My interview with @utaustin.bsky.social professor Raul Madrid on how democracy arose in South America, and what that tells us about democracy today.
@raullorcamadrid.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
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Join us for a thought-provoking conference on the Evolution of Violence in Latin America (Sept 8-9, 2025)
Keynote Address by Stathis Kalyvas
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I’m thrilled to announce that, after ten years of research, my book on the birth of democracy in South America is finally out!
I'm especially excited to be publishing it #openaccess, which means you can download a PDF for free at: www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
#LASA2025
You are all invited to the roundtable of the Center Director Section of LASA (Open to all virtual and in-person participants)
Migration(s) and the Transformation of Latin American Studies
Sat, May 24 | 1:45pm | Salon 3
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
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Join us during #LASA2025 to discuss how migration is
reshaping our traditional definition and understanding of Latin American Studies.
438 // SEC - LASA Section Roundtable - Saturday, May 24
1:45pm Salon 3
@aperezli.bsky.social
@palomadiaz.bsky.social
#LASA2025
You are all invited to the roundtable of the Center Director Section of LASA (Open to all virtual and in-person participants)
Migration(s) and the Transformation of Latin American Studies
Sat, May 24 | 1:45pm | Salon 3
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
lasaweb.org/uploads/2-ma...
Give now! Every contribution, no matter the amount, is welcome and appreciated. Your support demonstrates the strong commitment to higher education—and especially to international education—during these challenging times. www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...
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Do you have the list of 60 universities targeted
A lawyer in the Trump administration wrote to the dean of Georgetown law threatening repercussions if it does not stop “teach[ing] and promot[ing] DEI”.
The dean wrote back. H/t
@dahlialithwick.bsky.social
Alumni Spotlight
Kristen Petros de Guex served as a Grants Manager for Tetra Tech, a USAID-sponsored global provider of consulting services. She has dedicated most of her professional career to public service. Thinking of our LLILAS alumni who were working in #USAID projects.
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CLASP Excellence in Language Education Award
This year’s prize will specifically recognize outstanding achievements in Portuguese-language instruction. The committee welcomes nominations of professors and instructors of Portuguese at all ranks and levels.
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I am afraid that we are starting a quadrennial of many FOROS URGENTES at my institution.
Save the date for the first one of this year.
FORO URGENTE about the #PanamaCanal
You are welcome. We have to take advantage 0f these platforms not just to grieve and vent but to share resources
We say that people don't notice constitutional regime collapse because it comes on too slowly but I'm not sure how much faster it could be happening; we are literally at concentration camps on day 9.
CLASP Faculty Teaching Award
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Eligible faculty include tenure-track, visiting, and adjunct faculty, instructors, lecturers, and professors and teachers
Deadline: March 15, 2025. claspprograms.org/claspawards/...
I am afraid that we are starting a quadrennial of many FOROS URGENTES at my institution.
Save the date for the first one of this year.
FORO URGENTE about the #PanamaCanal
He owed him nothing more than a Seinfeld Funeral hello
MAMA!
Happy 2025 and happy 75 years of UTP! All year we’re celebrating our rich history and exciting future, and we hope you will join us. Our success depends on so many of you, whether author, editor, librarian, bookseller, or reader! Follow along to celebrate with us ❤️ #75YearsofUTP #booksky #UTP75
For some, socializing outside work is hard :(
Cuantas guitarreadas con amigos cantando la musica de Leo Dan (QEPD)
![Leo Dan — Cómo Te Extraño Mi Amor [Letra + Video]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ivfunmk7dzmchlhfygyebvav/bafkreieou3jjg4ah3r3ke7yoxfxwj3bswvatm5uqtqjhak4xu6kcr6n2xy@jpeg)
Para que canten....
¡Ay, amor, divino!
Pronto tienes que volver a mí
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y puedes armarte tu propia lista tb: bsky.app/profile/palo...
Milicia, Iglesia, armada, presidencia. Pero le dejamos las siguientes palabras "masculinas": culto, rebaño, analfabetismo
A Day Without a Mexican?
Sometimes, I think that I am walking a wolf
Why Am I on BlueSky??
Differences between Bsky & X: I am back in Chile and we had last night a mini earthquake ( 6.3). Reactions on Bsky: this is nothing… we Chileans don’t get scared easily.
Reactions on X: Chileans wishing for stronger earthquakes to scare Venezuelan immigrants away
JOBPOST Associate Director, Lemann Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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