Dr. Ivani Vassoler, recipient of the 2016 President’s Award for Teaching and Learning, will present the lecture, "Americans in Brazil, Brazilians in the U.S.: A Two-Century Long Relationship,” on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. in Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall.
Dr. Vassoler is an associate professor of Political Science in the Department of Politics and International Affairs, where she has been a faculty member since 2003. For nearly 10 years, until May 2016, she also coordinated the International Studies program at the university. She teaches a variety of courses in international politics - a broad topic that is central to her research. Dr. Vassoler has published articles focusing on U.S.-Latin American relations; on Brazil's foreign policy and on Latin American metropolitan development. She is now working on her third book focusing on popular participation in politics in Latin American cities. Dr. Vassoler is a promoter of study abroad programs on campus and has organized a number of them for Fredonia students in Brazil and in Mexico. She is a Brazilian-born U.S. citizen and resident of Dunkirk. Dr. Vassoler is deeply honored by the Presidential Award on Excellence in Teaching and Learning and thanks the students, her department colleagues and her late husband for the support. She feels privileged for the opportunity given by the State University of New York to share knowledge with the new generations.
The lecture is free and the public is invited to attend.
