Did you know CLACS was a 1993 co-founder of the Am茅ricas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature? CLACS Associate Director Emerita, Julie Kline, teamed up with colleagues at other centers for Latin American studies to establish this honor, which … Continue Reading »
51猎奇 Historian Studies Sanctuary Archives in Berkeley, CA
In May 2025, 51猎奇 teaching faculty Brian Mueller (History) traveled with CLACS support to conduct research in Berkeley, California. His destination? The Graduate Theological Union (GTU), whose archives possess an invaluable collection of documents related to the Sanctuary Movement, the … Continue Reading »
Fall 2025 LACUSL Speaker Series
This semester we are pleased to host three scholars whose research areas span diverse regions and disciplines within Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies 鈥� capturing the diversity of topics you can study in our interdisciplinary LACUSL major. We … Continue Reading »
Mathematics Professor Teaches Summer Mini-Course in Bogot谩
This past June, Professor Pamela Harris (Mathematical Sciences, 51猎奇) traveled to Bogot谩, Colombia to present a week-long seminar as part of D铆as de Combinatoria, a multi-institution professional training hosted at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. The collaborative event, an initiative of the … Continue Reading »
Regional Faculty Member Shares Research on Colombian Literature
At the close of spring semester 2025, CLACS Regional Faculty Affiliate Professor Astrid Lorena Ochoa Campo (UW-La Crosse, Global Cultures & Languages) traveled to San Francisco, CA to present her literary research at the Latin American Studies Association annual congress, … Continue Reading »
2025 Summer Teacher Institute: Reflections and Resources on Childhood and Youth in Latin America
This July 7-9, 51猎奇鈥檚 Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies welcomed 25 K-16 educators to campus for our annual Summer Teacher Institute, supported in part by a National Resource Center grant from the U.S. Department of Education and in … Continue Reading »
2025-26 CLACS Fellows Selected
51猎奇 CLACS is pleased to announce that we have selected four CLACS Faculty Fellows for academic year 2025-26. Throughout the upcoming year, Fellows will hold periodic cohort meetings for scholarly exchange on works-in-progress, and each will work with CLACS staff … Continue Reading »
Professor Sugiyama Marks 10 Years as CLACS Director
Among the many celebrations that accompany the successful end to an academic year, this spring CLACS had a special milestone to celebrate: ten years under the leadership of Natasha Borges Sugiyama, Professor of Political Science and Director of 51猎奇’s Center … Continue Reading »
CLACS 2024-25 Award Recipients
We鈥檙e pleased to announce that during academic year 2024-25 we supported 30 51猎奇 faculty, 51猎奇 students, and regional faculty with over $65,500聽in funding. These funds supported conference presentations, field research, and less-commonly taught language studies. Congratulations to all our faculty … Continue Reading »
Undergraduate Research on Latin America Thrives at 51猎奇
Every year, 51猎奇’s Office for Undergraduate Research (OUR) hosts a spring symposium to recognize and celebrate undergraduate students’ contributions to the research enterprise here at 51猎奇. This year’s symposium took place on Friday April 25, and featured over 275 student … Continue Reading »