Archive for the ‘Basque Studies’ Category
University’s ‘Nevada Writers Hall of Fame’ honors William A. (Bill) Douglass
RENO, Nev. – As the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame celebrates its 25th year, William A. Douglass, world-renowned scholar of Basque studies and founder of the Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, will be inducted at the annual Nevada Writers Hall of Fame Awards, 6-8 p.m., Nov. 8 at the University’s Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. ... more
Center for Basque Studies expands international publishing presence
The Center for Basque Studies has recently expanded its role as the leading international publisher of works in English promoting hte Basque culture.... more
University of Nevada, Reno celebrates new study-abroad program in Thailand
RENO, Nev. – When Carmelo Urza founded the University Studies Abroad Consortium at the University of Nevada, Reno, his goal was to allow university students to study in more nontraditional places abroad, cities not necessarily packed with other American tourists, so that students would truly become immersed in another culture. ... more
Librarian receives grant to present paper in Spain
RENO, Nev. – Madeline Mundt is the 2011 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s “Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund.”... more
University welcomes Basque president, hosts honorary event
RENO, Nev. – In a presentation pledging continued support for the University of Nevada, Reno’s Center for Basque Studies, Patxi Lόpez, president of the autonomous Basque Government, called the center “the leading research and education institute of its kind outside the Basque country.”... more
National award advances Basque scholar’s research on life under occupation
RENO, Nev. – Sandy Ott, a University of Nevada, Reno Basque Studies professor, has received a 2009 Summer Stipend award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Ott, an associate professor with expertise in Franco-Basque-Spanish-German relations during the 1930s and ’40s, was one of just 63 awardees nationally among 881 applicants.... more
Basque author-in-residence wins prestigious literary prizes
RENO, Nev. – Harvard University recruited Bernardo Atxaga as an author-in-residence, but the Basque author turned the famous university down. Instead, he accepted the position of Center for Basque Studies William Douglass Distinguished Scholar for 2007–2008.... more
Totoricagüena joins team of specialists on Basque Country project
RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada, Reno announces that Dr. Gloria Totoricagüena is leaving the University to work as an external consultant for projects related to Basque Country public policy. She will work with a team of specialists on the project “The Basque Country, the Basques, and Globalization.” This initiative was developed to investigate the effects of globalization on Basque economic, social, political and cultural issues.... more
University launches Summer Scholars Project for Class of 2011
RENO, Nev. – At his first town hall meeting with University faculty and staff last May, President Milt Glick invited… more
Legislature Adopts Resolution Recognizing Center for Basque Studies
Concurrent resolution recognizes program’s research, library collections and study of the human experience... more
