El Noticiero de IUPLR

The Electronic Monthly Newsletter for the IUPLR network of member centers,
associates, researchers and scholars.

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February 2004
Volume 8, No. 6
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IUPLR Headquarter News
News of Interest
Center News
Faculty News
Opportunities for Students
Faculty Opportunities
News, Events, Conferences, Submissions, Other

HIGHLIGHTS of the February 2004 Noticiero de IUPLR:

• Pew Hispanic Center and Kaiser Family Foundation National Latino Survey recently released results from a national survey of Latinos that found that Latinos remain optimistic about schools and education.
• The Bilingual Press at Arizona State invites all to the second annual Arizona International Latina and Latino Arts Festival, April 28 to May 2, 2004.
• IUPLR Member Centers announce their Spring Calendar of Events
• The Hispanic Scholarship Fund invites all to help get the word out on upcoming scholarship deadlines.
• The Dean of University College at the University of New Mexico announces that the position of Director of the Chicana/o Studies program is open for nominations and applications.
• HACU and the Kellogg Foundation invite applicants for the 2004 HACU Leadership Fellows Program.
• The National Association of Chicana/Chicano Studies invites all to their 31st Annual National Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 31-April 4, 2004, at the Downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel.
• Please send any updates, news, etc. to Victor’s new email address at victorsaenz@comcast.net.

IUPLR HEADQUARTER NEWS: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

This is the Noticiero’s 8th year as an electronic informational outlet for the IUPLR network of scholars and member centers. Be sure to visit the IUPLR web site at: http://www.nd.edu/~iuplr.

Please send your center updates, center events, faculty news, faculty opportunities, fellowship opportunities, and publication news to Victor Saenz. Victor's new email address is: victorsaenz@comcast.net.

NEWS of INTEREST

This first in a series of National Community for Latino Leadership (NCLL) reports on Latino perspectives examines the qualities Latinos want leaders to possess. The recent study, based on NCLL's random phone survey of 3,032 Latinos, revealed that Latinos are clear about what these qualities are: leaders should be honest, trustworthy, ethical, and demonstrate integrity in their private and public conduct. In other words, Latinos are looking for sound character in their leaders. Latinos also want leaders to be competent, compassionate, and to practice community servanthood, by putting community interests before their own. For more info, visit the report website at: http://www.latinoleadership.org/research/reports/.

The Pew Hispanic Center and Kaiser Family Foundation National Latino Survey recently released results from a national survey of Latinos that found that Latinos remain optimistic about schools and education. The report found that Hispanics support the use of standardized testing and are less likely than African Americans to say such tests are biased against non-white students, according to a new comprehensive survey of Latino attitudes toward education. In general, Latinos offer positive views of their local schools, teachers and educational institutions, and Latino parents say they are active in their child’s school and involved in their education. But the survey also reveals their concerns that the educational system does not always treat Latino students fairly. Substantial numbers of Latinos, for example, worry that Hispanic students lag behind other children because teachers are unable to bridge the cultural divides in their classrooms, according to the survey released today by the Pew Hispanic Center and the Kaiser Family Foundation. “Latinos in this survey are optimistic about the schools, but they also have high expectations of both the schools and their own children,” said Roberto Suro, director of the Pew Hispanic Center. “They do not see themselves as particularly disadvantaged or victimized, and yet Latinos have clear positions on issues like language, teacher quality, funding and affirmative action.” The survey report (#3031) is available online at www.kff.org and www.pewhispanic.org.

CENTER NEWS

Hispanic Research Center, Arizona State University

The Bilingual Press at the Hispanic Research Center invites all to a festival this spring that will showcase some of the biggest names in Latina and Latino art and highlight the work of several emerging artists. Novices and art connoisseurs alike are invited to attend the second annual Arizona International Latina and Latino Arts Festival, hosted by the Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University and scheduled to run April 28 to May 2, 2004. This will be a larger version of last year's event, which drew Hollywood celebrities like Tony Plana and Jesús Treviño and resulted in the sale of dozens of art pieces. The festival celebrates an art movement that the fine arts community has long under appreciated, according to Dr. Gary D. Keller, regents' professor and director of the Hispanic Research Center. "Chicana and Chicano art is finally gaining the recognition it deserves," Keller said. "By promoting it and encouraging those who appreciate it to learn more about Latina/o art, this festival is poised to become the premier Latina and Latino arts festival in the nation."

