Receiving a FLAS award to study Mixtec in Oaxaca, Mexico was such a unique opportunity to challenge myself by learning a new language and making deeper connections with people in Oaxaca. Mixtec has many variants, but people who spoke other … 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 »
Fall 2018 Student Award Recipients
CLACS is proud to announce the student recipients of the Fall 2018 award cycle. Congratulations to Marissa Paulson (BA, Global Communication; Portuguese) and Sugeiry Berroa (BA, Global Studies; Portuguese) for receiving the Donald R. Shea Scholarship! This scholarship may be … Continue Reading »
CLACS 2017-18 Student Awards
With the conclusion of the 2017-2018 academic year, the UWM Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies is proud to announce this year’s student award winners. CLACS awarded over $54,000 in Student Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants to support sixteen undergraduate … 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 »
Field research grants available from CLACS
CLACS announces availability of two field research funding opportunities for students:
Tinker Pre-Dissertation Field Research Grants and the Ruggiero-Handelman Field Research Award
March 2, 2018… Continue Reading »
CLACS announces FLAS Fellowship competition
Undergraduate FLAS Fellowships for academic year 2018-19 are available (pending funding) to study Portuguese at UW-Milwaukee. Portable graduate FLAS are available for summer 2018 to attend intensive language institutes to study Portuguese, Haitian Creole, or indigenous languages of Latin America and the Caribbean. Application deadline: February 15, 2018… 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 »