September 25-October 1, 2000 REMINDER!
Oct. 6 Deadline for the
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Abroad Program
Se
e "Fellowships" section for more details.
LATE ENTRIES Thursday, Sept. 21-Andean Forests: Towards a Theory ofDeforestation, an Integrative Biology Seminar by Kenneth R. Young, Dept. ofGeography. 2:00 p.m., MBB 1.210. For mo
re info., call 471-5858. Friday, Sept. 22-Observations and Interpretations of the MexicanPresidential Elections, a brown bag panel discussion by UT graduatestudents David Crow, Julie Blaze, and Byron Crites. 12:00-1:00 p.m.,Hackett Room, SRH 1.3
13. Sponsored by the ILAS Mexican Center. For moreinfo., call 232-2423.
WEDNESDAY, September 27 Interested in Graduate Education and Careers in InternationalAffairs? Find out about programs at Columbia, Georgetown, Johns Hopkin
s,Princeton, and Tufts Universities. 4:00-6:00 p.m. , University TeachingCenter Room 1.144. THURSDAY, September 28 Nahualli Festival. The trio Los Morales will perform in a concertcelebrating the folk music of Mexico. Gustavo López, a co
mposer fromJuchitán, Oaxaca, will open the show. 8:00 p.m. , Batts Auditorium, Room 7.Sponsored by the Centro de Arte y Cultura Nahualli, CMAS, and MEChA, andpartially funded by the City of Austin Cultural Arts Commission. For moreinfo., call 706-0238 (pa
ger) or send an to tlaloc777 "at" yahoo.com. FRIDAY, September 29 (TO BE RESCHEDULED) Cultural Representations of Mexico in European and North AmericanMedia, a lecture by Conrad Solloch, doctoral candidate from JohannesGutenberg Univers
ity, Mainz, Germany. 1:30 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313.Sponsored by the ILAS Mexican Center. For more info., call 232-2423 or .SATURDAY, September 30 Hispanic Heritage Month Event. The Texas Memorial Muse
um will offerfamily activities that highlight the contributions of Hispanic culture toour world. 2400 Trinity, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. weekdays, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Saturdays, 1:00-5:00 p.m. Sundays. For more info., call 471-1604 or visithttp://www.texasmemorialmuseum.org. CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS Meeting about the 23rd Congress of the Asociación Latinoamericana
de Sociología (ALAS), to take place in Guatemala next year. 12:00 p.m.,
Sept. 28, 2000, Universidad Iberoamericana, Sala Miguel Villoro,
edificio F, planta baja, Dr. Eduardo Aquevedo, ALAS president, and
Mr. Dídimo Castillo Fernández, executive board member, presiding. For more info.,
: didimo "at" servidor.unam.mx; didimo "at" servidor.unam.mx. NAFTA Impact on the Border: Problems & Solutions Focusing onDisplaced Worker Issues, UT-El Paso Tomás Rivera Center, Oct. 5-6, 2000.Sponsored by The Center for Law & Border Studies
and Johns HopkinsUniversity. For more info., contact Frank R. Lopez at (915) 747-7973. Second International Symposium, La Mujer en la Historia de laAmérica Latina, Lima, Perú, Oct. 18-20, 2000. For more info., visit the webpage of the Centro de
Estudios la Mujer en la Historia de América Latina(CEMHAL) at http://www.rcp.net.pe/Cemhal. World Congress of Environmental Law and Policy, San Jose, Costa Rica,Jan. 8-12, 2001. For more info., : [email
address removed to reduce spam].es; [email address removed to reduce spam].esor visit: www.greenchannel.com/iceac(Spanish section). Call for Papers-21st Annual ILASSA Student Conference on Latin America,UT
-Austin, Feb. 23-24, 2001. Interdisciplinary forum for students involvedin Latin American research topics seeks single-page abstracts focusingon any topic in Latin American Studies. Abstracts must be submitted via. Submission forms and instructions ca
n be found at the ILASSA website:http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/ILASSA.For more info., contact Andrew Holubeck and Rob Leitner at [email address removed to reduce spam].Deadline: Oct. 16, 2000. EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Volunteer Interpreters and Translators, Immigration Clinic of theUT Law School, fall semester. The clinic represents low-income immigrantsin deportation proceedings and in administrative proce
edings before theINS. Interpreters work with students to interview clients and preparecases. Students will schedule interviews according to the interpreter'savailability. Interviews take place on campus. Translators are also neededto translate clients' do
cuments from Spanish to English, and occasionallyvice versa. Please contact Barbara Hines if you are interested in assistingthe clinic: or 232-1310.EXHIBITS Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Writing: The
Parallel Lives ofMichael Ventris and Linda Schele and the Decipherment of Mycenaean andMayan Writing, an exhibit in the Benson Latin American Collection RareBooks Room that examines two of the most famous decipherments of ancientwriting of the last centu
ry. For more info., visit:http://www.utexas.edu/research/pasp/cipem/exhib/. The exhibit has been extended through Sept. 30, 2000. General Libraries Faculty and Staff Book Exhibit 2000. Faculty andstaff members are invited to leave a copy of book(s) published after April1, 1999 (on loan) in the Reference and Information Services DepartmentOffices, PCL 2.430, before Oct.2, 2000. The exhibit opens Oct. 16, and willrun through Jan. 3, 200
1, in the 21st-Century Study area of thePerry-Castañeda Library. For more info., visithttp://www.lib.utexas.edu/About/news/fsbookexhibit.html. Los Colores de Guatemala-A Collector'
s Journey, Bill Brock'scollection of Guatemalan textiles, is now on view at the Texas MemorialMuseum. Includes bilingual labels and a hands-on area for youngsters. 2400Trinity, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. weekdays, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Sat., 1:00-5:00p.m. Sun
. For more info., call 471-1604 or visithttp://www.texasmemorialmuseum.org. FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Abroad Program. Eligiblestu
dents are U.S. citizens admitted to candidacy in a doctoral program in amodern foreign language or area study at UT-Austin, and planning a teachingcareer in the U.S. upon graduation. Projects focusing on Western Europe areineligible. Applicants must have
their proposal reviewed and approved bytheir faculty adviser before submitting complete application. Students willbe notified if revisions are suggested. Latin American area applicantssubmit original plus six copies of the complete application, collated i
nthe following order, to Anne Dibble, SRH 1.301: a) application cover (withphysician signature), b) budget page, c) curriculum vitae, d) title page(with dissertation adviser's signature), e) proposal (not to exceed 10double-spaced pages), f) language refe
rence, g) three letters ofrecommendation (letters can arrive separately), and h) transcripts. Forapplications or further info., contact Mary Alice Davila, MAI 101, or AnneDibble, SRH 1.301. Deadline: Oct. 6, 12:00 noon.
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