15 April 2011
Portuguese native Fernando Pereira is easy to come across. At least online where you can meet him and get to know his professional persona. He is after all Google’s research director. If this doesn’t make him the quintessential Internet communicator, his virtual personal narrative will do it for him. Let’s follow Fernando Pereira around online where he […]
Posted in People
15 April 2011
Casa dos Açores da Nova Inglaterra, based in East Providence (RI) and Sociedade Cultural Açoriana, headquartered in Fall River (MA), are organizing the Day of the Azores celebrations for May 7 at 7:00pm. The event takes place at the Sociedade Cultural Açoriana headquarters, at 207 South Main Street, in Fall River (MA), and will feature a […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations
14 April 2011
Starting this summer Lesley University, based in Cambridge, MA, is announcing the launching of a collaborative program with Somerville Public School for a MA in Elementary Education with an ELL Specialization. This is an Initial License — says the announcement. Lesley University is seeking to recruit culturally and linguistically diverse candidates (including African-Americans) for this program. […]
Posted in Community, Education, Featured, Scholarships
14 April 2011
The National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca National de Portugal), based in Lisbon, in partnership with the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), also based in Lisbon, is sponsoring a Research Fellowship Program aimed at American scholars interested in conducting research at the National Library archives. The National Library Research Fellowship is offered every two years. Researchers, teachers, […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Featured, Scholarships
14 April 2011
The Azores have become one of the most exciting places for divers looking for adventure and a close view at marine life. Tour organizers have been luring adventurous divers to the islands with promises for chilling encounters with Blue and Mako sharks. Based in Madalena do Pico, “Pico Sport” is the ultimate “shark school,” and […]
13 April 2011
The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, announced a lecture on the topic “The Portuguese ‘Civilizing Mission’ in Africa: Race and Labor in the Third Portuguese Empire, 1870-1930” by historian Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 19, at 12:30 pm, in the LARTS Room […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Conferences, Education
