News from Marilene, January 20, 2011: Marilene Barros - Class 2001 has finished her MA in Political Science from Ball State University in 2003. Shortly after she went to Florida International University for her PhD in Political Science. On her first year in residence she decided to come back to UCSB as a lecturer for the Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese. Marilene eventually applied for a PhD in History in 2006 and now is in her final stages of advancing candidacy. Her first field is Brazilian History with Dr. Francis Dutra. Second field is Early Modern Europe with Dr. Paul Sonnino. Third field is Race and Ethnicity with Dr. Paul Spickard and fourth field is Women's Empowerment in Politics in Latin America with Dr. Kathleen Bruhn. For updated professional information look for her on www.linkedin.com or send an email to marilene@umail.ucsb.edu

Marilene at Award Ceremony at BSU

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September 15, 2003:

After graduating from UCSB I have gone to law school but did not like it. I have switched to an MA in Political Science from Ball Sate University where I served as graduate assistant and social director. I also have presented papers in 3 political science conferences and was present at the presidential inauguration (in Brazil) this past January where I met the new president of Brazil Luis Ignacio "Lula" da Silva, Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez from Venezuela.

Marilene at BSU in the Winter Time
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Marilene with other Graduate Assistants and Professors
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Marilene with Dr. Ruth Cardoso, the previous first lady of Brazil.
Dr. Cardoso is an anthropologist who has taught at Berkeley.
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Relaxing in Brazil
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I have graduated this summer and I plan to pursue a Ph.D program in Political Science with an emphasis in Global Studies. If you have any questions please contact me. I will be more than happy to hear from you guys.

Marilene Barros-Luis
mbarr001@fiu.edu

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