Hear from UWM Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies graduate Maddy Randel on her post-graduation experience in Peru and how she uses her language skills to educate the youth in her community. Watch the YouTube Video!… Continue Reading »
Spotlight: Alex Seager
Read about the experiences of Alex Seager, as she recently returned from her study abroad program in Brazil this summer. Alex was a recipient of CLACS’ Donald R. Shea Scholarship!… Continue Reading »
Spotlight: FLAS Recipient Tim Lomeli
UWM alum Tim Lomeli talks about his experience receiving a graduate summer Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) in 2016 to study Haitian Creole. See past Spotlights.… Continue Reading »
Spotlight: LACUSL Alum Eileen Stillwell
Spotlight LACUSL Alum Eileen Stillwell recently skyped with us to tell us about her experiences with the LACUSL program and her post-bachelors work. Thanks, Eileen!… Continue Reading »
Spotlight: CLACS Receives Title VI Funding
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) and the Center for International Education (CIE) were both awarded highly competitive 2018-2022 Title VI National Resource Center (NRC) and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) funding by the U.S. … Continue Reading »
Spotlight: CLACS Awarded Title VI NRC and FLAS Funding for 2018-2022
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) and the Center for International Education (CIE) were both awarded highly competitive 2018-2022 Title VI National Resource Center (NRC) and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) funding by the U.S. Department of Education. Being recognized as a National Resource Center is considered a prestigious designation for international and area studies centers within the U.S.… Continue Reading »
LACUSL Phi Beta Kappas
Monday, April 23, 2018, two students of the Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latin@ Studies major were inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, the highest of honors in the liberal arts. Congratulations to students Lucero Rocha and Eileen … Continue Reading »
Spotlight: CLACS’ documentary, El futuro maya II, now available
UW-Milwaukee’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies’ co-produced documentary, El futuro maya II, is now available. The filming began in 2015 in various locations throughout Guatemala. It’s the sequel to El futuro maya: voces del presente, which was filmed … Continue Reading »
Spotlight: LACUSL graduate Kennia Coronado
Kennia Coronado graduated from UWM in May 2017 with a LACUSL major. She is now pursuing graduate studies in Political Science at UW-Madison. In this October 2015 IAMUWM feature, Kennia talks about her undergraduate experience, and the value of LACUSL … Continue Reading »
Spotlight: Interview with Dr. Nicholas Padilla
Dr. Nicholas Padilla is the FLAS Coordinator at CLACS. FLAS (Fellowships for Language and Area Studies) support the study of less commonly taught languages, including Portuguese, Haitian Creole, and indigenous languages of the Americas. Nick talks about the benefits of FLAS for undergraduate and graduate students and about his own experience as a FLAS recipient, studying Quechua in Ecuador.… Continue Reading »