By Alyana Guidotti & Jesus Del Toro (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, Spanish & LACIS/ Certificates in Chican@ Latin@ Studies & German, ’18) “Culture” is a dynamic concept that is continually evolving. In many communities around …
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On Venezuela and Interpreting: LACIS Alum Cameron Perra
By Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS, ’16) LACIS alum Cameron Perra is currently working as a contract interpreter, but his relationship with Latin American culture started years ago, when …
UW-Madison Student Matt Hutchins to Participate in 2016 Rio Olympics
By Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS, ’16) Throughout the year, Israel Pechstein of the Brazil Initiative had heard one of his Portuguese students talk about “going to the Olympics.” He …
LACIS Alum Jacob Wolbert Dishes on LACIS and his PhD Pursuit
by Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS, ’16) Recent LACIS alum Jacob Wolbert is currently pursuing his PhD in ethnomusicology at the University of Cal-Berkeley. I reached out to him …
UW-Madison Professor Victor Goldgel-Carballo Wins Prestigious Award
By Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS, 16′) Victor Goldgel-Carballo has taught at UW-Madison in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese since 2010, and is the author of many …
LACIS’ Alum RJ Hayes to Enter the Peace Corps in Mozambique
By RJ Hayes, LACIS Alum, MA Candidate, Dept of Portuguese So, as I sit here, finishing my last month of graduate school in the Portuguese MA program, and finishing my long checklist of tasks to …
LACIS Alum Jacob Kushner Published by National Geographic
by Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS, 15′) LACIS alum Jacob Kushner continues to make a name for himself. His most recent accomplishment is being published by the one …
Fighting for Economic Democracy in Argentina
By Laura Hanson Schlachter (PhD in Sociology, UW-Madison) “Our slogan is ‘occupy, resist, produce,’” said a representative from the UOM union. “We have to fight for each one, but now we have eighteen recuperadas in the region.” …
LACIS Alum Thasís Passos
By Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS ’15) Thaís Passos graduated from LACIS with her MA in the summer of 2015, and her story is as unique as they come. We …
Longtime LACIS Employee Angela Buongiorno Retires
It is a very bittersweet feeling to have to say goodbye to the ones you care about deeply, even if you know they will be happy in their new life. That is the current sentiment in …