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WHEREAS, Dr. Josiah Heyman has been appointed director of The |
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University of Texas at El Paso Center for Inter-American and Border |
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Studies; and |
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WHEREAS, An anthropologist, Joe Heyman is the university's |
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endowed professor for border trade issues; he served as chair of the |
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Department of Sociology and Anthropology from 2002 until September |
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2014, when he assumed his new responsibilities as director of CIBS; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Heyman has brought to his position a wealth of |
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scholarly and administrative experience, as well as an |
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interdisciplinary expertise that will advance the effort to |
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increase involvement in the center by faculty from multiple |
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colleges; moreover, his background in activism aligns with the goal |
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of developing not only a world-class academic and research unit, |
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but also an organization that engages the community and heightens |
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awareness concerning such matters as immigration, security, and |
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human rights; and |
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WHEREAS, The author of more than 130 articles, book chapters, |
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and essays, Dr. Heyman has lived in and researched communities on |
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either side of the United States-Mexico border; he serves on the |
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board of the international Society for Applied Anthropology, and he |
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has taken part in numerous community initiatives and rallies |
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related to public policies and human rights, including Occupy El |
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Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, This distinguished scholar completed his doctorate |
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in anthropology at City University of New York, where he studied |
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with noted anthropologist Eric R. Wolf; his many accolades include |
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the prestigious Curl Essay Prize of the Anthropological Institute |
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of Great Britain and Ireland; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of an exemplary career, Joe Heyman |
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has demonstrated a true passion for border and Latin American |
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issues, and with his depth of knowledge and singular combination of |
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talents, he is eminently qualified to enhance the reputation and |
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effectiveness of the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Josiah Heyman on his appointment as |
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director of The University of Texas at El Paso Center for |
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Inter-American and Border Studies and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Heyman as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |