IUPLR -- MAY FACULTY EMAIL UPDATE

Dear Colleagues --

It is hard to believe but many of you are moving towards completing your
school year. We wish you a very productive summer and look forward to hearing
about your projects and accomplishments. For many of us, the school year
continues on into June so we have only a few months to go before initiating
our summer activities.

For many, the summer means getting a chance to write up that research project
proposal you've been wanting to write or expanding on a research proposal of
the past. As you think about developing new research projects, I encourage
you to think of using the network of scholars and research centers that
compose the IUPLR. The network is a rich resource of colleagues for
collaboration. I encourage you to make contact with us to see how we might
help structure some collaborative research endeavors across member
institutions.

Regards,

Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D.
Professor, Health Policy and Management, UCLA
National Research Director, IUPLR
ROValdez@aol.com
http://iuplr.utexas.edu



INSIDE the IUPLR UPDATE

* Refugio Rochin is named the first director of the Smithsonian Center
for Latino Initiatives.
* Raymond Padilla and Miguel Montiel, professors at Arizona State
University, have recently released a book.
* The Metropolitan State College of Denver is accepting applications for
a tenure track, joint appointment position between the departments of
Chicana/o Studies and English.
* The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS) will
be hosting its twenty-fifth annual conference in Mexico City.



CENTER NEWS

Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies, Wayne State University

-- On Saturday, June 20, 1998, the Center will sponsor an all-day Latino
Film Festival. The first film will be shown at 10:00 a.m. at the Helen Del
Roy Lecture Hall. Admission to this event is $5.00. For more information,
please contact Luz Espinosa at (313) 577-4378, or email:
Luz.Espino@wayne.edu.


Center for Mexican-American Studies, UT-Austin

-- CMAS will hold a special graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 23, in the
Flawn Academic Center Atrium, 4th floor, from 3:00-4:00 p.m.. State
Representative Irma Rangel, Chair of the House Committee on Higher
Education, will be the commencement speaker. A reception will follow from
4:00-6:00 p.m..



FACULTY NEWS

Refugio I. Rochin, director of the Julian Samora Research Institute at
Michigan State University and a professor at MSU, has been appointed the
first director of the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives. Rochin
was selected by a search committee that considered nearly 80 applicants
from around the nation. The appointment was announced May 11 by
Smithsonian Secretary I. Michael Heyman. "We welcome Dr. Rochin as a new
voice in the Smithsonian community," said Secretary Heyman. "His scholarly
work as well as his leadership in research and policy issues affecting
Latinos are the qualities we were looking for in the director of our new
center. We look forward to working with him and his staff in creating in
the nation's capital a major center for Latino studies, with research,
curatorial, and educational programs focusing on Latino history and
culture." Rochin will begin work at the Smithsonian in early August. As
director of the Center for Latino Initiatives, Rochin will oversee a
variety of projects at the Smithsonian designed to increase awareness of
the role and contributions of Latinos to the history and culture of the
United States. Projects will include exhibitions, programs, collections,
and studies.



FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

Raymond Padilla and Miguel Montiel, professors at Arizona State University,
have recently released a book entitled "Debatable Diversity: Critical
Dialogues on Change in American Universities." For more information on
this publication, please call (602) 965-4358.



FACULTY OPPORTUNITIES

The University of Iowa is now accepting applications and nominations for
the position of Associate/Assistant Provost for Diversity and Director of
Opportunity. Responsibilities in this dual role will include exercising
leadership in efforts to develop and sustain programs that enhance
diversity in teaching, research, and learning at the University. The AP
will also serve as Director of Opportunity at Iowa, a coordinated program
which focuses on providing opportunities for all University students
interested in other cultures and peoples. Candidates should have extensive
experience with issues affecting recruitment and retention of minority
students, staff, and faculty. In addition, the desirable candidate would
have extensive experience working with African American, Asian-American,
Latino or Native American communities, as well as demonstrated creativity
in developing or implementing professional activities. Applications and
nominations should be sent to: William Welburn, Chair, Search Committee,
Office of the Provost, University of Iowa, 111 Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA
52242. Screening for this position will begin immediately.


The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking an Associate
Director for Women's Health to provide advice and assistance to the
Director of the CDC in the formulation of policies and long range plans
involving women's health issues. For more information, please contact
Miryam Granthon through email: MGranthon@osophs.dhhs.gov.


Texas A&M International University at Laredo has an opening for a
tenure-track position in English for an assistant professor, beginning Fall
1998. Experience and training (rhetoric, ESL, writing) in the acquisition
and development of writing skills for a largely Hispanic population are
preferred, as well as fluency in Spanish. Interested applicants should
send a letter of interest, resume, names and phone numbers of three
references, and unofficial transcripts by May 25 to: Ray M. Keck, Chair,
Department of English, Spanish, and Fine Arts, Texas A&M International
University, Laredo, TX 78041, (956) 326-2470.


The Metropolitan State College of Denver invites applications for a tenure
track, joint appointment position between the departments of Chicana/o
Studies and English. The appointment will require teaching four classes
per semester, two in Chicana/o Studies, such as Introduction to Chicana/o
Studies and Chicana/o Literature, and two in English, such as English
composition, American literature, or linguistics. The appointment will
begin either January or Fall, 1999. Applicants should send a letter of
application, a current curriculum vitae, and three current references to:
Prof. Luis Torres, Chair, Dept. of Chicana/o Studies, CB 41, Metropolitan
State College of Denver, P.O. Box 173362, Denver, CO 80217-3362.
Screening begins August 3, 1998 and continues until interviews are
scheduled. An initial meeting may be scheduled at the NACCS Conference in
Mexico City, June 24-27, with Prof. Torres. For information, please call
(303) 556-3121.



CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS) will be
hosting its twenty-fifth annual conference in Mexico City. The conference
theme is "Chicanos/as y Mexicano/as: Dos Comunidades, Un Mismo Pueblo."
For information, contact Kathryn Blackmer Reyes, (408) 459-2593.




VICTOR B. SAENZ
Inter-University Program for Latino Research
Graduate Research Assistant
The University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Box 8180
Austin, Tx. 78713-8180
(512) 471-7100
vbsaenz@mail.utexas.edu

http://iuplr.utexas.edu/