Acknowledgements

Exhibition Curators

  • Jee-Young Park, Korean Studies Librarian, Stanford University Libraries (2024-present); Korean Studies Librarian, University of Chicago Library (2011-2024)
  • Yihyun Kim , Head Manager, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies
  • Hye Min Chung, Program Manager, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies

Advisors

  • Kyeong-Hee Choi, Associate Professor in Modern Korean Literature, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago
  • Yoosuk Kim, President, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies

Research Assistants

  • Ethan Waddell, Assistant Professor of Korean Literature & Culture, University of Colorado Boulder (2024-present); PhD Student, Modern Korean Literature, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago (2017-2024)
  • Jeongrim Lee, Director of Library & E-Learning, Midwest University Library (2023-present); Korea Foundation Visiting Librarian Intern, University of Chicago Library (2022-2023)

Acknowledgements

The curatorial team expresses its deepest gratitude to the following individuals and organizations for their unwavering support and collaboration in making Forest of Leaders: Talents and Impact of UChicago’s Korean International Students possible. Their commitment, guidance, and advice has been instrumental to elevating the impact of this showcase.

Organizations

  • Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies [한국고등교육재단]
  • The University of Chicago Library
  • SK Group [SK 그룹]
  • SK Heritage Museum [SK 기념관]
  • Center for East Asian Studies
  • UChicago Global
  • Independence Hall of Korea [독립기념관]

Individuals

  • Young-Kee Kim, Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Physics, Enrico Fermi Institute, and the College and Senior Advisor to the Provost for Global Scientific Initiatives, University of Chicago
  • All the University of Chicago professors and students who participated in the exhibition