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	<title>News :: Washington and Lee University &#187; Latin American and Caribbean Studies</title>
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		<title><![CDATA[Latin America and Environmental Problems Subject of W&amp;L Lecture]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2013/03/05/shenk-will-discuss-latin-america-and-environmental-problems/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<easyDate>Mar 05</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Cline]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Timothy Shenk, coordinator of the Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., will give a public lecture at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, March 12, at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Timothy Shenk, coordinator of the Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., will give a public lecture at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, March 12, at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stephen Vetter Is Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow at W&amp;L]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/11/05/stephen-vetter-is-woodrow-wilson-visiting-fellow-at-wl/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<easyDate>Nov 05</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Cline]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Vetter, president of Partners of the Americas, will be the Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow at Washington and Lee University this month.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Stephen Vetter, president of Partners of the Americas, will be the Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow at Washington and Lee University this month.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[Travel/Documentary Photographer Hanson to Lecture at W&amp;L]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/10/01/traveldocumentary-photographer-hanson-to-lecture-at-wl/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<easyDate>Oct 01</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Cline]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Hanson, a travel and documentary photographer, will give a talk at Washington and Lee University on Wednesday, Oct. 3, in the Stackhouse Theater at 6 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Michael Hanson, a travel and documentary photographer, will give a talk at Washington and Lee University on Wednesday, Oct. 3, in the Stackhouse Theater at 6 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[R.E. Lee Research Scholar Turns Art Detective]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/09/28/r-e-lee-research-scholar-turns-art-detective/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2012-09-28, 12:14:11 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Sep 28</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Tschiggfrie]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington and Lee senior art history major Teresa Soley turned detective this summer as an R.E. Lee Research Scholar.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Washington and Lee senior art history major Teresa Soley turned detective this summer as an R.E. Lee Research Scholar.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[LACS Seniors Explore Indo-American Themes in D.C.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/03/22/lacs-seniors-explore-indo-american-themes-in-d-c/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2012-03-22, 13:15:36 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Mar 22</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several seniors in the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program recently visited Washington to explore&#160;exhibitions and archives&#160;about&#160;their capstone seminar topic, Indo-America. During the term, seniors have examined the cultural connections among indigenous peoples of the Americas.&#160;Jeff Barnett, professor of Spanish and head of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, said that one aim of [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Several seniors in the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program recently visited Washington to explore&#160;exhibitions and archives&#160;about&#160;their capstone seminar topic, Indo-America. During the term, seniors have examined the cultural connections among indigenous peoples of the Americas.&#160;Jeff Barnett, professor of Spanish and head of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, said that one aim of [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alumna&#39;s Documentary, &#34;Ulises&#39; Odyssey,&#34; To Be Screened at W&amp;L]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/03/21/documentary-written-directed-and-produced-by-wl-alum-to-be-shown/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2012-03-21, 16:34:55 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Mar 21</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Cline]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ulises&#39; Odyssey, a documentary written, directed and produced by Washington and Lee alumna Lorena Manriquez, will be screened on Monday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. in the Stackhouse Theater, in Elrod Commons.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ulises&#39; Odyssey, a documentary written, directed and produced by Washington and Lee alumna Lorena Manriquez, will be screened on Monday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. in the Stackhouse Theater, in Elrod Commons.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[Two W&amp;L Professors Win State&#39;s Highest Teaching Honor]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/01/25/two-wl-professors-win-states-highest-teaching-honor/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2012-01-25, 14:05:03 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Jan 25</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Washington and Lee University faculty members &#151; James R. Kahn, the John F. Hendon Professor of Economics, and Lesley M. Wheeler, the Henry S. Fox Jr. Professor of English &#151; have won Outstanding Faculty Awards from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) for 2012. The award recognizes superior accomplishments in teaching, [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Two Washington and Lee University faculty members &#151; James R. Kahn, the John F. Hendon Professor of Economics, and Lesley M. Wheeler, the Henry S. Fox Jr. Professor of English &#151; have won Outstanding Faculty Awards from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) for 2012. The award recognizes superior accomplishments in teaching, [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[W&amp;L&#39;s Ellen Mayock Serves as Guest Editor on Spanish Journal]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2011/12/01/wls-ellen-mayock-serves-as-guest-editor-on-spanish-journal/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2011-12-01, 18:36:39 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Dec 01</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ellen Mayock, professor of Romance languages at Washington and Lee University, served as guest editor on a new double issue of the journal Cuaderno Internacional de Estudios Human&#237;sticos y Literatura (Volume 16/Fall 2011), published by the University of Puerto Rico. The special issue brings together 26 essays from leading experts to discuss the Spanish novel [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ellen Mayock, professor of Romance languages at Washington and Lee University, served as guest editor on a new double issue of the journal Cuaderno Internacional de Estudios Human&#237;sticos y Literatura (Volume 16/Fall 2011), published by the University of Puerto Rico. The special issue brings together 26 essays from leading experts to discuss the Spanish novel [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[W&amp;L&#39;s Eastwood Co-Edits Book on Ch&#225;vez Government in Venezuela]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2011/11/02/wls-eastwood-co-edits-book-on-chavez-government-in-venezuela/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2011-11-02, 21:17:18 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Nov 02</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One review of The Revolution in Venezuela: Social and Political Change under Ch&#225;vez (David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, July 2011) calls it &#34;a comprehensive analysis of the consequences of the Venezuelan experiment for both individuals and institutions.