New Scholarship Opportunity for FIU Students The Jose Antonio Echeverria Scholarship

The Jose Antonio Echeverria Scholarship is awarded every year to a student of Architecture, History, Politics & International Relations, or Religious Studies at FIU. In addition, the student must be enrolled in the Undergraduate Certificate in Cuban and Cuban-American Studies. The scholarship was created to honor the memory of Jose Antonio Echeverria, President of the University Students Federation (FEU in Spanish) at the University of Havana in 1957, who was murdered while defending democracy in Cuba. The purpose of this scholarship is to promote the understanding of the political, social, and economic realities of 1950s Cuba, and in particular of the life and legacy of Jose Antonio Echeverria. Although Echeverria was an architecture student, the scholarship is awarded to encourage students to become active in governmental and political affairs. In 2007, Echeverria\u27s family and friends donated $100,000 to establish the scholarship fund at FIU.The scholarship awards$4,000 each academic year to cover tuition, books, and other educational expenses. This year, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Jose Antonio Echeverria Scholarship, the Echeverria family has decided to grant two scholarships instead of just one. The best two applications will be awarded $4,000 each.https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cri_events/1353/thumbnail.jp

A Conversation with Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera

Join the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs as we welcome former FIU faculty and research fellow, the Hon. Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera, President of the Republic of Costa Rica. FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg will present President Solis with the FIU Presidential Gold Medallion, the highest honor the university bestows upon heads of state and other high ranking public officials. Following the presentation, President Solis will join us for an open discussion about Costa Rica, its challenges and opportunities: citizen security, renewable energy resources, environmental and climate change, infrastructure and Costa Rica\u27s role in regional cooperation, among other topics. Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera is the 47th President of the Republic of Costa Rica. He is a professor, politician and diplomat. He has held management positions in philanthropic and multilateral organizations in Costa Rica and internationally, and served as Ambassador for Central American Affairs and Director General for Foreign Policy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the José Maria Figueres Olsen administration (1994 to 1998.) As a Fulbright Professor at FIU, Solis was an associate researcher with the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center. He has authored, co-authored or edited 10 books and more than 60 academic articles in specialized magazines published in Central America, South America, Europe and the U.S. Moderator: Frank O. Mora, Director, Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center.https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cri_events/1375/thumbnail.jp

Second International Seminar on Memory, Conflict and Reconciliation

Join the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs and the Vaclav Havel Program for Human Rights and Diplomacy for Its second International seminar on the complex questions surrounding the role of memory In our public discourse about conflict and reconciliation. A distinguished group of scholars from fields such as political science, religion and history as well as practitioners - people confronted with the problem of memory, conflict and reconciliation In the context of their various professional activities-will articulate diverse perspectives on the nature of memory, engage In dialogue and help us learn more about this topic. Panel 1:The Philosophical Perspective Martin Palous, Director, Vaclav Havel Program for Human Rights and Diplomacy, FIU Monsignor Tomas Halik, Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Czech Republic David Walsh, Professorof Philosophy at Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. Martin Kroupa,Title, Post Bellum, Czech Republic Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat, Writer and Educator; Co-founder and Spokesperson, Cuban Democratic Directorate Panel 2: Cotemporary History and Storytelling Richard Cohen, Author and Publisher Carlos Alberto Montaner, Author Martin Petrtyl, Title, Post Bellum, Czech Republic Rosa Maria Paya, Human Rights Activist and Founder of CubaDecide Sebastian Arcos, Associate Director, Cuban Research Institute, FIUhttps://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cri_events/1377/thumbnail.jp

I am Cuba-Soy Cuba: Commemorating 100 years of Russian Revolution

I am Cuba Soy Cuba is a 1964 Soviet Cuban film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov Hidden away in the Soviet archives for three decades, I Am Cuba is a wild celebration of Communist kitsch, mixing Slavic solemnity with Latin sensuality — a whirling, feverish dance through both the sensuous decadence of pre-revolutionary Havana and the grinding poverty and oppression of the Cuban people. In four stories of the revolution, the camera takes the viewer on a rapturous roller-coaster ride of bathing beauties, landless peasants, fascist police, and student revolutionaries.https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cri_events/1370/thumbnail.jp

Liquid Continents: Historicizing the Seas as Spaces of Collective Experience - Aurora Morcillo and Rufina Santana

Rufina Santana presents a lecture on her exhibition at the Frost Museum titled Water Cartographies . FIU History Professor Aurora Morcillo, who co-teaches a graduate level course with Santana, also participates in this lecture