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LACIS is proud to announce that Kierstin Conaway, Graduate Project Assistant, was awarded a Fulbright grant for the 2021-2022 cycle. Below is an interview with Kierstin on her Fulbright award: Where will you be traveling/working …

by Isabelle Johnson, LACIS Communications/Social Media Assistant This week, LACIS would like to congratulate our four 2021 LACIS Area Studies Undergraduate Paper Award recipients! Each year, the Institute for Regional and International Studies in partnership …

The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) held its 39th Congress in Vancouver, Canada, May 25-29, 2021. The theme of the Congress was: “Crisis global, desigualdades y centralidad de la vida.” The Congress was held virtually …

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 …

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 …

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 …

(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 …

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 …