Events
Mexico Institute: August Highlights
Each month, the Mexico Institute will review and highlight the month’s activities and feature them here.
Visitors will be able to watch the recap from our most recent events, browse our new publications, and read articles that feature key media appearances of the Mexico Institute staff. We hope you will find this review useful and informative. Enjoy!
Mexico Institute in the News: Mexico’s new president will face a changing nation [Op-Ed]
On Sunday, polls suggest that voters will return the party to power by electing Enrique Peña Nieto, the PRI candidate, as president. But Mexico has changed dramatically since the PRI last ruled, and it isn’t going to change back. Cites Mexico: A Middle Class Society, a report by Luis de la Calle and Luis Rubio, published by the Mexico Institute.
Latin American Program in the News: President, what did you do in your first 100 days?
Director Cynthia Arnson comments on the first 100 days of some of the region's presidents, highlighting how they endeavored to differentiate themselves from prior administrations via innovative policies and a change in diplomatic tone (In Spanish).
Mexico Institute in the News: A New Strategy on the Border
US Border Patrol implements new strategy to secure the border, even though there are critics against it.
Latin American Program in the News: American Arms Reach Deep Into Mexico’s Bloodshed
Eric L. Olson comments on the connection between easy access to weapons in the US and the use of these weapons for violence in Mexico.
Woodrow Wilson Awards to Honor Javier Bours and Alejandro Marti in Mexico City
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will present awards to two exemplary citizens of Mexico for their strong commitment to the improvement of their community. Javier Bours, founder of Industrias Bachoco, will receive the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship, and Alejandro Martí, founder of SOS México, will receive the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service. The awards will be presented in a dinner ceremony to be held on November 15 in Mexico City.
Crossborder Awards to Honor Binational Success Stories - Mexico Institute in the News
The program is organized by the Border Research Partnership,comprising the North American Center for Transborder Studies, a research unit in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University, Mexico's El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) and the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.
