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Thursday, Feb. 12-Development Assistance: Shaping Tomorrow's World, a lecture by J. Brian Atwood, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). 12:00-1:30 p.m., Francis Auditorium, UT Law School. Sponsored by the LBJ School of Public Affairs, ILAS, and the Law School. For more info., call 471-4962.

Culture and Dictatorship in Twentieth Century Brazil, a lecture by Richard Graham, Frances Higginbothom Nalle Centennial Professor in History, Dept. of History. Re-Aligning Vision: Alternative Currents in South American Drawing series. 12:00 noon, Huntington Art Gallery, Art Bldg.

Girls in Prison: The Role of the Buenos Aires Casa Correcional de Mujeres as an Institution for Child Rescue, 1890-1940, a lecture by Donna Guy, University of Arizona. 3:00-4:00 p.m., GAR 100. Sponsored by ILAS and the Dept. of History. For more info., call 471-5551.

Liliana Porter: Drawing Paradoxes, a lecture by Liliana Porter, Argentinean artist, New York. Re-Aligning Vision: Alternative Currents in South American Drawing series. 5:30 p.m., Art Auditorium, Art 1.102.

The Endeavor Initiative, a presentation to highlight this group, which operates in the Southern Cone of Latin America and supports entrepreneurship in emerging markets. 5:00-6:30 p.m., Graduate School of Business 3.318. Sponsored by Students for Responsible Business and the ILAS Development Working Group. For more info., contact Bill Talbot at 451-9905 or georgetalbot[email address removed to reduce spam]; email Bill Talbot.

Prospects for Indigenous Development in Chiapas, a lecture by Rodolfo Stavenhagen, COLMEX. 3:30-5:00 p.m., Seminar Room, SRH 1.320. Sponsored by the Mexican Center of ILAS. For more info., call Lindalee F. Vadivieso-Synyakov, 232-2423.

Forum on Diversity: The Second Annual Barbara Jordan Memorial Forum on Diversity in Public Policy. Events include Careers in the Public Sector (8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.), a keynotespeech (2:00-3:15 p.m.), and a panel discussion on education and minorities (3:30-5:00 p.m.). All events and activities are free of charge and open to the public. Registration is required by Feb. 13. For more info., contact Patricia Osorio-O'Dea, 512/502-9058, or lpas234[email address removed to reduce spam]; Email.

Volunteers Needed for Compañeros, a mentor program designed to teach local elementary and high school students about Latin America. For more info., contact Kate Bennett, ILAS Outreach Coordinator, 232-2404, or katebennett[email address removed to reduce spam]; Email

Summer 1998 Foreign Language and Area Study Fellowship (FLAS). FLAS fellowships are for Portuguese language study at UT-Austin or Kaqchikel language study through Tulane University. To be eligible, an applicant musy be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; show potential for superior academic achievement as indicated by grade-point average, class rank, and GRE score; demonstrate a long-term interest in Latin America; and be a graduate student in good standing at UT-Austin. The applicant must be a native speaker of Portuguese. Applications available in SRH 1.301. Deadline: March 9. Contact Brian Stross at 471-4206 for details about the Tulane program and application. Dates have not been announced, but are usually mid-June to mid-August.

Dissertation Research Grant. This grant is for dissertation field research in Latin America. Applicant must be advanced to candidacy before funds can be disbursed. Applications available in SRH 1.301. Deadline: March 9.

E.D. Farmer International Fellowship (for native-born Texans only). This fellowship will support advanced research and study in Mexico by students from the University of Texas. Deadline: April 1. For more info., contact the Mexican Center of ILAS, 232-2423.

E.D. Farmer International Fellowship (for Mexican nationals only). Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate program at UT and be nominated by the administration of the home university. Deadline: April 1. For more info., contact the Mexican Center of ILAS, 232-2423.

Solidaridad Scholarship. This scholarship is for Mexican nationals only who are currently enrolled in a UT graduate program. For more info., contact the Mexican Center of ILAS, 232-2423.

UT Press Fellowship will provide a year of experience in book publishing (including intensive training in editorial, production, marketing, business, rights and permissions, or journals) for a graduate of UT-Austin beginning Sept. 1, 1998, and ending Aug. 31, 1999. The Fellow will receive $13,200 payable as $1,100 at the end of each month of completed training. For applications and information, contact Gisele M. Requena at 471-7233 or write: Fellowship Program, UT Press, Box 7819, Austin, TX 78713-7819. Deadline: March 16, 1998.

Research Opportunity in Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Panama. A funding opportunity has arisen for an archaeologist (Ph.D. candidate or recent Ph.D.) to spend six months in 1998 at Cerro Juan Doaz, an important pre-Columbian village on the central Pacific coast of Panama. The person selected will be offered the cost of airfare, subsistence, and lodging, and will receive a small honorarium. He/she will be accompanied in the field by archaeologists from Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Mexico. For more info., contact: Dr. Richard Cooke, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002-0948, USA, tel. 507/228-0437, fax 507/228-0516, or stri01.naos.cooker "at" ic.si.edu; Email or cooker "at" naos.si.edu; Alternate Email Address.