Starting things off is a 95-piece exhibit of Chicana and Chicano art at the Mesa Southwest Museum that will run through Sept. 19 and then travel around the world. Other attractions will be held at different locations throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area and include: a workshop by Sotheby’s Auction House, an art auction, a book and art Mercado, readings, and “the best pachanga (party) of the spring,” according to Director Keller. For more information, visit www.latinoartcommunity.org and click on the link for "Latino/a Arts Festival."

The Bilingual Review Press has recently released two new books. “Night Watch” is David William Foster's translation of the novel “La Noche Vigilada” by Reinaldo Bragado Bretaña. It tells the story of a Cuban writer who has lived all his life under the oppressive Castro regime. “Renaming Ecstasy, Latino Writings on the Sacred,” edited by Orlando Ricardo Menes, brings together poets who have explored experiences of the sacred in ways that are unique to Latin American culture and highlights the richness and complexity of Latino spiritual life. Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe has been publishing the works of U.S. Hispanic writers since 1973. It is part of the Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University. For more info on these two new publications, contact Cristina de Isasi, Associate Editor, Marketing, Bilingual Review Press, Hispanic Research Center, Arizona State University, PO Box 872702, Tempe, AZ 85048, or by phone at (480) 965-3867, or by email at: Cristina.Deisasi@asu.edu.

Mexican American Studies Research Center, University of Arizona

Dr. Antonio Estrada, director of the Mexican American Studies & Research Center at the University of Arizona, has been named to chair the university's Strategic Planning and Budget Advisory Committee (SPBAC). In that capacity he becomes one of fifteen members of the President's Cabinet. Estrada will continue his current teaching and research in Mexican American Studies and Public Health.

MASRC Adjunct Prof. Anna Ochoa O'Leary has organized a panel presentation titled "Educational Activism: Bridging Household, Community, and Classroom Practices." for the joint Pima Community College / University of Arizona Multicultural Institute Conference that will take place in Tucson on Feb. 13, at the PCC Downtown Campus.

On Feb. 21 Ochoa O'Leary will be speaking at Fundacion Mexico's monthly colloquium at the Viscount Hotel in Tucson. The title of her talk is "Technology-based Learning: An Outline for Practice for Strengthening Ties Between Institutions and Transnational Communities." She will present a paper titled "Social Exchange Practices among Mexican-origin Women in Nogales, Arizona: Prospects for Education Acquisition" at the annual conference of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies in Albuquerque, March 31- April 4.

For more information about the MASRC, visit its Web site at http://masrc.arizona.edu/.

Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos, Hunter College-CUNY

Upcoming Spring 2004 Events at El Centro:

February 4, 2004 Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Brown Bag: The Task of the Latino/a Archivist: On Archiving Identity and Community. Speaker: Mario Ramirez, Centro Archivist. Location: Hunter College, East Bldg. Room 1413.

February 5, 2004 Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Exhibition Opening, Collective Memories/Personal Cartographies: Prints by Diogenes Ballester and Julio Valdez. Location: Sydney Mishkin Gallery- Baruch College, 135 East 22nd Street. For more info: www.baruch.cuny.edu/mishkin/upcoming.html.

February 5, 2004 Time: 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Talk: When does Cultural Competency Become Racial Profiling? Speaker: Emilio Carrillo, MD, New York Presbyterian Hospital. Location: Hunter College, East Bldg. Room 1413. Please RSVP to: Nuris Rodriguez at the Latino Commission on AIDS, (212) 584-9324.

Wednesday, February 11, 2004 6:30-8:00pm
A book Discussion & Debate: Colonial Subjects: Puerto Ricans in a Global Perspective. Panelists: Prof. Ramon Gosfoguel, University of California at Berkeley, Prof. Hector Cordero Guzman, Baruch College and others TBA. Location: East Building, Hunter College, Presidents Conference Room 1700.
Thursday, February 26, 2004 6:30-8:00pm

Panel presentation of Puerto Rican Architects and their contributions to New York: The Making of the Modern New York. Location: Auditorium, Hunter College School of Social Work, 129 East 79th Street.
March 3, 2004 Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Brown Bag, Unpacking the Suitcases They Carried: Latino Migration Narratives in Fiction and Autobiography. Speaker: Vicky Núñez, Centro/NLERAP. Location: Hunter College, East Bldg. Room 1413.

Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:30-8:00pm
Conversaciones: Entre Escritoras del Caribe Hispano Tomo II - Book Party. Panelists: Daisy Cocco deFilipis, Sonia Valdes & others TBA. Location: Ida K. Lang Theater, Hunter College North Building 4th Floor.

