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Article: ETHNIC STUDIES: Unparalleled Access to the World; King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, NYU
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- The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
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- October 31, 1997
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ETHNIC STUDIES: Unparalleled Access to the World; King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, NYU
The BUILDING USED TO HOUSE A STUDENT DORMITORY, JUDSON HALL. Overlooking Washington Square Park in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, it was home to countless students who slept and studied within its sturdy walls. Years later, the 19th-century edifice has become home to an even nobler cause: it is now the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center.
Earlier this year, in a ceremony filled with pomp and politics. New York University (NYU) unveiled the center to a media throng and announced a mission to play a pivotal role in the interdisciplinary study of Spain and the Spanish-speaking world.
"Our commitment is to ...