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Late Entries

Saturday, Nov. 9, ILASSA Conference Fundraising Party, at 500 East 41st St., corner of Duval and 41st. 9:00 p.m. Donation is $3.00. Hosted by the ILASSA Conference Committee. For more info., call Liza Rodríguez or Michelle Korczynski, 462-6042.

Tuesday, Nov. 12

Film Series, in Spanish: 18 Lustrums of Life in Mexico in the Twentieth Century. Every Tuesday, Oct. 29-Dec. 3 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by UNAM-San Antonio. 600 Hemisfair Park. For more info., call 210/222-8626.

Thursday, Nov. 14

Immigration Seminar for Lawyers, Law Students and ILAS Students. 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. $100 registration fee; $30 for students; free for ILAS students that assist an attorney with a case as a translator, human rights documentor, or as an interpreter/paralegal. Sponsored by the Travis County Bar Assoc. and PAPA (Political Asylum Project of Austin). Texas Law Ctr., 14th and Colorado, Rm. 104. For info., call PAPA, 478-0546.

Exhibit opening. Mexican Poster in the War against Aids. 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by UNAM-San Antonio. 600 Hemisfair Park. For info., call 210/222-8626.

AIDS in Mexico, Lecture series in Spanish via videoconference from UNAM in Mexico City. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sponsored by UNAM-San Antonio. 600 Hemisfair Park. For more info., call 210/222-8626.

Job Opportunities

Spanish-speaking Trainers with Experience in Agroforestry in Latin America. Needed for training, to take place in United States, mid-Jan. through Feb. 1997. Should have experience training Latin American small farmers in agroforestry and be familiar with the Central American environment and ecology. Spanish fluency required, FSI 3 minimum. Interested individuals should fax résumés to: 206/217-9643. For more info., call Linda Vernooy, 206/217-9644.

Project Director, Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, DC, for a new program designed to promote more consistent and effective international attention to Central America and enhance cooperation on key policy issues among countries of the region. Interested candidates should mail or fax letter, résumé, and at least one writing sample to: Katherine Anderson, Manager for Administration and Finance, Inter-American Dialogue, 1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20036. Fax: 202/822-9553. No phone calls please. For more info. about job responsibilities and qualification requirements, contact Emily Nordloh in the ILAS Professional Development Office, 512/471-5551.

Vice President and Director of Studies (VP-DOS) at the Council on Foreign Relations, New York City. Senior person directly responsible for the substantive content and management of the Studies Program; reports directly to the Council President on matters of programs and personnel, provides intellectual leadership, recruits resident and nonresident Fellows and project directors, motivates and guides the staff, determines the identity and terms of reference of the 10-30 Study Group and task forces under way at any given time, and actively manages the Studies budget and all other aspects of the Studies Program. The Studies Dept. has a staff of over 50, including 25-30 fellows. Salary $120,000-$150,000. Consideration of candidates will begin in Oct. and conclude as soon as possible thereafter. The candidate selected will start at the earliest feasible date, ideally very shortly after Jan. 1, 1997. To apply and for further info.: Edward K. Hamilton, Chairman, Hamilton, Rabinovitz & Alschuler, Inc., 1990 South Bundy Dr., Suite 777, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Tel. 310/979-4146; fax 310/ 820-6778.

Director of the Division of Foreign Languages, University of Texas at San Antonio. Chief academic administrator of the Division and reports to the Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Humanities. The Division offers B.A. programs in Spanish, French, and German, an M.A. program in Spanish, and coursework in other languages. Qualifications required include a Ph.D. or other doctoral degree and qualifications for the rank of Full Professor in one of the chief disciplines of the Division: Spanish, French, German, or Russian. The position is a full-time, twelve month appointment, beginning no later than Sept. 1, 1997. Letter of application, including vita, and three letters of reference, must be postmarked no later than Nov. 15, 1996. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens must state their current visa and residency status. Send application materials, as well as nominations, to: Chair, Director of Search Committee, Division of Foreign Languages, c/o Office of the Dean, College of Fine Arts and Humanities, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX 78249-0641.

Financial Development Associate, Washington Office on Latin America. This position is to expand and diversify the funding base and manage the day-to-day responsibilities for the fundraising activities of the organization, including oversight of an admin. asst. for financial development. Send letter of application, résumé, two writing samples, and names and phone numbers of three references to: Washington Office on Latin America, Attn: Financial Development Associate Search, 400 C Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20002. Deadline: Nov. 19.

