Public Education’s Information Gap
The technological advances of the twenty-first century will transform higher education as we know it. Latin American public higher education ...
Student Activism in Chile’s Universities
"It's a national disgrace! There's money for Pinochet and not for education!" With this angry message, the students of Santiago's ...
The Permanent Crisis of the Public University
A few brief moments of institutional splendor aside, the history of the Latin American university is a history of crisis ...
Does “Dialogue” Mean “Impunity” in Chile?
Carmen Vivanco is 83 years old. She looks fragile and timid at first glance, but after a few minutes of ...
Engendering Democracy in Chile’s Universities
In 1995, Chile became the only country in the world to ban the use of the word "gender" in Parliament, ...
Book Review Essay: Fear as a Way of Life: Mayan Widows in Rural Guatemala
It is fitting that Linda Green's book on Mayan widows comes out at the end of the century. This tour ...
The Growth of the Uruguayan Left
MONTEVIDEO—Hopes that the left-wing alliance between the the Frente Amplio and the Progressive Encounter (FA-EP) would win national elections were ...
Fujimori’s Rentless Pursuit of Re-election
On April 9, 2000, Peruvians will go to the polls to elect a new president and Congress. But chances are ...
