Lambda Alpha Honors Society Will Host Brian Fagan at CSULA

The event, “Water and Ancient Societies: Lessons from the Past for the Present and the Future”, will be presented by archaeologist Brian Fagan. Thursday, November 17, from 7 to 9 pm. Contact lambdaalphacsula@gmail.com for more info.

Dia de Los Muertos 2011 in Downtown Riverside

The City of Riverside will be observing the “Dia de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead) in front of the Riverside Municipal Museum. The event starts at 6pm and ends at 9PM on Wednesday November 2nd, 2011. Community members will have altars, vendors will be selling merchandise and there will also be Aztec dancers performing. […]

Cultural Treasures of Mexico at CSUF

Cal State Fullerton has an exhibit on the P’urhépecha, of Michoacan. The exhibit goes until December 22, 2011. Jump to the link for more information.

Indian Cosmovision in Maps from New Spain at the AGN (Mexico)

El Archivo General de la Nación tiene el gusto de informarle que la exposición  La cosmovisión indígena en los mapas novohispanos  se inaugurará en el Museo de Artes e Historia de Guanajuato en León, Guanajuato, el día de mañana, miércoles 19 de octubre a las 20:30 hrs.  El jueves 20 de octubre a las 18:30 […]

PCCLAS 2011 Conference Schedule

If you are in the LA area from during 10/28-10/292011, I suggest you check out the PCCLAS conference at CSULA.   PACIFIC COAST COUNCIL LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES CONFERENCE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES Click the link for their Blog

Come Support UC Students at PCCLAS 2011

PCCLAS will be at CSULA, and our panel will be on 10/29/2011. Here is the info: Panel 17: The Complexities of Nueva España: Creation, Contention, Fusion, and Disintegration SH C 136 Chair: E.A. Polanco (UCR) Carlos Rivas (UCLA), ““The Rise and Fall of the Republic of Central America: Art, Cultural Synthesis, Homogenization, and the Problem(s) of […]

The Nahuatl Language Project at UCR

I am very pleased to inform everyone about the launching of “The Nahuatl Language Project at UCR.”  This project is composed of  graduate and undergraduate students, from various disciplines, at the University of California, Riverside.  The objective of the project is to hold workshops  so attendees can learn Nahuatl at a basic level. Students will work with […]

Scholars on Bicycles

Save the planet, save on gas and burn some calories: ride a bike. I ride my single/fixed gear bike to school every day. I also try to ride it everywhere else that I can. I encourage you to do the same.   Not only do I save money and the earth, I get to dodge […]

Discussion on Race, Health and Socioeconomic Status at UCR

Diversity Initiatives in partnership with Wellness Wednesdays introduces: A Discussion on Race, Health, and Socioeconomic Status Wednesday, May 11 4:00-6:00pm in HUB 260. Dr. Juan Carlos Belliard, Associate Professor of Public Health and Director of the Institute for Community Partnerships at Loma Linda University, will discuss how race and socioeconomic status are factors that play […]