2004 Latino Elections, Womans Suffrage, ‘knowledge capitalization’, and religion, democracy
Great Stuff At UT Austin:
Two-day conference examines 2004 Latino elections
Leading Latino politics and education experts from around the country discuss the issues and accomplishments of Latino voters in the 2004 elections during a two-day conference from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and from 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Saturday. Today’s sessions are in the Francis Auditorium and Saturday’s sessions are in the Eidman Courtroom, both in the School of Law. All sessions are open to the public.
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/government/events/election_conf/
Lecture focuses on ‘Partisan Politics of Woman Suffrage’
Corrine McConnaughy, assistant professor in Government, discusses, “From the Outside In: Gender, Race and the Partisan Politics of Woman Suffrage” at noon in the Gebauer Building, Room 4.200C. The lecture, sponsored by the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, is free and open to the public.
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/wgs/nfcs.html
Visiting professor discusses ‘knowledge capitalization’
Professor Elisa Cobas Flores, Tecnologico de Monterrey, presents “New Venture Creation: The Challenge for Knowledge Capitalization” at noon in the College of Business Administration Building, Room 3.304. Flores specializes in economic-environmental analysis and the service life of products. Seating is limited. RSVP to mary.gallardo@mccombs.utexas.edu.
http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/speaker_series/Cobas_Flores_Ethics_2_05.asp
Political theory workshop investigates religion, democracy
J. Judd Owen, assistant professor of political science at Emory University, discusses “Is Devout Religion Good for Democracy? The Enlightenment’s Ambiguous Legacy” at noon in the Gebauer Building, Room 3.312. The lecture is free and open to the public.
