BY SUSANNA SHARPE The Indigenous Languages Initiative (ILI), established in 2013, builds on LLILAS Benson’s longstanding commitment to fomenting and supporting the study of Indigenous languages and cultures. The primary goal of ILI is threefold: (1) provide high-quality courses taught by native … [Read more...] about Indigenous Languages Thrive at UT Austin: Quechua, Nahuatl, and K’iche’
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From the Director
THIS IS MY LAST DIRECTOR'S LETTER for Portal, and while time feels as if it’s flown by, LLILAS Benson has achieved many milestones since my term began. In the past four years, the partnership between the academic unit, LLILAS, and the library, Benson, grew from an experiment in collaborative … [Read more...] about From the Director
Celebrating a Century
IT'S DECEMBER 1, 1920, in Mexico City. After witnessing the inauguration of President Álvaro Obregón, University of Texas Regent H.J. Lutcher Stark and Chair of Latin American History Charles Wilson Hackett stumble upon an amazing find as they walk down Madero Street. Historian and head librarian … [Read more...] about Celebrating a Century