Entry level, tenure-track position in Latino Studies at Dartmouth College, to begin in fall 1997. Candidates must have a primary social science research focus on Latino population in the U.S. and a commitment to teaching Laino Studies within an undergraduate curriculum. The position will be a joint appointment in the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Program and a Social Science Department (Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, or Sociology). Ph.D. must be in hand or to be completed before Sept. 1997. Nominations and applications should be sent to: Marysa Navarro, Chair of Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Dartmouth College, 1 Reed Hall, Hanover, NH 03755. Review of applications will begin on Jan. 15, 1997. Complete applications should include a letter of interest, a current résumé, three references, and relevant reprints.

Calls for Papers

Call for papers. XVII ILASSA Conference, Feb. 28 & March 1, 1997. Deadline for abstracts on Latin American topics has been extended to Nov. 11 (Monday), 1996. Contact Liza Rodríguez , 512/471-5551/462-6042.; fax 512/471-3090; <lizarodriguez[email address removed to reduce spam]; .

Call for papers. National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, National Conference, Feb. 11-15, 1997. Abstracts, not to exceed 2 pages, should be submitted which relate to any aspect of the Hispanic and Latino experience. Subjects may include, but are not limited to, literature, demographics, history, poitics, economics, education, and health care. Individual papers must be presented in no more than 25 minutes. Deadline for abstracts: Dec. 5, 1996. Send abstracts to: Dr. Lemuel Berry, Jr., Exective Director, NAHLS, Morehead State University, 212 Rader Hall, Morehead, KY 40351-1689. Tel. 606/783-2650; FAX 606/783-5046.

Call for papers. Southwest Council of Latin American Studies (SCOLAS), annual meeting to be held Feb. 20-22, 1997, Austin, TX. The theme is: The Borderlands and Beyond: North American Regional Integration as a Work in Progress. Please identify the topic of your panel, the title of the papers, and the names and affiliations of the people who will read papers (limit of three, with the chair serving as discussant). Copies of the papers must be received by Jan. 1, 1997 to be included in the program. Send proposals for panels and papers, in any discipline dealing with Latin American affairs, as soon as possible, to: SCOLAS, Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade, 3925 West Braker Ln., MCC Building, Suite 1.900, Austin, TX 78759-5321. For more info., contact John Wineland, 475-7979.

Call for papers. Symposium about Language and Society-Austin (SALSA), fifth annual meeting to be held April 11-13, 1997, at the University of Texas at Austin. Abstracts that address the relationship of language to culture and society are encouraged; desired frameworks for research include: linguistic anthropology; sociolinguistics; ethnography of communication; speech play, verbal art, and poetics; political economy of language. Submissions must be received by Jan. 17, 1997. Papers must be received by early May, 1997 to be included in the published proceedings. Registration fees: $16 for students; $32 for non-students. Send all correspondence to: SALSA, Dept. of Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712; <SALSA[email address removed to reduce spam]; <http://www.dla.utexas.edu/depts/anthro/salsa.html; .

Fellowships

Research in Residence Program, 1997-98, Center for U.S. Mexican Studies, University of California, San Diego. Visiting research fellows pursue their individual research projects and participate in Center activities; guest scholars bring their own means of financial support and receive access to resources at the Center and university. Visiting scholars are expected to spend 3-9 months in residence; shorter periods are permitted for guest scholars. Open to candidates at the predoctoral and postdoctoral level. Special funds are available for Mexican citizens and for advanced graduate students, recent Ph.D. recipients, and junior faculty members from the University of California system. Completed applications are due by Jan. 10, 1997. For info. and application material, contact: Graciela Platero, Fellowships Coordinator, Center for Mexican American Studies, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., 0510, La Jolla, CA 92093-0510; tel. 619/534-4503; fax 619/534-6447; ; <http://weber.ucsd.edu/Depts/USMex/welcome.htm; .

Announcement

Volunteer bilingual (Spanish-English) translators needed for asylum documents and/or to accompany Salvadoran and/or Guatemalan applicants to INS interviews in Houston. Please attend training Tuesday, Nov. 12 or Tuesday, Nov. 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m. (plus at least two additional hours), at the Political Asylum Project of Austin (PAPA), 1715 E. 6th St., Austin. For more info., contact PAPA, 478-0546.