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 »
Congratulations to Mme. Christiane Taubira
Congratulations to Mme. Christiane Taubira on being awarded the following Doctorates: Doctorate Honoris Causa, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (April 26, 2018) Doctorate Honoris Causa, Université de Genève, Switzerland (October 9, 2020) The following awards: Prix Laurent-Mc Cutcheon 2019, Fondation … 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 »
ACTFL Workshop, fall 2020
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Virtual Workshop Distance Learning Tools and Strategies for Developing Proficiency in Each Mode of Communication Saturday, October 10, 2020 10am-2:30pm In this workshop, language educators will explore tools for planning and … Continue Reading »
CLACS is hiring a Social Media Specialist
CLACS is hiring a student (undergraduate or graduate) Social Media Specialist. The position is completely remote! View the job description below. To apply, send a resume and cover letter with references to Aimee Orndorf, aorndorf@uwm.edu. Apply by October 9, 2020! … Continue Reading »
Fall webinar series: Migration in the Americas
In collaboration with UW-Madison’s Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS) program, CLACS will offer a free fall webinar series on migration in the Americas. The webinar will be offered weekly on Wednesdays, between Sept 9 and Nov 18, 2020, … Continue Reading »
2019-20 Student Award Recipients
CLACS extends its congratulations to the 12 undergraduate and graduate students we have funded this year! Over $54,000 was awarded to support students’ study abroad programs, field research, and conference presentations. To learn more about these awards, visit our funding … Continue Reading »