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Maria Muñoz, a doctoral student in history, is among three University of Arizona
Maria Muñoz, a doctoral student in history, is among three University of Arizona graduate students to win Fulbright-Hays Scholarships.
Muñoz is studying Mexico’s First National Indigenous Congress.
The 1975 Congress marked a fundamental change in post-revolutionary politics, the most important restructuring and recasting of the relationship between local and regional indigenous associations and the federal government since the 1930s. Its history provides an important context for understanding more recent political disputes about indigenous autonomy and citizenship, especially in the aftermath of the Zapatista (EZLN) revolt in 1994.
Muñoz will continue her project in Mexico City and the state of Michoacan, thanks to the scholarship.
"Receiving the Fulbright-Hays has been incredible. Not only am I able to conduct the research for my dissertation, but most importantly, I will represent The University of Arizona, the department of history and my colleagues in Mexico," says Muñoz.
Jeff Banister and Jimmy Klepek, in geography and regional development, respectively, also won the scholarships.
The Fulbright-Hays program, administered by the U.S. Department of Education, provides grants to colleges to fund doctoral students to conduct research in other countries in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months.
Visit www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html for more info.
