Upcoming News and Events / Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies
martes, 11 octubre, 2011
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Teachers, Protests, and Parties: The Political Economy of Educational Transfers in Mexico
Date: Wednesday, October 19th
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: UCSD, Institute of the Americas Complex, Deutz Room
Open to the public
Discussant: Stephan M. Haggard, Professor at IR/PS and Director of the Korea-Pacific Program
Marco Fernández is a USMEX Visiting Fellow and a PhD candidate in Political Science at Duke University.
He studied his BA in Political Science at ITAM in Mexico City. Before going to graduate school, he worked in the Mexican Senate and in Congress as an advisor. In 2007 he worked in the Public Policy Analysis Unit at the Mexican Presidency.
Click here for more information and to RSVP to the event.
Día De Los Muertos Celebration
Date: Wednesday, November 2nd
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: UCSD, Institute of the Americas Complex, USMEX Reception Area
Open to the public
Come enjoy some pan de muerto and Mexican hot chocolate with colleagues and neighbors. Offerings/ofrendas are welcome to decorate the altar.
The Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos or All Souls’ Day) is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and Latin America. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died.
Second Conference on Ethnicity, Race, & Indigenous Peoples in Latin America & the Caribbean
Date: Thursday – Saturday, November 3rd – 5th
Location: UCSD, Institute of the Americas Complex
Open to the public
The conference will cover topics related to all aspects of ethnicity, race relations, Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants and other ethnic or racial groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. Participants will include a large number of professional scholars and graduate students from a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, as well as activists and practitioners from grassroots organizations and NGOs.
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