LACIS is pleased to announce its Tinker-Nave Summer 2026 Field Research Awardees. Tinker-Nave Awardees are graduate students attending U.S. universities conducting pre-dissertation or masters thesis research in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries. Congratulations to them all! …
LACIS Blog
LACIS’ Faculty Director, Dr. Sara McKinnon publishes article in “Violent Histories, Livable Futures: Forging the Power of the People”
Within the section “The Voice of ‘the People’ of the Americas,” Dr. Sara McKinnon’s chapter, “Creating Democratic Conditions in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights,” appears in the edited volume Violent Histories, Livable Futures: Forging …
Two LACIS Faculty Affiliates Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Congratulations to LACIS Faculty Affiliates Michael Apple and Holly Gibbs, recent inductees into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Michael Apple, John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, and …
LACIS M.A. Graduate, Jacob Sorrells, and Dr. Sara McKinnon publish in the International Journal of Intercultural Relations (IJIR)
LACIS 2025 M.A. graduate, Jacob Sorrells, along with LACIS’ Faculty director, Dr. Sara McKinnon, recently published the article “Between dreams and disillusionment: Multinational comparisons in venezuelan experiences of reception and integration in Denver, Colorado, USA” …
News from LACIS Honorary Fellow, Dr. Federico Subervi
LACIS Honorary Fellow, Dr. Federico Subervi, co-edited the recently published Oxford Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Communication and has kindly donated a copy to LACIS. It is available for review by contacting our office. In …
LACIS Affiliated Graduate Students Receive 2025-2026 Teaching Assistant Awards
Several LACIS Affiliated Graduate Students recently received the 2025-2026 Teaching Assistant Awards! They are: Levi Cross, Spanish and Portuguese / Advanced Achievement in Teaching Award Rachel Tan, Political Science and International Studies / Advanced Achievement …
“Educators from across Wisconsin hear from experts on the ethics of AI and receive practical classroom tools”
Updated 2/17/26 AI in the Classroom: Ethical Frontiers and Practical Implications Wisconsin State Education Convention | January 21, 2026 | Milwaukee, WI On January 21st, over 200 school administrators, principals, and educators from across Wisconsin …
Neale Silva Scholarship Recipient attends Goldschmidt Conference in Prague
by Emma Nelson, LACIS’ Communications Assistant With the generous support of LACIS, Pablo Moreno-Yaeger attended the Goldschmidt Conference in Prague, Czech Republic under funding from the Neale Silva Scholarship July 6th through the 11th of 2025. …
Partners in Giving 2025: Ghost Walk
On October 30th, just hours before Halloween, staff from the International Division, including Dean Frances Vavrus, joined KJ, a tour guide from Mad City Ghost Walks, for a chilly and fun October afternoon. The group, …
LACIS Publishes its 2nd Annual “Impact Report”
2024-2025 was an extremely busy and transformative year for LACIS. A few primary highlights: LACIS’ longtime Associate Director, Dr. Alberto Vargas, retired. Dr. Adriana Angel joined LACIS as our new Associate Director. We organized or …