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Latin American studies

A Century of Perspective: A Conversation with Professor Emeritus Karl M. Schmitt

September 27, 2022

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

Tagged With: Adela Pineda Franco, Karl M. Schmitt, Latin American studies, LLILAS, University of Texas at Austin

From the Director

October 30, 2020

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

Tagged With: Benson Centennial, Benson Latin American Collection, Latin American studies, LLILAS Benson, The University of Texas at Austin

Departing Reflections: Charles R. Hale

July 28, 2016

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

Tagged With: Charles R. Hale, higher education administration, Latin American studies, LLILAS Benson, UT Austin

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