Written by Claire Campbell, Communications and Social Media Intern Each year, we at LACIS are honored and excited to participate in the Area and International Studies Undergraduate Paper Awards, as organized by IRIS. This scholarship …
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Meet LACIS’ Spring/Summer 2020 Graduates!
LACIS Affiliates Lauded for their Work
Written by Claire Campbell, LACIS Communications and Social Media Intern This has been a great year for LACIS faculty. We are proud to announce that our associate, Professor Lisa Naughton, has been elected to the …
Nabuco 2020 Award Announcement!
by Janel Anderson (LACIS Outreach Coordinator & PhD Candidate, UW-Madison) Each year LACIS, in collaboration with the International Division at UW Madison, sponsors the Joaquim Nabuco Award. The award is given to a degree-seeking student …
Message to LACIS Community…
(edited Friday, March 13th) Dear LACIS Community (including faculty, staff, students, and community supporters)… It is very likely that you have already heard about UW-Madison’s decision to temporarily suspend face-to-face course instruction, as well as …
New Latin American Area Studies-Educator Network (LAA-SEN) hosts first meeting day
By Janel Anderson, LACIS Outreach Coordinator Not even a sweeping snowstorm could stop teachers from all over south-central Wisconsin from gathering together on February 13th to participate in the inaugural meeting of LAAS-EN, the Latin …
LACIS’ Fall 2019 Semester-in-Review
Written by Claire Campbell, LACIS Communications and Social Media Intern, B.A., Journalism & Spanish As part of our mission in the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program, we aim to educate and reach out, …
Alberto Vargas Helps to Launch Mexico Chapter of the WI Alumni Association
by Alberto Vargas, LACIS Associate Director LACIS Associate Director, Alberto Vargas, participated in the launching of the Mexico Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, on November 16, 2019 in Mexico City. The event gathered a …
Panel on Indigenous Studies: Debates on Indigeneity
Written by Laura Bunn, LACIS Graduate Project Assistant The LACIS Race and Indigeneity Speaker Series raise essential questions about how focusing on survival and resurgence of ethnic and indigenous cultures can address some of the …
LACIS Alum Jacob Kushner Returns for Week-Long Residency
Written by Claire Campbell 2010 UW alum and international freelance reporter Jacob Kushner returned to campus last week to participate in a brief residency. He not only visited classrooms to talk to current students more …