East-West Center | University of Hawaiʻi System News

Innovative programs win $750K in provost’s competition

February 18, 2020
UH News

The competition is designed to increase cross-unit and cross-disciplinary collaboration in strategic areas that have a strong possibility for success in building on UH Mānoa’s strengths while addressing challenges.

East-West Center ranked No. 4 Best Government Affiliated Think Tank

February 6, 2020
UH News

The University of Pennsylvania 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report also ranked the East-West Center ninth in the Best Regional Studies category.

East-West Center board elects James K. Scott as new chairman

October 3, 2019
UH News

The former Punahou President was first appointed to the East-West Center Board of Governors by Governor David Ige in May 2017.

In memoriam: Respected business leader and former UH dean Wesley Park

July 30, 2019
UH News

Wesley “Wes” T. Park, a former University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa dean and East-West Center vice president, passed away on July 14, 2019.

East-West Center alumnus named top U.S. diplomat for Asia Pacific

June 14, 2019
UH News

David R. Stilwell is the new U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

In memoriam: Iconic architect IM Pei

May 17, 2019
UH News

His imprint lives on at the UH Mānoa campus in the building legacies of Kennedy Theatre and the East-West Center’s Hawaiʻi Imin International Conference Center.

UH graduate students sing a song of inclusion

March 4, 2019
UH News

East-West Center affiliates record a music album to raise awareness about the global refugee crisis.

Graduate students from 25 nations gather to focus on Asia-Pacific research

February 19, 2019
UH News

The East-West Center hosts an international conference February 14–16 that was planned and attended by UH students.

East-West Center ranks among world’s best think tanks

February 7, 2019
UH News

The institution moved up four places to number three, behind large organizations World Bank, Asian Development Bank and U.S. Congressional Research Service.

Obama addresses emerging Asia-Pacific leaders at UH

January 7, 2019
UH News

The Obama Foundation convened 21 future leaders from 16 countries and territories across the Asia-Pacific region in a workshop at the East-West Center adjacent to the UH Mānoa campus.