&#34; Another concludes the book provides &#34;much needed nuance to the often abstract, ill-informed international [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[One review of The Revolution in Venezuela: Social and Political Change under Ch&#225;vez (David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, July 2011) calls it &#34;a comprehensive analysis of the consequences of the Venezuelan experiment for both individuals and institutions.&#34; Another concludes the book provides &#34;much needed nuance to the often abstract, ill-informed international [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rats, Reefs and Religion: Faculty and Students Enjoy Summer Research]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2011/08/25/rats-reefs-and-religion-faculty-and-students-enjoy-summer-research/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2011-08-25, 19:05:23 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Aug 25</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attending a Brown Bag Lunch at Washington and Lee&#39;s Howe Hall in the summer is akin to earning a mini college degree. During these sessions, held weekly in June and July, Washington and Lee undergraduates share highlights from their summer research projects. The quick-moving presentations zip between disciplines, offering an up-to-the-minute glimpse into experiments and [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Attending a Brown Bag Lunch at Washington and Lee&#39;s Howe Hall in the summer is akin to earning a mini college degree. During these sessions, held weekly in June and July, Washington and Lee undergraduates share highlights from their summer research projects. The quick-moving presentations zip between disciplines, offering an up-to-the-minute glimpse into experiments and [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[W&amp;L Awards Johnson Opportunity Grants to 12 Students]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2010/06/21/w-l-awards-johnson-opportunity-grants-to-12-students/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Ireland to Peru, New York to Israel, the 12 Washington and Lee juniors and seniors who were awarded Johnson Opportunity Grants for the summer of 2010 are traveling not only across the country, but also across the globe to take part in their summer dream projects.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[From Ireland to Peru, New York to Israel, the 12 Washington and Lee juniors and seniors who were awarded Johnson Opportunity Grants for the summer of 2010 are traveling not only across the country, but also across the globe to take part in their summer dream projects.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[W&amp;L Student Wins Best Undergraduate Paper on Immigration Issues]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2010/05/04/w-l-student-wins-best-undergraduate-paper-on-immigration-issues/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2010-05-04, 12:00:00 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>May 04</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ben Ersing, a sophomore at Washington and Lee University from Beverly, Mass., won Best Undergraduate Paper at the Western Social Science Association (WSSA) and Association of Borderland Studies annual conference held in Reno, Nev., in April 2010.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ben Ersing, a sophomore at Washington and Lee University from Beverly, Mass., won Best Undergraduate Paper at the Western Social Science Association (WSSA) and Association of Borderland Studies annual conference held in Reno, Nev., in April 2010.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[Two W&amp;L First-Year Students Selected to Join Kemper Scholars Program]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2010/04/28/two-w-l-first-year-students-selected-to-join-kemper-scholars-program/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2010-04-28, 12:00:00 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Apr 28</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Danielle Breidung and Alex Wachi, both first-year students at Washington and Lee University, have been selected for the incoming class of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Danielle Breidung and Alex Wachi, both first-year students at Washington and Lee University, have been selected for the incoming class of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[University of Oklahoma Historian Examines U.S.-Mexico Trade]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2010/02/19/university-of-oklahoma-historian-examines-u-s-mexico-trade/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2010-02-19, 12:00:00 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Feb 19</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sterling Evans of the department of history at the University of Oklahoma discussed &#34;Nothing New about NAFTA: North American Connections and Their Historical Lessons&#34; on Feb. 18, 2010, at Washington and Lee University in the first of a four-part series of lectures that is examining &#34;Nature and Politics in the Americas.&#34;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sterling Evans of the department of history at the University of Oklahoma discussed &#34;Nothing New about NAFTA: North American Connections and Their Historical Lessons&#34; on Feb. 18, 2010, at Washington and Lee University in the first of a four-part series of lectures that is examining &#34;Nature and Politics in the Americas.&#34;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[Prominent Historian to Dissect the Ecology of U.S.-Mexico Trade]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2010-02-14, 12:00:00 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Feb 14</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A special lecture series that examines &#34;Nature and Politics in the Americas&#34; will begin Thursday, Feb. 18 at Washington and Lee University and continue through March. The four programs, featuring nationally- and internationally-known guest lecturers, will examine ways in which the physical environment helped shape human history in Latin America, and will discuss the ecology of international trade, conservation and national parks, climate history and environmental justice.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[A special lecture series that examines &#34;Nature and Politics in the Americas&#34; will begin Thursday, Feb. 18 at Washington and Lee University and continue through March. The four programs, featuring nationally- and internationally-known guest lecturers, will examine ways in which the physical environment helped shape human history in Latin America, and will discuss the ecology of international trade, conservation and national parks, climate history and environmental justice.]]></content:encoded>
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