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Discussion: Immigration Rights

October 10
Sid Richardson Hall (SRH) Hackett Room, 1.313
12:00 PM

The Teresa Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies presents a discussion "Deportations of Latin American Migrants: Impacts of the U.S. Policy of Massive Removals" led by Nestor Rodriguez, professor of sociology.

Symposium Explores Environmental and Climate Change

October 10-11
AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center

The Department of Geography and the Environment will host the 39th Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium to discuss how fluvial deposits (sediment transported and deposited by rivers) relate to the study of environmental and climate change.

Film Series: Tragic Comedies from the Eastern Bloc

September 22- October 27
Geography Building 102
7:30 PM

The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies presents "Laughter through Tears: Tragic Comedies from the Eastern Bloc," featuring four film screenings:

Interdisciplinary Conference Commemorates 1968

October 7-12
Texas Union and Mezes Hall

The Program in Comparative Literature will host the interdisciplinary conference, "1968: A Global Perspective" Oct. 7, 10-12 at the university. The conference commemorates the 40th anniversary of 1968 by examining its literature, icons, myths, images and cultural impact. All events are free and open to the public.

Texas Land Commissioner Discusses Politics and Public Policy

October 16
Dorothy Gebauer Building (GEB), Dean's Conference Room 3.312
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

The Texas Politics Speaker Series presents a discussion, "Politics, Partisanship, Perception and Public Policy," led by Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson.

History Professor Examines Cold War Lessons

October 16
LBJ Library, Brown Room
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law presents a discussion, "Cold War Lessons and Contemporary Dilemmas" with Melvyn Leffler, professor of American History at The University of Virginia.

Author Charles Mann Discusses the American Landscape Before Columbus

October 17
University Teaching Center (UTC), 2.112A
4:00 PM

The Department of Geography and the Environment will host a talk by author Charles C. Mann on "1491: Landscapes of the Americas Before Columbus." According to Mann, America before Columbus was more sophisticated and populous than scholars previously believed, and a more livable place than Europe.

Lectures Examine Technology in the Classroom

October 17
Mezes Hall Basement Auditorium (B0.306)
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Thomas Garza, associate professor of Slavic and Eurasian studies, will introduce "Rockin' Russian," a web-based program designed to provide students of Russian with supplementary exposure to the language and culture through contemporary MTV-style music videos.

Film Screening: "Born in the USSR: 21-Up"

October 20
Geography Building (GRG), Room 102
7:30 PM

The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies presents a screening of "Born in the USSR: 21-Up." The screening will be followed by a question and answer forum with director Sergei Miroshnichenko.

Texas Politics Project Speaker Series

October 2- November 11
Gebauer Building, Dean's Conference Room 3.312
3:30 PM

The Texas Politics Project, a unit of the Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services, presents a fall speaker series featuring Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar, and a panel of top political reporters.

Film Series Explores African Diaspora

September 29- December 1
Beauford H. Jester Center, Room A232
12:00 PM

Adam Williams, Radio-TV-Film graduate student, with support from the Center for African and African American Studies and the Black Graduate Student Association, presents a documentary series: "Africans throughout the Diaspora: Contemporary and Collective Oppression 500 Years Later." The series will run through both the fall and spring semesters.

Film Screening: "And Thereafter: A Korean 'War Bride' in an Alien Land"

October 23
Calhoun Hall, Room 100
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Center for Asian American Studies and SAHELI present a screening of "And Thereafter: A Korean 'War Bride' in an Alien Land," a portrayal of the fortitude of an immigrant "war bride" in America. The film tells the story of 76-year-old Young-Ja Wike, one of the 10,000 Korean women who married American G.I.s. after the war. Her marriage was the only escape from the crushing poverty of post-war Korea.

Sociology Professor Discusses the Politics of Health Care Access

October 24
Avaya Auditorium (ACES), Room 2.302
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

The Center for Asian American Studies presents a discussion, "Enforcing Dependency: Immigrant Mothers and Health Care Access" with Lisa Sun-Hee Park, associate professor of sociology at The University of Minnesota.

Kids Invited to Longhorn Halloween

October 26
Frank Erwin Center
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The children of university staff, faculty and students will have a safe place to wear costumes and enjoy fun activities at the "Longhorn Halloween" carnival. The free event will feature games and activities, such as a haunted house, face painting, fortune telling, chemistry circus, fire safety programs that will include a close-up look at a real fire engine, and the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies will feature a Slavic vampire game.

Political Scientist Examines Current Issues in Iraq

October 29
LBJ Library, Brown Room
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law will host a discussion, "Iraq and the Future of American Policy in the Persian Gulf" with F. Gregory Gause, professor of political science at The University of Vermont.

Liberal Arts Career Services Hosts Law Fair

October 29
Texas Union Ballroom
11:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Liberal Arts Career Services will host Law Fair, featuring representatives from more than 100 law schools throughout the country. Attendees can learn more about the admissions process from the decision-makers at the admissions panel workshop October 29, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Texas Union, Governor's Room (3.116). The event is free and open to the public.

2008 Family Weekend

October 31- November 1
University of Texas at Austin campus

Liberal Arts parents are invited to the 2008 College of Liberal Arts' Family Weekend. Enjoy a reception with faculty, staff and students, an open house and a series of short classes taught by the college's distinguished faculty.

Lithograph of Papagosa women harvesting cactus flowers. From ''Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey'' (1857-59).

Conference to Address Historical Approaches to Race, Medicine and Public Health

November 13-15
Thompson Conference Center

The Department of History will host the conference "Making Race, Making Health: Historical Approaches to Race, Medicine and Public Health" Nov. 13-15, 2008 at The University of Texas at Austin. Additional supporters include the Center for Mexican American Studies, Center for Women's and Gender Studies, Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and the Warfield Center for African and African American Studies.

Film Screening: "Covered Girls"

November 13
Calhoun Hall, Room 100
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Center for Asian American Studies presents "Covered Girls," a documentary about the lives of a colorful and startling group of Muslim-American teenage girls in New York, challenging the stereotypes many Americans may have about this culture. The film documents the girls' daily experiences, revealing typical teenagers suddenly caught in a tug-of-war between religious extremism and the American dream.

Olmec Sculpture Unveiling Ceremony

November 19
Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection Breezeway
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) will host an unveiling ceremony for "El Rey," a full-scale stone reproduction of Olmec Colossal Head No.1. The University of Veracruz, Mexico presented the gift in recognition of the university's long commitment to Latin American and Mexican studies.