Asian Diasporas in Latin America
July 22-24, 2024
This summer institute examines Asian migration to Latin America and the Caribbean since the mid-19th century, the experience of their descendants as well the emergence of more recent Asian communities in the region. … Continue Reading »
2023 CLACS Summer Teacher Institute
July 18-20, 2023
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (in-person)
This institute examines innovative projects in Latin America to create more livable, equitable and sustainable urban spaces. It explores initiatives which confront the challenges of climate change, urban growth, and marginality with participatory and community-building programs. … Continue Reading »
2022 CLACS Summer Teacher Institute
July 11-13, 2022
location: UW-Milwaukee (in-person)
A legacy of slavery and regional migration created significant African-descended communities throughout Spanish America. However, outside of regions where plantation agriculture flourished, many of these communities have been rendered relatively invisible in nations which have imagined themselves as shaped primarily by their indigenous, mestizo or European roots.… Continue Reading »
2021 CLACS Summer Teacher Institute
June 28-30, 2021
9am-12noon CDT
Please join Pulitzer Center and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for an engaging webinar and workshop series, Underreported News Stories from Latin America.… Continue Reading »
CLACS Summer Teacher Institute focused on “Under-Reported Stories from Latin America”
Read about the memorable images and stories shared by journalists Nadja Drost, Pablo Albarenga, and Musuk Nolte with 133 K-16 educators who participated in the virtual 2020 CLACS annual summer institute. … Continue Reading »
2020 CLACS Summer Institute (Online)
Underreported Stories from Latin America
June 29-30, 2020
Join us for a hands-on professional development workshop that will introduce methods for using global news stories and journalism skills to deepen students’ engagement with their curricula, while also increasing their critical thinking and communication skills. Featuring education staff from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting,… Continue Reading »
Another Successful Summer Teacher Institute
CLACS hosted the 2019 Summer Teacher Institute, “Society and Politics in Contemporary Central America.” Twenty-four educators and 1 student came together to participate and share resources. These educators represented K-12 and post-secondary institutions from five states.
The materials used in this conference can be found here.
The institute was a collaboration between the UW-Milwaukee Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS); UW-Madison Latin American,Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (LACIS); and the Florida International University (FIU) Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center. CLACS, LACIS, and FIU are Title VI National Resource Centers, funded by the U.S. Department of Education
2019 Summer Teacher Institute
July 10-12, 2019
A generation has passed since the 1987 Central American peace accords which promised to end the civil wars and lay the foundation for democratic practice in the region. El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, however, are today some of the world’s most violent societies. The current migration crisis highlights the fragility of institutions…… Continue Reading »
Summer Educator Institute in Cuba
Eleven K-16 teachers participated in Teaching Cuban Culture and Society, A Summer Educator Institute in Cuba, June 23-July 7, 2018. The program was cosponsored by CLACS and organized by the Tulane Stone Center for…… Continue Reading »
K-16 Educator Institute in Cuba
CLACS is collaborating with the Tulane University Stone Center for Latin American Studies to offer Cuban Culture and Society: K-16 Educator Institute in Cuba, June 23-July 7, 2018. … Continue Reading »