Liz Birkhauser is a Dual PhD student in Health Services Research in Pharmacy/Environment and Resources Project: “Plant Knowlege Networks in Altered States and the Ecological Self” Location: Napo Province, Ecuador Tomas Ignacio Pino Flores is …
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Latin American Music/Instrument Workshop @ Northside Elementary
On Monday, April 7, LACIS had the pleasure of hosting a bilingual (Spanish and English) outreach workshop, guided by the talented musicians Raquel Paraiso and Francisco “Pancho” López-Méndez, with the enthusiastic 4th graders at Northside …
Artists-in-Residence with Benjamin Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez
by Jacob Sorrells, LACIS M.A. student In March, LACIS was pleased to welcome saxophonist and author, Dr. Benjamin Barson, and award-winning vocalist and guitarist, Gizelxanath Rodriguez to campus for a week-long artists-in-residency which featured a …
Documentary Film Screenings and Artistic Expression
Earlier this month, LACIS was thrilled to host over 150 Wisconsin middle school and high school students to watch the film “Home is Somewhere Else” and interact through creative drawing and writing activities with co-director …
LACIS Faculty Affiliate, Dr. Sarli Mercado, Becomes Full Teaching Professor
Author Karla Arenas Valenti Visits Local Schools
On Friday, October 18th, LACIS hosted children’s author, Karla Arenas Valenti, on two school visits. She visited Lodi Middle School, Lodi, WI, and Kromrey Middle School, Middleton, WI and shared details about her newly-published book, …
LACIS Assistant Director Presents at Lodi High School’s Annual Career Day
On Friday, September 20th, Sarah Ripp, LACIS’ Assistant Director, presented “High School…to College…to Career: Your Future in…Higher Education and Internationally Focused Employment” to nearly 75 students as part of Lodi High School’s annual “Career Day”. …
Reflections on the 2024 Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition (IAMoot) in Washington D.C.
by Valeria Martinez, J.D., Immigrant Justice Clinic, Law School, UW-Madison How should the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) interpret the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR) given our increasingly digital world? Does a country …
LACIS Faculty Director Fall 2024 Message
Dear LACIS Community, Welcome to the beginning of the 2024-2025 Academic year! It was an exciting first year as your faculty director and I look forward to what this coming year will bring. Hopefully you …
LACIS-Oconomowoc High School-Guatemalan Service Project Collaboration
During the spring of 2023 and spring of 2024, LACIS partnered with Oconomowoc High School Spanish teacher, Danielle Chaussee, and her advanced Spanish students (some of whom are in the WI Department of Public Instruction’s …