Dear LACIS Community, It has been just over two months since I began as Faculty Director and each day, I am getting a clearer sense of the diverse research and teaching activities of our LACIS …
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Welcome from LACIS’ New Faculty Director, Dr. Sara McKinnon
Greetings all, I am pleased to offer my first back-to-school fall welcome as the new Faculty Director of LACIS. For those of you I’ve yet to meet, I am Sara McKinnon, Professor of Rhetoric, Politics …
Farewell from Dr. Kata Beilin, LACIS Faculty Director
Dear LACIS Community, I am writing to let you know that after three years, I am stepping down from the position of LACIS Faculty Director to work on my research in Yucatan as a Fulbright …
LACIS Announces Spring/Summer 2022 Graduates!
Please join us in congratulating the following students who completed their degree (or will complete their degree in August) with the LACIS major! HANNA ANHALT LAURYN AZU ELENA CATA ANTHONY CHAMBERS ERIKA ESPARZA KAVANAUGH FITZPATRICK …
Congratulations to the Winners of LACIS’ 2021 Seed Grant Competition!
Composed by Julia Emery, LACIS Graduate PA. Congratulations to the two interdisciplinary teams awarded LACIS SEED Grants for 2021/22. The purpose of LACIS SEED Grants is to facilitate interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary research among Latin American, Caribbean, and …
LACIS Honorary Fellow contributes to “The White/Wiphala Paper on Indigenous Poeples’ Food Systems”
LACIS’ Honorary Fellow, Olga Lucia Chaparro Africano has contributed to this important document (The White Wiphala paper Indigenous Peoples Food Systems) which was prepared by the World Center for Food Systems of Indigenous Peoples of …
LACIS Project Assistant Receives Fulbright
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 …
2021 LACIS Area Studies Undergraduate Paper Awardees
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 …
Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2021 Congress
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 …
LACIS’ Promotional Video is Live!
Learn more about LACIS and all that we have to offer! This short, but informative video was narrated by LACIS’ Associate Director, Alberto Vargas.