On October 13, Nathaniel Greenberg will deliver a talk for the Richmond World Affairs Council. The talk will address the state of American Public Diplomacy in the Middle East and consider some of the major findings from his new book The Long War of Ideas.

Professor Paul S. Cha (Modern and Classical Languages, Korean Studies) will discuss his just-published book, Forging Protestant Allies: How the Cold War Recast South Korea as a Landscape of Christian Vitality. Why has South Korea long been heralded as a Christian "success story" when only about 30 percent of its population identifies as Christian? Professor Cha shows that the popularization of South Korea's image as a Protestant stronghold took shape during the Korean War.

Dr. Young Jung, associate professor of Korean studies and CHSS alumna (PhD '14), has been named a 2026 CHSS Distinguished Alumni – Faculty honoree. Her work, including Korean Kirogi Families (Bloomsbury, 2024), and her leadership in building Mason's nationally ranked Korean program were recognized.