In its June 2017 “Best of Greater Milwaukee” issue, M Magazine named the Latin American Film Series as “Best Alternative Film Festival” in the city.… Continue Reading »
CLACS 2016-17 Student Awards
CLACS awarded over $78,000 in Student Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants during 2016-17.… Continue Reading »
Américas Award
The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) has announced the 2017 Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature commended list. … Continue Reading »
Colectivo Coffee & LAFS 2017
CLACS appreciates its long-standing partnership with Colectivo Coffee. Not only have we supported the summer Música del Lago series since 2005, Colectivo is a cosponsor of the 2017 Latin American Film Series. … Continue Reading »
Spotlight: Oscar Hernández Santoyo
Oscar Hernández Santoyo joined CLACS in fall 2015 as an undergraduate intern, researching the Center’s history for our 50th anniversary celebration. Oscar graduated with a LACUSL major in December 2016. He is currently continuing his education at UWM in Educational Psychology. … Continue Reading »
CLACS Media Collection celebrates International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day! The Media Collection is celebrating this day by sharing a few films that may make for interesting topics to discuss. … Continue Reading »
Big Read Community Partner with Milwaukee Public Library
CLACS will collaborate as a community partner with Milwaukee Public Library on a Big Read grant project in April-May 2017. MPL, with its many cultural and educational partners, is creating a month of reading events related to In the Time … Continue Reading »
Funding by Tinker Foundation
CLACS received a second year of funding by the Tinker Foundation to support pre-dissertation field research grants to Latin America and the Caribbean.… Continue Reading »
Travel Grants Awarded
CLACS awarded six Graduate Student research travel grants, five UWM Faculty research travel grants, and seven Regional Faculty research travel grants in December 2016.… Continue Reading »
2016 LACUSL and LACS Graduates
CLACS congratulates December 2016 LACUSL major and LACS certificate graduates.… Continue Reading »