LAS/Plan II Undergraduate Receives Prestigious University Award

Amelia Ruiz Fischer received a major university award for her senior thesis, “Sinking Jimmy’s Ship: The Mariel Boatlift and the Re-rupture of U.S.-Cuban Relations.”

LLILAS Announces Photo Contest Winners

LLILAS is pleased to announce the finalists in the 2008 UT Latin American Photo Contest. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni submitted more than 180 photographs from almost every country in Latin America. The three winning photographs will be displayed along the north hall at LLILAS, adjacent to the Vistas photo exhibit.

LANIC Completes Rollout of Redesigned Web Site

LLILAS is pleased to announce completion of the 2008 Redesign Project on its award-winning Web site, the Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC).

Members of Didá in Residence at UT

World-renowned Brazilian percussionists Neguinho do Samba and Víviam de Jesus Queirós will participate in a unique residency at The University of Texas at Austin. The residency, organized by LLILAS Outreach, will highlight the work of Didá Educational and Cultural Association of Salvador, Brazil.