Undergraduate and Graduate Students in any field are encouraged to explore the upcoming funding opportunities from CLACS for the 2019-20 academic year! Please view the Mailchimp or our funding page for more information.… 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
CLACS Digital Humanities Fellow
In collaboration with UWM Libraries Digital Collections, we are pleased to share that the 2019 CLACS Digital Humanities Fellow is Dr. Michael E. Martin, an adjunct faculty member in the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP). The Havana … Continue Reading »
2018-2019 Student Award Recipients
CLACS is pleased to announce the student recipients during the 2018-19 academic year. CLACS awarded over $75,000 in student scholarships, fellowships, and grants to support 22 undergraduate and graduate students. The Donald R. Shea Scholarship may be used for UWM sponsored semester-long … Continue Reading »
2019-20 CLACS Faculty Fellows announced
The UWM Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) is pleased to announce the CLACS Faculty Fellows selected for the 2019-20 academic year. Fellows will contribute to scholarly exchanges on the topic Migration in the Americas and will co-plan a … Continue Reading »
New CLACS Trailer
Check out the CLACS 2019 trailer we’ll be screening at the 41st Annual Latin American Film Series. Our thanks to Filmmaker (and UWM alum) Eric Grycan and to all the individuals who participated!… Continue Reading »
CLACS Announces Fellows Program
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies is pleased to announce a new CLACS Fellows Program (2019-2020), to support research and public engagement on the topic of Migration in the Americas. CLACS will support up to three Faculty Fellows … Continue Reading »
UWM Authors, 2019
CLACS Faculty were well-represented at yesterday’s UWM Authors event, hosted by UWM Libraries. The event focused on books, film/video, and recordings. Honorees included: Susana Antunes and students (Spanish and Portuguese), Patrick Bellegarde-Smith (Emeritus, African and African Diaspora Studies), Nancy Bird-Soto (Spanish … Continue Reading »
UWM College for Kids and Teens: Portuguese!
We’re pleased to share that UW-Milwaukee’s College for Kids and Teens will offer Portuguese for the first time during summer 2019. All classes will be taught by Dr. Susana Antunes (UWM Spanish and Portuguese) during the week of June 10-14, … Continue Reading »
CLACS Faculty Member, Susana Antunes, featured in In Focus Newsletter
Portuguese instructor and CLACS Affiliated faculty, Susana Antunes was featured in last month’s issue of In Focus, the College of Letters and Sciences’ newsletter, for her work with the Portuguese journal, O Canto do Mar. O Canto do Mar features … Continue Reading »