07 March 2011
The Language Resource Center of Columbia University together with the Columbia Global Centers and the Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning is organizing a one day conference, Saturday, April 30, 2011, on the theme of “What Future for the Less Commonly Taught Languages?” This conference is the first in a planned series of conferences exploring […]
Posted in Conferences, Education
07 March 2011
The Summer Program in Portuguese at UMass Dartmouth will offer three intensive undergraduate and graduate-level courses that highlight Brazil’s growing cultural, political and economic importance to the region’s cultural landscape. Brazilian literature Prof. Aileen El-Kadi from the University of Texas El Paso will teach this year’s advanced seminar on Special Topics in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and […]
Posted in Education
07 March 2011
The application deadline for the White House Internship Programs for the Fall of 2011 session, is Sunday, March 13, 2011. Young Portuguese-American leaders are encouraged to apply to serve as White House Interns. Information can be found at the White House Internship website. Applicants may find further information on how to apply at White House […]
07 March 2011
The Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center (AODVC) of Lisbon, with the endorsement of the American Embassy in Portugal, offers support servicesto Americans experiencing domestic violence. AODVC works with abused Americans and their families in foreign countries. There are about 20,000 Americans living in Portugal. AODVC provides victms of domestic violence with advocy, resources and tools so that they can navigate […]
Posted in Organizations, Travel
07 March 2011
Alexandre Solleiro is the CEO for Tivoli Hotels and Resorts considered, two years in a row, to be the best hotel chain in Portugal by Publituris, one of the main Portuguese magazines for tourism. In a recent interview for Air& Business Travel News (ABTN) Solleiro talks about the Portuguese hospitability industry, revealing that presently the Tivoli Hotels and Resorts manages […]
07 March 2011
Portuguese race walker Ines Henriques won the women’s IAAF Race Walking challenge in Chihuahua, Mexico, March 6. Henriques, who headed the Portuguese delegation, took the lead from the start followed closely by Australian champion Claire Tallent. After staging the IAAF World Race Walking Cup last year, Chihuahua hosted 137 athletes from 13 countries, including 124 locals, […]
