February 26-March 4, 2001
LATE ENTRIES
Thursday, Feb. 22-Towards the Positive Portrayal of Latinos
in Film, a roundtable discussion regarding the under-representation
and negative portrayals of Latinos in the film industry, and the role
of films such as Gabriela in strengthening society through positive
change. 3:30-5:00 p.m., FAC, Room 21. Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Premier College Tour, the Premiere Weekend Club, the
Dept. of Radio-TV-Film, and the Center for Mexican American Studies.
For more info., call 471-2136 .
Thursday, Feb. 22-Free Premiere Screening of Gabriela, a
romantic film starring Jaime P. Gomez and Seidy Lopez, Batts
Auditorium, Room 7, UT-Austin, 8:00 p.m. For more info., visit
http://www.gabriela.net.
XXI Student Conference on Latin America
UT-Austin Student Union, Feb. 23-24, 2001
Fri., 8:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Sat., 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.
Opening Speaker: Raúl Madrid
Keynote Speaker: José "Chencho" Alas, President & Exec. Dir.,
Foundation for Self-Sufficiency in Central America
For more info., please call 471-5551 or
visit
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/ILASSA
Free and open to the public.
Organized by the LLILAS Student Association.
TUESDAY, February 27
Practical Considerations for Performing Environmental Due
Diligence Activities in Latin America, a presentation by Bob Kent of
Geometrix, 12:15-1:15 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Part of CERMLA's
Green Tuesdays Lunchtime Speakers Series. For more info., call
232-4012.
SATURDAY, March 3
Explore UT: The Biggest Open House in Texas! 12:00-6:00 p.m.
Campus-wide event offers hands-on activities, lectures,
demonstrations, and visits to science labs and art galleries. For
more info., visit
http://www.utexas.edu/events/exploreut or call
Ms. Joey Walker at [email address removed to reduce spam]. To volunteer, contact
Leslie Crooks at [email address removed to reduce spam] or William Sederholm at
[email address removed to reduce spam],
or register online at
http://www.utexas.edu/events/exploreut/volunteers.html.
THE MAYA MEETINGS: MARCH 8-17, 2001
Lectures, workshops, and research seminars for beginners and advanced
scholars in Indigenous American Culture, including Maya Hieroglyphic
Writing, Mixtec Codices, and other topics.
March 8-9, The Texas Symposium-The Coming of Kings: Writing and
Rulership in Late Preclassic to Early Classic Southern Mesoamerica.
March 9, 7:00 P.M., Introductory Lecture on Reading Maya
Hieroglyphics. UTC 2.112A
March 10-11, Linda Schele Forum on Maya Hieroglyphic Writing-Nikolai
Grube and Simon Martin on Preclassic and Early Classic Maya
Hieroglyphs; Terrence Kaufman and John Jesteson on the Epi-Olmec La
Mojarra Script
March 12-17, Workshop and Research Seminars for Beginners and Advanced Scholars
For more info., contact the Maya Meetings at 512/471-6292 or
[email address removed to reduce spam].
CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS
Summer Seminar in U.S. Studies, UC-San Diego, June 25-Aug. 3,
2001. This seminar is designed for Latin American social scientists
and non-academic professionals who want to understand, teach, and do
research on the U.S. For applications and more info. visit
http://www.usmex.ucsd.edu,
or contact Graciela Platero at
858/534-4503 or [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].
Applications must be received by March 9.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Area Studies Program Officer, Ford Foundation, New York City.
Work with the Director of the Education, Knowledge and Religion Unit
and staff to develop and implement a strategy to promote the
sustainability of programs. Qualifications include substantive
professional experience in the field of area studies (Ph.D.
preferred) and extensive work in academic institutions. Please send
résumé, cover letter, and brief writing sample (5-20 pp.) to Ms. Z.
Reiter, The Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, Box 139, New York,
NY 10017, or via to
[email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam] by March 9, 2001.
Administrative Staff, Washington Office on Latin America
(WOLA), Washington, DC. WOLA seeks an administrative staff person to
work with program staff covering the Andean region, Mexico, and U.S.
international drug policy. The responsibilities included in the
two-year position include coordinating a 4-person team in a
fast-paced policy advocacy organization working in both D.C. and
Latin America; writing, editing, publishing, and distributing
reports, press work, and other materials; organizing and coordinating
events; monitoring congressional hearings and legislation; and other
duties. Salary: $26,250 plus benefits and three weeks annual
vacation. For more info., visit www.wola.org
(no telephone inquiries). Applications must arrive by March 9, 2001.
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Mellon Faculty Research Grants, Summer 2001, to support
faculty research on topics concerning Latin America. For details and
application procedures, contact Adriana Dingman at 471-5551.
2001-2002 Post-Doctoral Resident Fellow Competition, Univ. of
Maryland at College Park. The Latin American Studies Center welcomes
proposals that address issues related to culture and democracy,
governance and civil society, literature and ethnicity, and migration
studies. For more info. and applications, contact the Latin American
Studies Center by tel. at 301/405-6459 or
al68 "at" umail.umd.edu; al68 "at" umail.umd.edu, or visit
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Colleges/ARHU/Depts/LAS/grants/application.html.
PLEASE VISIT:
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/academic/fund.html
for information and application instructions for the following:
Fellowships: (1) Foreign Language and Area Study (FLAS) for academic
year and summer, (2) Debra J. Herring Memorial Fellowship Fund, (3)
Anna Mae Ford Memorial Fund, (4) Republic of Mexico Solidaridad
Endowed Presidential Scholarship, (5) E. D. Farmer Fellowship, and
(6) Rockefeller Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Grants: (1) Anna Luiza Ozorio de Almeida Field Research Grant, (2)
Tinker Field Research Grant, and (3) Faculty Sponsored Dissertation
Field Research Grant.
*Deadline for completed applications, including letters of
recommendation, is March 1, 2001. Please submit material to the
LLILAS Student Office, SRH 1.311.
INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Internship at the Institute of International Education's
Regional Office for Latin America, Mexico City, for students who wish
to gain experience in an overseas educational advising center. For
more info. and application materials, contact Brian Bolton at
bbolton "at" pd.state.gov; bbolton "at" pd.state.gov.
Deadline: March 15.
STUDY ABROAD
Study Abroad opportunities throughout Latin America,
including programs in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. The Study Abroad Office holds
information sessions daily through Feb. 23. For more details on
programs and info. session times, please visit
http://www.utexas.edu/student/abroad. Deadline: March 1.
ATTENTION FACULTY!
Nominations due March 9 for the
Tinker Visiting Professorship 2002-2003
For guidelines, please contact Joanne Gully
at 232-2409 or [email address removed to reduce spam].
submissions to [email address removed to reduce spam].
Deadline: 3:00 P.M. each Friday
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