For more details on Centro's upcoming events, please visit their website at www.centropr.org.

The Julián Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University

JSRI invites all to its 11th Annual “Dia de la Mujer” (DDLM) Conference, Women in the Struggle, Sisters for Liberty, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004 at the Kellogg Conference Center at MSU. Latinas’ current challenges and solutions is the focus of this conference, an annual event sponsored by Michigan State University where hundreds of Latino women from across the state are expected to participate. DDLM -- the biggest event of its kind in the Midwest -- is a venue designed to develop working networks with Latinas from across communities, universities, governmental agencies, families, and cultures, and generations. For registration information, contact: Julio Cesar Guerrero, Chicano/Latino Student Affairs Coordinator, MSU Office of Racial Ethnic Student Affairs, 338 Student Services Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, or by email at guerre29@msu.edu. Visit the website for additional info at: http://www.jsri.msu.edu/whatsnew/index.html.

Visit the Latino News section of the JSRI website. It is updated often and offers insightful articles to Latino news around the globe. The link is: http://jsri.msu.edu/cgi-bin/news/index.cgi.

Chicano Studies Research Program, University of Texas at El Paso

The Kauffman Foundation awarded $2,000,000 to Dr. Frank Hoy in the College of Business at UTEP to study and support business formation in the Hispanic community via the new Center for Hispanic Entrepreneurship, directed by Dr. Santiago Ibarreche. The Chicano Studies Research Program is a partner in this effort. Courses will be offered teaming a local entrepreneur with a faculty member. Participating faculty, including Dr. Bixler-Márquez, will be trained in the area of entrepreneurship

For more info on Center events, contact (915) 747-5462, or visit their website http://www.utep.edu/chicano/events.htm.

Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives, Smithsonian Instituteion

Spring 2004 Schedule of Events for the Center around the country:

February 18, 2004 - April 25, 2004
“ Our Journeys / Our Stories: Portraits of Latino Achievement.” Location: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Our Journeys/Our Stories: Portraits of Latino Achievement explores the diversity of the Latino experience in the United States through stories and portraits of men and women who have led extraordinary lives. Twenty-five newly commissioned portraits depict Nobel laureates, scientists, artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, politicians, community activists, and people from all walks of life. Stories of Latino achievement, self-discovery, and roots and traditions are celebrated in biographical highlights and excerpts from recent oral history interviews conducted by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives. These inspirational narratives explore how the 25 featured Latinos pursued their goals, were inspired by their forebears, or mentored others.

February 14, 2004 - May 31, 2004
“ Latin Jazz: La Combinación Perfecta.” Location: Kalamazoo Valley Museum. Kalamazoo, MI. The rhythms and musical traditions of more than 30 countries and three cultures converge in the bilingual exhibition Latin Jazz, which explores the history, cultural context, musicians, places, instruments, and dance aesthetic behind the development of this musical genre. Maps, audio-visual stations, vintage film footage, and oral history interviews enhance the exhibition's impact.

January 31, 2004 - April 25, 2004
“ Americanos: Latino Life in the United States/La Vida de Los Latinos en Los Estados Unidos.” Location: Stearns History Museum. St. Cloud, MN. This exhibit, made possible by the generous support of AOL Time Warner and Farmers Insurance, is a project of Olmos Productions and was organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives. The 120 photographs in the exhibition, organized around themes such as family, community, work, and sports, reflect the breadth and variety of the Latino experience.

February 14, 2004 - May 9, 2004
“ Corridos sin Fronteras: A New World Ballad Tradition.” Location: Union Station Kansas City. Kansas City, MO. This music-based exhibition celebrates the corrido (ballad) tradition, allowing visitors to embark on a musical and visual journey through stories sung in Mexican and U.S. communities, explore the significance of this popular oral tradition, and trace its historical development in the New World over the past 200 years.

For more info on Smithsonian Center events, visit the website at: http://latino.si.edu/calendar04.htm.

Mauricio Gaston Institute, University of Massachusetts-Boston

Tuesday, February 10, 2004, 1:00p.m. - 2:30p.m.
Talk by Any Aparicio entitled “New Immigrant Actor: Dominican American Organizing in New York City.” Location: 11th floor, Healey Library. Professor Aparicio's presentation is based on her dissertation research. She will examine rising Dominican political activism in the diaspora and the question of homeland politics vs. activism in the U.S.- based community. Does concern with issues in the Dominican Republic distract from political efficacy in New York City and other areas?

Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame

Spring 2004 Calendar of Events:

January 26-March 8
Gallery Exhibit: La vida mexicana: The Graphic Art of Leopoldo Méndez. Location: Galería América, 230 McKenna Hall. Méndez (1902-1969) was a printmaker, painter, and muralist. He is known primarily for his politically charged prints depicting the horrors of war, struggles of laborers, and parodies of capitalist greed and fascism. He helped found the long-lived Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP) in 1937 and was the recipient of a Guggenheim grant in 1939. His prints were published and exhibited internationally. He served as illustrator for the book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional, 1944, and for the movie Rio escondido, 1947. In 1945 an exhibition of 140 of his works was held at the Art Institute of Chicago.

February 4, 7pm.
Looking Out/ Looking In Film Series presents “Frida.” Location: Hesburgh Center Auditorium C-100. Selma Hayek plays the Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, whose tempestuous life with her unfaithful husband, muralist Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina), drives the story of Frida.

February 8, 4pm.
The Notre Dame Literary Festival presents a reading by author Helena Viramontes. Location: Recker's Hospitality Room

February 11, 4:30pm.
Race in the Americas Lecture Series presents “Border Fillers” by José Saldivar, Class of 1942 Professor of English and Ethnic Studies University of California at Berkeley. Location: Hesburgh Center Auditorium. Saldivar is the author of Dialects of Our America: Genealogy, Cultural Critique, and Literary History and Border Matters: Remapping American Cultural Studies. His articles have appeared in American Literary History (ALH), Daedalus, the Journal of the Arts & Sciences, Nepantla, Revista Casa de las Americas, the Americas Review, and other major scholarly journals.

February 18, 7pm.
Looking Out/ Looking In Film Series presents “Frida, naturaleza viva.” Location: Hesburgh Center Auditorium C-100. Leduc's film is an abstract fictionalized portrait of Frida Kahlo's recollections of her life from her deathbed, with excellent pseudo-documentary material. The references to Kahlo's early life are in sharp contrast with the trials of her later, tragic health problem due to an accident in 1926.

February 18, 7pm
Lecture Series on Migration Border Policy and the Migrant Experience presents a lecture by Gioaccino Campese and Claudio Holzer, missionaries from Casa del Migrante, Tijuana, Mexico and Allert Brown-Gort from the Institute for Latino Studies. Location: Hesburgh Center Auditorium.
February 24, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Lecture by Roberto Suro entitled “Beguiling Mysteries and Known Unknowns: The Research Challenges Posed by the Latino Experience.” Location: 210 McKenna Hall. The character of ethnic identity, assimilation patterns and the shape of future immigration flows are just a few of the subjects that preoccupy--and often frustrate--researchers examining the growth of the Latino population. Roberto Suro, director of the Pew Hispanic Center and a veteran journalist and author, will assess what is known and what is not about the most important demographic event of our age in an address that will be of interest to the specialist and the merely curious alike.

February 25, 4:30pm.
Race in the Americas Lecture Series presents “Racializing the Puerto Rican Day Parade: Media Representations of US Puerto Ricans in the Public Space” by Frances Aparicio, Professor and Director Latin American and Latino Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Professor Aparicio will examine the racialized images of Latinos in the television series Seinfeld and Law and Order and argue that, despite the gradual integration of Latinos into US society, these images reveal an Anglo anxiety over the demographic increase of Latinos in the public sphere. Location: Hesburgh Center Auditorium

For information on Institute events, contact Carmen Macharaschwili, Program Coordinator for the Institute for Latino Studies, at (574) 631-3747 or at cmachara@nd.edu.

Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas at Austin

Wednesday, February 4, 12-1pm.
Platica entitled “Borderlands Justice: Women’s Community Activism in Colonias on the US-Mexico Border” by Rebecca Dolhinow, Rockefeller Post-Doctoral Fellow & Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. Location: Texas Union Chicano Culture Room.

Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Platica entitled “Everyday Disturbances: Health Against Citizenship on the Texas Medical Border, 1880-1932,” by John McKiernan-Gonzalez, Rockefeller Post-Doctoral Fellow & Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of South Florida. Location: Texas Union Chicano Culture Room.

Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 4-6pm.
Art Activism & Social Justice Art Exhibition, presentation by Sam Coronado. Location: WMB 5th Floor Conference Room.

Thursday & Friday, February 26-27, 2004
Two-day Symposium entitled “Abriendo Brecha / Opening a Path: Activist Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences.”

