Please join us in congratulating our Fall 2024 graduates! Sophia is a former Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellow who will be graduating with honors this December with her undergraduate degree. Sophia is triple majoring in French, Spanish, and … Continue Reading »
LACUSL Speaker Series: Professor Emily Latch & Billie Harrison
“The Grenada frog: Long term monitoring, mapping, outreach and conservation.” Monday, November 18th, 2024 3-4 pm AGSL (UWM Libraries, 3rd floor) UW-Milwaukee Professor Emily Latch & Billie Harrison Biological Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The island of Grenada is home to only … Continue Reading »
LACUSL Speaker Series: Dr. Jorge Coronado
“Indigeneity and Writing: Rethinking Indigenismo in Early 20th Century Latin America” Monday October 28th, 2024 3pm-4pm AGSL (UWM Libraries, 3rd floor) UW-Milwaukee Jorge Coronado Professor of Latin American and Andean Literatures Co-Director, Andean Cultures & Histories Northwestern University In this talk, Professor Coronado reconsiders … Continue Reading »
ePortfolios and Pupusas
November 15, 2023
Come learn more about the LACUSL ePortfolio requirement. With a digital portfolio, you showcase your unique course of study, highlight your individual strengths, create a virtual space for a broad audience, and reflect on your learning and growth through the major. We’ll spend time exploring the Canvas site you can use to collect artifacts, then enjoy food from… Continue Reading »
The LACUSL Major ePortfolio Requirement: What, Why, When, and How!
February 22, 2023 (4-6pm) Northwest Quadrant (NWQ) D 1921 4-5:15pm: ePortfolio hands-on session (bring your laptop) 5:15-6pm: Food from El Salvador Restaurant Please register in advance HERE. With the ePortfolio (or digital portfolio), you: Showcase your unique course of study Highlight your individual strengths Create … Continue Reading »
Summer 2023 Internships
Though spring semester has just begun, it’s a great time to start applying for summer internship opportunities! We’ll add to this list as more opportunities arise. The National Endowment for the Humanities is recruiting for up to 24 paid virtual … Continue Reading »
New Internships Available!
Looking for an internship? Check out these suggestions below! Writing/Research Correspondent at The Organization for World Peace Conduct Research and write articles on Latin America/Caribbean Remote Opportunity More info and to apply: https://theowp.org/careers/writers/ Community Research & Outreach at In Reach (formerly Asylum Connect) Contact organizations … Continue Reading »
Japanese Latin Americans and WWII
Spring 2022 virtual series
To complement the February 18-May 29, 2022 exhibit at the Jewish Museum of Milwaukee, Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties, CLACS has organized parallel programming to tell the stories of Japanese Latin American populations during the same time period.… Continue Reading »
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
A funding opportunity for students interested in Less-Commonly Taught Languages. The deadline is March 15, 2022. … Continue Reading »
Indigenous Struggles to Preserve Their Land in Brazil
Monday, March 7th, 2022 @ 4:00-5:30pm
Please join us for a virtual roundtable featuring indigenous leaders and scholars of Brazilian history and culture. Invited speakers will discuss the multiple forms of violence facing indigenous communities as they struggle to preserve their land in the Amazon.… Continue Reading »