PROFESSOR EMERITUS KARL MICHAEL SCHMITT joined the faculty of the Department of Government at The University of Texas at Austin in 1958, where he spent the majority of his career as a prominent Latin Americanist. He became associate director of the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS, now … [Read more...] about A Century of Perspective: A Conversation with Professor Emeritus Karl M. Schmitt
Latin American studies
From the Director
THIS IS MY LAST DIRECTOR'S LETTER for Portal, and while time feels as if it’s flown by, LLILAS Benson has achieved many milestones since my term began. In the past four years, the partnership between the academic unit, LLILAS, and the library, Benson, grew from an experiment in collaborative … [Read more...] about From the Director
Departing Reflections: Charles R. Hale
BY CHARLES R. HALE I take this opportunity—the last Portal produced under my directorship—to offer a few words of thanks, an expression of excitement for the future, and some reflections on the past seven years. By the time this Portal reaches your hands, Professor Virginia Garrard-Burnett will … [Read more...] about Departing Reflections: Charles R. Hale