Friday, April 9, 2004, 2-4pm.
Symposium entitled “Brown at 50, Civil Rights Act at 40, & Lau at 30.” Presenters will include Norma Cantu, Gerald Torres & Richard Valencia. Location: Texas Union Quadrangle (3.304)

Thursday, April 15, 2004, 7-9pm.
The Américo Paredes Distinguished Lecture Series presents Aida Hurtado, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz. Location: Bass Lecture Hall.

For more info on CMAS events, visit the CMAS website at: http://www.utexas.edu/depts/cmas/.

FACULTY NEWS

OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund invites all to help them get out the word on upcoming scholarship deadlines. HSF offers a variety of different scholarship programs for students of various educational backgrounds. Successful candidates are chosen on the basis of academic achievement, personal strengths, leadership and financial need. Among the more popular scholarship programs include: the College Scholarship Program, Partnership and Internship Programs, the Community College Transfer Scholarship Program, the Coca-Cola/HSF Advancing to Universities Scholarship Program, the High School Scholarship Program, and the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. For more info on these scholarship programs, visit their website at: http://www.hsf.net/scholarship/general.html.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announces for your consideration the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity. All prospective applicants must have received doctoral degree within the last 4 years. The purpose of the program is to develop scholars from underrepresented groups for possible tenure track appointments at the University of North Carolina and other research universities. Postdoctoral research appointments are for two years. Scholars will participate full-time in research and may teach only one course per year. For More Information, contact the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, CB 4000, South Building, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-4000, or call (919) 962-1319.

The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History is offering a paid internship position to a motivated student interested in pursuing a career in museum work. The position is open to undergraduate or graduate students with a background in Latino/Hispanic studies, history, museum studies. To apply, mail, fax or email cover letter, resume, transcript and two references by March 1, 2004 to: Suzanne McLaughlin, Intern/Fellows Manager, National Museum of American History, Post Office Box 37012, AHB 1040; MRC 605, Washington, DC 20013-7012. For more info call (202) 357-1606 or email mclaughlins@si.edu

The Latin American and Latino Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago will host a Rockefeller Humanities Residency Site starting in the academic year 2004-2005. For further information and application procedure, visit the website (http://www.uic.edu/las/latamst/) or contact Lorena Garcia at lorena@uic.edu, or call (312) 996-8749. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2004.

FACULTY OPPORTUNITIES

The Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame invites applicants for the position of grant writer. This person will be responsible for writing and editing proposals to assist the Institute for Latino Studies in obtaining future externally supported sponsored programs funding, assist in the identification of potential funding sources for Institute projects, and conduct research and gather background information as needed to produce grant proposals as well as draft and coordinate the preparation of concept papers. A graduate degree in social sciences or humanities is preferred with at least five years grant writing experience. For more information, contact: Douglas A. Franson, Director of Operations, Institute for Latino Studies, M230H McKenna Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN 46556-0764, or call (574) 631-9849. Additional information can be found at http://www.nd.edu/~latino.

The Dean of University College at the University of New Mexico announces that the position of Director of the Chicana/o Studies program is open for nominations and applications. The Chicana/o Studies program is an academic unit within University College that offers an interdisciplinary minor emphasizing the historical and contemporary experiences of Chicana/os and Mexicana/os in the U.S. The Director serves as liaison between University administrators, faculty, students, and community members and is responsible for promoting scholarship, teaching, and service in Chicana/o studies; administering the fiscal and staff management of the program; overseeing the budget; community relations; service on the Dean of University College council; and developing strategic plans for the program's future, growth and development. For information regarding the confidentiality of inquiries and applications call or write to the address listed below. A complete application consists of (1) a signed letter that expresses interest in and demonstrates qualifications for the position; (2) a curriculum vitae; and (3) the names, addresses, and contact information of five professional references. The Search Committee will begin screening applications on February 16, 2004. Position will remain open until filled. Nominations and applications should be submitted to: Lucille Cordova, Search Coordinator, Chicana/o Studies, MSC 02 16801, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001. For more info, call her at (505) 277-6414, or email at: lucicord@unm.edu.

HACU and the Kellogg Foundation invite applicants for the 2004 HACU Leadership Fellows Program. The program is designed to increase the number of Hispanic senior-level leaders at Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSIs). The HACU Leadership Fellows Program is part of a collaborative effort under the aegis of the Kellogg MSI Leadership Fellows Program aimed at increasing the number of senior-level leaders at MSIs. The HACU Leadership Fellows Program is open to persons who are Hispanic, currently or previously have worked at or attended a Hispanic-Serving Institution, and demonstrate strong ability and potential to rise to a high-level position at an HSI. Most successful candidates will have attained the level of Dean, Department Chair, or other comparable position and aspire to lead a college or university as President, Vice President, Provost, or other senior-level institutional leader. Each prospective Fellow must be nominated by the President or CEO of his or her own institution. Applications are due by March 15th. For more information, contact: Patrick L. Valdez, Program Director, at (210) 576-3245 or by email at pvaldez@hacu.net.

