Written by: Raven Hayes, LACIS graduate student. Teacher discontent and demoralization in Rio de Janeiro is growing. After four months, a strike coordinated by the state teachers union recently ended. The striking teachers were demanding …
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Meet our Fall 2016 Tinker Visiting Professor!
Meet our Fall 2016 Tinker visiting professor! LACIS welcomes Professor Bastiaan P. Reydon, hosted by the Sociology Department. An economist with extensive knowledge of land issues in Brazil and various developing countries and a UW …
LACIS Alum Jonatas Chimen
By Jesus Del Toro (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, Spanish & LACIS , Certificates in German & Chican@ Latin@ Studies ‘18) I had the pleasure of interviewing Jonatas Chimen one of our successful LACIS alumni. Jonatas …
July 30th, An Oaxacan-Style Community Celebration
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 …
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 …