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From the Director

August 27, 2018

As the 2017–2018 academic year comes to an end, the halls are quieter without our students, many of whom are now off in Latin America working on their research and further cultivating their love for our favorite region of the world. But the busy pace at LLILAS Benson barely slows down over Austin’s … [Read more...] about From the Director

Tagged With: LLILAS Benson, Portal magazine, Virginia Garrard

Faculty and Staff Profiles, Fall 2017

August 24, 2017

BY SUSANNA SHARPE Pilar Zazueta In 2012, Mexico attained the dubious distinction of becoming the world’s number one consumer of soft drinks, passing previous first-place holder the United States. And although Mexico is no longer in first place (Argentina now claims that title), the increasing … [Read more...] about Faculty and Staff Profiles, Fall 2017

Tagged With: Laura G. Gutiérrez, LLILAS Benson, LLILAS faculty, Pilar Zazueta, Zhandra Andrade

Cardenal in Hard Times

August 24, 2017

BY LUIS E. CÁRCAMO-HUECHANTE Leer en español It was the winter of 1979. I was already in my fourth year of high school in Valdivia, in southern Chile, when my literature teacher surprised my class by bringing in a record player. As she turned it on, a singular voice came out, with an accent … [Read more...] about Cardenal in Hard Times

Tagged With: Benson Latin American Collection, Chile, Ernesto Cardenal, LLILAS Benson, Luis Cárcamo-Huechante, Nicaragua

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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