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The Human Rights Documentation Initiative (HRDI) and the Benson Latin American Collection are collaborating with the Brazil Center at the Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies (LLILAS) and Kinobras to bring a Brazil and human rights film series to The University of Texas at Austin.

The Brazilian Film Series on Human Rights will feature…   » Continue Reading

Event: "New Paradigms in Communication" professional development seminar, hosted by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS).

Cost is $1,400 per person (includes dorm lodging, meals, simultaneous translation and course materials) or $1,100 per person (no lodging included).

The registration deadline is June 28. When: Monday through Wednesday, July 12-14. Where: Teresa Lozano Long [...]

Event: Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United States, will discuss "U.S.-Venezuela Relations and a New Era for the Americas." The event is co-sponsored by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) and the Department of Government at The University of Texas at Austin.

Media are [...]

Event: The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at The University of Texas at Austin presents a three-day conference "Migration during an Era of Restriction." When: Nov. 4-6 Where: The University of Texas at Austin, Texas Union and the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Background: Through panel presentations and roundtable discussions, scholars and legal [...]

Charles R. Hale, professor of anthropology at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed director of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS).

Hale, whose appointment begins Sept. 1, was selected following an international search by a university-wide committee.

Internationally respected in his field of political anthropology, Hale has a longstanding [...]

The Department of Art and Art History in the College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin has introduced Casa Herrera, a new research, conference and teaching facility in Antigua, Guatemala, that will enable the department to expand its Mesoamerica Center.

"The Casa Herrera is a fabulous, newly renovated, educational facility strategically located [...]

Event: Néstor Osorio, executive director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO), will be the first speaker in the new "Faces of the Americas/Rostros de las Américas" series presented by the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at The University of Texas at Austin.

Media Availability: Osorio will be available for media interviews upon request [...]

The Mexican Center of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at The University of Texas at Austin, the University of Veracruz (UV) and the Intercultural University of Veracruz (UVI) have received a three-year, $250,000 grant to provide innovative information technology to rural farmers in Veracruz, Mexico.

The Training, Internships, Exchanges and Scholarships [...]

Event: The Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) in the College of Liberal Arts will host the symposium "Shared Visions for Cuba-U.S.

Relations" at The University of Texas at Austin. When: Jan. 29-30 Where: The Texas Union. A campus map is available online.

Background: The two-day symposium brings scholars, policy makers and industry professionals together to [...]