CLACS is hiring for two student positions, a Social Media Specialist and a Public Engagement Specialist. Apply by September 26, 2022 by sending your resume and cover letter to CLACS Assistant Director, Aimee Orndorf (aorndorf@uwm.edu) Social Media Specialist Job Summary: … Continue Reading »
CLACS awarded Title VI funding, 2022-26
UWM’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, with its consortial partner, the UW-Madison Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program, were among 98 programs recently announced by the U.S. Department of Education as Title VI National Resource Centers (NRC) … Continue Reading »
2022 CLACS Faculty Fellows
CLACS is pleased to announce the recently selected 2022 CLACS Faculty Fellows, who will be focusing their projects on this year’s theme, Stories, Voices and Perspectives.… Continue Reading »
Partnership with UWM Libraries Enhances Diversity of Libraries’ Collections
A three-decade collaboration between the UWM Libraries and the UWM Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies has enhanced the diversity of the Libraries’ collections. A partnership that began in 1993 between the UWM Libraries and UWM’s Center for Latin … Continue Reading »
Spring Funding for Faculty, Students, and Regional Faculty
Another semester means another round of funding opportunities! UWM Faculty: Apply for our Research-Conference Award by March 15, 2022. UWM Graduate Students in any field: Apply for the Summer Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, Ruggiero-Handelman Field Research Award, … Continue Reading »
Fall Funding Deadlines Approaching
November has two important funding deadlines for our faculty and graduate students. Do you have an upcoming conference presentation (in person or virtual), a field research project, or a need for research materials (such as books)? If so, please apply … Continue Reading »
CLACS 2020-21 Award Recipients
Congratulations to our UWM faculty and students, and our Regional faculty who have received awards from CLACS during the 2020-21 academic year. CLACS awarded over $55,000 in funding this year! UWM Faculty Research-Conference: Susana Antunes (Spanish & Portuguese) Nancy Bird-Soto … Continue Reading »
CLACS Course Development Grants Awarded
CLACS awards support development of new or revised Latin American/Caribbean courses (undergraduate or graduate) that clearly augment existing departmental course offerings. We encourage proposals that… Continue Reading »
2020-21 CLACS Fellows
Congratulations to the three recently selected CLACS Fellows who will contribute to scholarly exchanges on the theme, Latin American and the Caribbean in Times of Crisis. In addition to their own individual research projects, each Fellow will co-plan public engagement … Continue Reading »
2020-21 CLACS Fellows competition announcement
The UWM Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) invites applications for its Faculty Fellows program focused annually on diverse themes. Fellows will contribute to scholarly exchanges on the selected topic and will co-plan public engagement activities, to be supported by CLACS as part of its Title VI-funded commitment to teaching, research and public engagement.… Continue Reading »