This recurring speaker series aims to introduce students in our academic programs (Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies) to the rich variety of research being done in these fields. (Check out our academic programs website!) With this series, we … Continue Reading »

CLACS Faculty Affiliate and 2025-26 CLACS Fellow, Professor Susana Antunes (UWM World Languages & Cultures) recently celebrated the December 2025 publication of her co-edited volume, Sentient Books: AI’s Impact on Creation. Prepared with Professor Sandra Sousa (University of Central Florida, … Continue Reading »

With support from many wonderful partners, CLACS presented 62 fantastic programs in 2025, promoting a deeper understanding of Latin America and the Caribbean far and wide. Some of our recent audiences included Milwaukee Public Schools students, K-12 educators across the … Continue Reading »

CLACS Faculty Affiliate Professor Amy Olen (UWM Translation & Interpreting Studies) has recently published a new literary translation: the short story collection Marayrasu, released in December 2025 with Northwestern University Press. The new book is the first English-language collection of … Continue Reading »

UWM’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) recently teamed up with UWM ArtsECO and the Mexican Consulate in Milwaukee to bring an arts and culture program about migration to students at South Division High School. These students, currently … Continue Reading »

As we commemorate the 60th anniversary of CLACS’s founding in 1965, our center took the opportunity to check in with campus, community, and regional partners about how our collaborations have shaped their work. All of these partnerships have furthered our … Continue Reading »

The North Central Council of Latin Americanists (NCCLA) has promoted Latin American studies in Wisconsin and the surrounding area since 1966 – and its organizational headquarters are right here in Milwaukee, at UWM’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies … Continue Reading »

Did you know CLACS was a 1993 co-founder of the Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature? CLACS Associate Director Emerita, Julie Kline, teamed up with colleagues at other centers for Latin American studies to establish this honor, which … Continue Reading »

In May 2025, UWM teaching faculty Brian Mueller (History) traveled with CLACS support to conduct research in Berkeley, California. His destination? The Graduate Theological Union (GTU), whose archives possess an invaluable collection of documents related to the Sanctuary Movement, the … Continue Reading »

This semester we are pleased to host three scholars whose research areas span diverse regions and disciplines within Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies – capturing the diversity of topics you can study in our interdisciplinary LACUSL major. We … Continue Reading »