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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Coordinator of the Asian Studies Program Erin McCarthy has been elected chair of the Board of Directors of ASIANetwork, a consortium of over 170 North American colleges and universities.

ASIANetwork "strives to strengthen the role of Asian Studies in undergraduate liberal arts education in an increasingly interdependent world." McCarthy has been on its Board of Directors since 2006.

McCarthy earned her bachelor's degree in French and philosophy from Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, and the Ph.D. in from the University of Ottawa.

More: A Web profile of Erin McCarthy

The ASIANetwork Web site

Posted: April 2, 2008