On Nov. 3, it was announced that the College of Oriental Languages (COL) would now be called the College of Asian Language & Culture, at the closing ceremony of ASIA WEEK 2016.

The purpose of renaming is to effectively represent the many different types of language majors in the college. Also, the word “oriental” is no longer used in academia. Therefore the COL held a contest to find a new name, and the COL will be called by its newly selected name from now on.