This past June, Professor Pamela Harris (Mathematical Sciences, UWM) traveled to Bogotá, Colombia to present a week-long seminar as part of Días de Combinatoria, a multi-institution professional training hosted at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. The collaborative event, an initiative of the … Continue Reading »
Regional Faculty Member Shares Research on Colombian Literature
At the close of spring semester 2025, CLACS Regional Faculty Affiliate Professor Astrid Lorena Ochoa Campo (UW-La Crosse, Global Cultures & Languages) traveled to San Francisco, CA to present her literary research at the Latin American Studies Association annual congress, … Continue Reading »
2025 Summer Teacher Institute: Reflections and Resources on Childhood and Youth in Latin America
This July 7-9, UWM’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies welcomed 25 K-16 educators to campus for our annual Summer Teacher Institute, supported in part by a National Resource Center grant from the U.S. Department of Education and in … Continue Reading »
2025-26 CLACS Fellows Selected
UWM CLACS is pleased to announce that we have selected four CLACS Faculty Fellows for academic year 2025-26. Throughout the upcoming year, Fellows will hold periodic cohort meetings for scholarly exchange on works-in-progress, and each will work with CLACS staff … Continue Reading »
Professor Sugiyama Marks 10 Years as CLACS Director
Among the many celebrations that accompany the successful end to an academic year, this spring CLACS had a special milestone to celebrate: ten years under the leadership of Natasha Borges Sugiyama, Professor of Political Science and Director of UWM’s Center … Continue Reading »
CLACS 2024-25 Award Recipients
We’re pleased to announce that during academic year 2024-25 we supported 30 UWM faculty, UWM students, and regional faculty with over $65,500 in funding. These funds supported conference presentations, field research, and less-commonly taught language studies. Congratulations to all our faculty … Continue Reading »
Undergraduate Research on Latin America Thrives at UWM
Every year, UWM’s Office for Undergraduate Research (OUR) hosts a spring symposium to recognize and celebrate undergraduate students’ contributions to the research enterprise here at UWM. This year’s symposium took place on Friday April 25, and featured over 275 student … Continue Reading »
2025-26 CLACS Fellows
Competition Announcement CLACS Faculty Fellows * 2025-26 Academic Year * Open to all UW-Milwaukee faculty and full-time academic staff A PDF of this call is available for download here. Challenge and Progress in Latin America and the Caribbean Application deadline: … Continue Reading »
Award-winning Author Reyna Grande Visits MPS and UWM
Eighth grade students at Milwaukee’s Wedgewood Park International School got a treat one recent February morning: a visit from bestselling author Reyna Grande, whose memoir they read during their fall semesters. As the clock approached 10:00 AM, students filed into … Continue Reading »
CLACS Faculty Prof. Jon Kahl Leads Study Abroad Experience
Photos of study abroad participants provided by UWM Mexico Study Abroad Course: Air Pollution and Ancient Cultures Facebook page. During UWinteriM 2025, Professor Jon Kahl (UWM, Atmospheric Science) led a study abroad experience to Southern Mexico titled, “Mexico – Air … Continue Reading »