The Department of Information Studies and the Chicano Studies Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, are jointly seeking a tenure-track faculty member with a focus in the field of Chicano-Latino Information Studies. The successful applicant will have research and teaching interests in information studies with a focus on Chicano-Latino populations. Applications received by March 1, 2004 will receive fullest consideration. All applicants should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and sample publications or papers. Candidates for an assistant professor appointment should send three letters of reference. Candidates for an associate or full professor appointment (which conveys tenure) should send the names and contact information for three referees. Send all requested items to: Virginia Walter, Chair , UCLA Department of Information Studies, 2320 Moore Hall, Box 951521, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521. For more information, contact Clara M. Chu, Chair of the Search Committee, at cchu@ucla.edu or by phone at (310) 206-9368.

The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System invites nominations and applications for the position of President of The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA). The President serves as chief executive officer of the University. The University seeks a leader with integrity who has a proven record in higher education administration or in managing and leading large organizations and who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with all university constituencies. Submission of materials as a MS Word attachment is strongly encouraged. Confidential inquiries, nominations and application materials should be directed to: Jan Greenwood, Ph.D., Vice President, UTPA Presidential Search, A.T. Kearney, Inc., 333 John Carlyle Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Kennesaw State University invites applications for Director of the Center for Hispanic Studies (CHS), a 12-month, tenure track position at the Associate or Full Professor rank beginning July 2004. Applicants are to seek more information about the position at the Center's web site at http://www.kennesaw.edu/chs/ and about KSU from www.kennesaw.edu. Send letter of application addressing qualifications, teaching philosophy, and scholarship activity; current curriculum vita; three letters of reference; and official graduate transcripts to Dr. William Griffin, Search Committee Chair, Department of Foreign Languages, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, #1804, Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591.

News, Events, Conferences, Submissions, Other

The Janey Program for Latin American Studies and International Affairs Program at the New School University is calling for papers for the Janey Program Spring Conference entitled: "Security and Democracy in the Americas" to be held on April 2, 2004. The conference is open to all disciplines and all time frames from historical to contemporary. Panelists already confirmed include: Elizabeth Leeds (New York University), Mark Ungar (Brooklyn College), Todd Foglesong (Vera Institute of Justice, International Programs Department), Rachel Neild, (Open Society Justice Initiative, Pablo Piccato (Department of History, Columbia University), Javier Auyero, (Sociology Department, State University of New York), Diane Davis (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Please send the proposals or inquiries to the Janey Program at: janeyprogram@newschool.edu.

The University of Chicago Minority Graduate Student Association presents the Eleventh Annual Graduate Student Conference “The Social Construction and Transformation of Racial Identity”, April 10, 2004. For more information, write to MGSA2000@hotmail.com.

The Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University invites all to the Arizona International Latina/o Arts Festival, April 30-May 2, 2004, in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit http://www.latinoartcommunity.org or call (480) 965-3990.

The Caribbean Studies Association will be holding its 29th Annual meetings on the island of St. Kitts from May 31 to 5 June, 2004. For more details see the conference web site at: http://itech.fgcu.edu/csa/flyer.asp.

The 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences will be held from June 16 (Wednesday) to June 19 (Saturday), 2004 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. For more information about submissions see: http://www.hicsocial.org/cfp_ss.htm.

The National Council of La Raza will host its 35th annual national conference in Phoenix, Arizona, June 26 - 29, 2004. For more information on this important national event, visit the conference website at http://austin2003.wms.cdgsolutions.com/.

HACU’s 18th Annual Conference, entitled “Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: Investing in 21st Century America,” will be held October 16-19, 2004, at the InterContinental Hotel in Miami, Florida. For more info on this event, visit the conference website at: http://www.hacu.net/.

The Puerto Rican Studies Association and El Centro announce their 6th Conference entitled “Three Decades of Puerto Rican Studies,” October 21-23,2004 at the CUNY Graduate Center. For more info on this conference, consult the website for the Latina/o Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at http://www.lls.uiuc.edu.

IUPLR E-mail Update compiled by:
Victor Saenz, MPAff., MA
IUPLR Consultant
victorsaenz@comcast.net