Música del lago: Orquesta Rumba

Thursday, July 17 6:00pm Colectivo Lakefront 1701 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr., Milwaukee WI Free parking is available across the street in the lot next to the sailing center Join us for free, live music with Milwaukee’s own Orquesta Rumba! Colectivo …

Educator Workshop: Teaching Latin America with Digital Maps

Free professional development opportunity for K16 educators! Especially relevant for teaching social studies, urban studies, and environmental studies August 5, 6, and 7, 2025 (10am-11:30am CT, via Zoom)   Event recordings available on YouTube here Free teaching resources available through …

Orquesta Ayala at Música del lago with Colectivo Coffee

Thursday, June 19 6:00pm Colectivo Lakefront 1701 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr., Milwaukee WI Free parking is available across the street in the lot next to the sailing center Join us for free, live salsa music with Milwaukee’s own Orquesta Ayala! …

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 …

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 …

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 …

CLACS end-of-year celebration

Thursday, May 15 4:30pm Estabrook Beer Garden 4600 Estabrook Pkwy, Milwaukee WI 53217 Please join the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies to celebrate the end of this academic year! We will gather on May 15 near campus at …

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: …

LACUSL Speaker Series: Prof. Pamela Harris

“Lathisms: Women Mathematicians in Latin America” Monday, April 28th, 2025 3:00-4:00 PM AGSL (UWM Libraries, 3rd floor) UW-Milwaukee Dr. Pamela Harris UWM Associate Professor of Mathematics Latinxs and Hispanics make significant contributions to the mathematical sciences while navigating challenges related to …

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 …