Did you know CLACS was a 1993 co-founder of the Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature? CLACS Associate Director Emerita, Julie Kline, teamed up with colleagues at other centers for Latin American studies to establish this honor, which …
In May 2025, UWM teaching faculty Brian Mueller (History) traveled with CLACS support to conduct research in Berkeley, California. His destination? The Graduate Theological Union (GTU), whose archives possess an invaluable collection of documents related to the Sanctuary Movement, the …
“Making Lucha Libre Latinx Theatre”, a free public talk 📆 Thursday, October 30, 2025 🕚 11:30am – 12:30pm 📍 American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) 🏫 UWM Libraries, 3rd floor east wing This talk explores the work of nationally-produced playwright and …
This semester we are pleased to host three scholars whose research areas span diverse regions and disciplines within Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies – capturing the diversity of topics you can study in our interdisciplinary LACUSL major. We …
Thursday, October 9 6:00pm – 7:30pm CT Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, Room 1150 (3135 N. Maryland Ave.) Free and open to the public Hybrid event: join us on campus, or by zoom using the below meeting information Zoom: https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/98318268273?pwd=uiYz5tTErDONxwe5KEg4XxcKy3irud.1&jst=1 Meeting …
Race and Space in the Making of the Latin American City during the Twentieth Century 📆 Thursday, October 16, 2025🕒 3:00pm-4:00pm📍 American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) – UWM Libraries, 3rd Floor East Wing🏫 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Guest Speaker: Dr. Orlando …
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 7:00pm – 8:00pm Manfred Olson Planetarium, UWM Physics Building room 139 1900 E. Kenwood Blvd. Free and open to the public – first-come, first-served Note that doors close 5 minutes after the planetarium show starts – …
Thursday, October 2 4:00pm – 6:00pm Holton Hall, room 380 (2442 E. Hartford Ave.) Free and open to the public Hybrid event: register for in-person or zoom attendance at this link Salud mental en comunidad: a roundtable with Latin American …
Friday, September 19, 2025 3:00pm – 4:30pm CLACS offices (Northwest Quadrant B, 2479 – use red elevators) 2025 E. Newport Ave., Milwaukee WI 53211 CLACS staff warmly invites all of our affiliated students, faculty, and campus partners to reconnect and …
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 …