An academic discussion about the opposition primaries and the president’s health Two events have reignited the discussion on Venezuelan politics in recent weeks: the opposition primaries propelled Gov. Henrique Capriles into the Venezuelan presidential race and President Hugo Chavez continues to experience health issues. FIU’s School of International and Public [...]
SIPA to host academic discussion about Venezuela’s political future
03/19/2012 By
Recent events that have ignited global interest in the future of Venezuela’s political landscape will be the topic of discussion during a March 27 event hosted by FIU’s School of International and Public Affairs. The issue of current President Hugo Chavez’s recurring health problems coupled with the recent primaries that [...]
Exile through the eyes of a Pedro Pan
11/17/2011 By
Author Carlos M. N. Eire will visit FIU Monday, Nov. 21, to deliver a lecture about his book Learning to Die in Miami: Confessions of a Refugee Boy. The lecture and book signing is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Room 140 of the Graham Center at FIU’s Modesto A. Maidique [...]
Latin Americans’ confidence in democracy grows during tough economic times, report finds
10/20/2011 By
The Miami Consortium for Latin American and Caribbean Studies will present the findings of the 2010 AmericasBarometer: Report on the Americas at 8:15 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, at the University of Miami Robert and Judy Prokop Newman Alumni Center. The Miami Consortium is a collaboration between FIU’s Latin American and Caribbean [...]
Top Cuba scholars gather at FIU to discuss Cuba’s future
04/05/2011 By
Seminar marks 20th anniversary of Cuban Research Institute The nation’s top Cuba scholars will gather at Florida International University to discuss what lies ahead for Cuba as part of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of FIU’s Cuban Research Institute. The panel discussion, “Cuba Today and Tomorrow: Reform and Expectations,” [...]
FIU hosts screening of Univisión 23′s ’50 Años de Exilio’
05/27/2010 By
FIU’s Latin American and Caribbean Center, Cuban Research Institute, and School of International and Public Affairs joined Univisión 23 in hosting a screening of the documentary 50 Años de Exilio Tuesday, May 18, at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. The documentary, which was produced by Univisión 23, focuses on the Cuban-American community’s achievements of [...]
FIU Teach-In: Approaches to Haiti relief and reconstruction
03/01/2010 By
MIAMI – Florida International University’s School of International and Public Affairs, in conjunction with the Latin American and Caribbean Center, is hosting a teach-in on the crisis in Haiti that will include a discussion of the country’s economic, political, and social reconstruction, as well as its cultural preservation and the [...]
Che! Spend the summer in Argentina
02/17/2010 By
The Latin American and Caribbean Center‘s (LACC) new politics and international relations of Argentina program is offering a study abroad course this summer (May 17-June 12). The four week class based in Buenos Aires is open to FIU and non-FIU students. Participants will study the politics and society of Argentina [...]
FIU hosts author and former Nicaragua VP Sergio Ramírez
02/12/2010 By
WHAT: Florida International University’s Latin American and Caribbean Center and Department of Modern Languages is hosting a series of lectures focusing on politics and literature with award-winning author and former Nicaraguan Vice-President Sergio Ramírez, from Feb. 17-19. The first lecture “El Oficio Más Viejo Del Mundo”, will be held in [...]
Former prime minister of Jamaica headlining Eric E. Williams Memorial Lecture
10/30/2009 By
Portia Simpson Miller, former prime minister of Jamaica, will be speaking at FIU Nov. 6 for the 11th Annual Eric E. Williams Memorial Lecture. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. The [...]
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