Professor of Chinese Yingjie Li and Assistant Teaching Professors of Chinese Runqing Qi and Yu Zhang on receiving the 2025 Exceptional OER Creation Award at the Colorado Open Educational Resources (OER) Conference.

The award honors their innovative work on EverFlow Mandarin: An Intermediate-Advanced Level OER Chinese Textbook, a project that makes advanced Mandarin study more accessible by removing the burden of textbook costs.

This year, the Colorado Department of Higher Education and the OER community recognized outstanding contributions across five award categories. Among them, Li, Qi, and Zhang’s EverFlow Mandarin stood out for its creativity, quality, and lasting impact on the OER landscape.

“It’s incredible to see how the use of OER has expanded over the past several years,” said Dr. Angie Paccione, CDHE Executive Director. “When we remove the cost of access, we remove the limits on potential.”

The team’s work not only supports students at CU Boulder, but also opens opportunities for Mandarin learners worldwide. We are proud to celebrate their achievement and look forward to the continued impact of their contributions in advancing accessible, high-quality education.

(Photo: Left – Yu Zhang, Center – Yingjie Li, Right – Runqing Qi)

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Boulder Meeting of the Western Branch of the American Society for Premodern Asia (ASPA, formerly AOS)

Asuka Morley — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:36:05 +0000

Boulder Meeting of the Western Branch of the American Society for Premodern Asia (ASPA, formerly AOS) Asuka Morley Wed, 06/25/2025 - 08:36

Our department is delighted to host the annual meeting of the American Society for Premodern Asia (ASPA, formerly AOS), Western Branch, this year. The conference will start on Thursday, October 16, at 1 PM and conclude with a reception at the Koenig Alumni Center on the evening of Saturday, October 18.

For the call for papers and the registration form, due on July 21, please see the WBASPA website.

For the conference schedule, please visit the conference page.

If you have questions, please email antje.richter@colorado.edu.

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