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
13 April 2011
The Assembly of European Regions (AER), headquartered in Strasbourg, France, is organizing a conference and study visit on renewable energies on 27 May, 2011, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores. The meeting will include presentations of good practice cases from the Azores and a visit to the geothermic park of Ribeira Grande, which produces 52% […]
Posted in Faial, Flores, São Jorge, São Miguel, Terceira
13 April 2011
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) Estimates indicate that about 1.4 million individuals living in the United States today are of Portuguese ancestry, with a large percentage coming from the Azores. Presently, there are sizable communities mostly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, California, and Hawaii. The Portuguese presence in the United States goes […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Social networks
