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Understanding the Past and Shaping the Future of MALCS: the complete bylaws proposal

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New from the Executive Committee

2011-12 MALCS Chair Monica Torres, writing on behalf of the Executive Committee

Mónica F. Torres
2011-2012 MALCS Chair
Posted July 2012

In 2010, the MALCS Executive Committee suspended the MALCS bylaws in order to engage in a major revision of the document. It became clear that the bylaws, last revised in 1991, were in need of updating. We spent approximately one year discussing and producing a draft. We presented that draft at the 2011 Institute where we facilitated discussions during two workshops and the business meeting. We have spent the time since engaging in more discussions and revisions based on the feedback we received at the Institute.

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Mujeres Talk: Latin@ in Spain?

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  In Barcelona, Spain, while speaking with friends over lunch at a communal picnic table – switching from Spanish to English and back again – I heard the woman in the family sitting next to us say, in a whispered … Read More