First Academic Colloquium of the Americas: The Challenge of Hemispheric Integration, San José, Costa Rica, March 12-14, 1998. The Colloquium will precede the IV Western Hemispheric Trade Ministerial and the IV Business Forum of the Americas, March 16, also in San Jose. The objectives of the Colloquium are to broaden, deepen, and contribute to the discussion of free trade and integration of the Americas from an academic point of view. The event will be organized in plenary sessions and specialized workshops. Registration fee is US$150. For more info., please contact Juan Manuel Villasuso, Coordinator, Instituto de Investigaciones EconUmicas, Universidad de Costa Rica, phone 506/207-4166, fax 506/224-3682, colloaa "at" cariari.ucr.ac.cr; Email, or website http://cariari.ucr.ac.cr/~colloaa.

Third Annual Images of Women Conference: Latina: Afirmación y Poder, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, March 28, 1998. For more info., contact Stephanie Hinojosa, Conference Chair, 512/396-8397, or sh23653 "at" swt.edu; Email. Deadline for pre-registration: March 4, 1998. Registration will also be available online at the Images of Women Website, http://www.swt.edu/~sh23653/iow.

The Hopwood Effect: Problems, Prospects, and Impact on Minorities in Higher Education-Second Annual Conference on Minorities and Policy Issues, George Bush Presidential Conference Center at Texas A&M University, Feb. 12-13, 1998. Registration fee is $100, or $25 for students. For more info., call 409/845-0966, conference "at" resi.tamu.edu; Email, or website http://resi.tamu.edu.

Conference on the Spanish American War, Texas A&M, College Station, Oct. 2-3, 1998. Multidisciplinary, international conference. Films, other artistic productions, and papers are invited on the war, Spain, U.S., Cuba, and Puerto Rico. The three themes of the conference are: (1) history and internal political and social dynamics of Spain and the U.S. during the late 19th Century as these relate to the topic of Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Filipino independence; (2) the impact of the war on the national origins and republican experiences of Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Filipinos; (3) the impact of Cuban and Puerto Rican culture on Latin American literature, on Latino culture, literature, and art. Deadline for submission of papers or proposed panels is May 1, 1998. For more info., contact Benigno E. Aguirre, Dept. of Sociology, 409/845-0813, aguirre "at" acs.tamu.edu; Email; or Eduardo Espina, Dept. of Modern and Classical Languages, 409/845-2125.

Calls for Papers-Hemisphere magazine seeks articles for an upcoming issue on Latinos living in the U.S. Articles may deal with a broad range of topics, including demographics, immigration, discrimination, politics, media and the arts. Hemisphere encourages articles by graduate students. For more info., contact Alisa Newman, Managing Editor, Hemisphere Magazine, Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University, University Park, DM 365D, Miami, FL 33199, phone 305/3482894, fax 305/348-3593, or [email address removed to reduce spam]; Email. Deadline for submissions: March 14, 1998.

Deputy Producer, Latino USA-Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, produced at KUT-FM at UT-Austin, seeks experienced candidates for this position. Major responsibilities: assist in the production of a weekly news and cultural affair program; produce a weekly 5-minute newscast; write scripts and interview questions; book guests and coordinate studio time. Required: B.A. in communications or equivalent, five years' experience in public radio broadcast production, and demonstrated knowledge of Latino-oriented issues. For more info. on the Web: http://www.utexas.edu/admin/ohr/empl; http://www.utexas.edu/admin/ohr/empl. Send letter of interest, resume, and audition cassette to: Christina Cuevas, Executive Director, CMB 3.142, Austin, TX 78712. Deadline: Feb 15, 1998.

Lithographs and Sculpture, Francisco Zuniga, Feb. 13-March 31, 1998, Santa Fe. Francisco Zuniga is best known for his massive and primitive sculptures of powerful and dignified Mexican women. His lithographs, though less known than his sculptures, have proven to be their equal in both skill and sentiment. The dignified and timeless figures in Zuniga's lithographs unite pre-Hispanic and contemporary images, and incorporate influences from artistic masters throughout the ages. Meredith-Kelly Latin American Fine Art, 135 W. Palace Avenue at Grant, Santa Fe, NM. Exhibits (cont.)

The Purple Land/La Tierra Purpurea, Jan. 16-Feb. 28, 1998. This new installation by Uruguayan conceptual artist Mario Sagradini was inspired by the book by Uruguayan/English writer W. H. Hudson. Also featured Cultural Dialogue, a sculptural installation by Elizabeth Mesa-Gaido, which addresses issues of identity and cultural history among Cuban exiles and Cuban Americans. Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress. For more info., call 480-9373.