09/14/2023 - The Sustaining Mesoamerican Indigenous Language Event was a huge success! CLACS hosted a 2-day event at the start of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages: Experiences, Strategies, and...
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09/06/2023 - An exhibition at the Illini Union Art Gallery on Thursday, September 7, will feature photographs of artwork from the Mexican Muralism movement! The opening celebration of "Movement routes, Mexican...
09/01/2023 - Join CLACS in congratulating affiliates Flavia Andrade, Erik McDuffie, Mariselle Melendez, Stephen Nesbitt, and Gilberto Rosas for accepting new executive officer appointments in departments and...
04/20/2023 - During the academic year, CLACS compiles a weekly email newsletter with upcoming events, classes, and opportunities relevant to the Center and its activities. To subscribe to the newsletter, please...
02/17/2022 - Dr. Faye Harrison (African American Studies, Anthropology) will receive the 2022 Bronislaw Malinowski award from the Society for Applied Anthropology! The Brownislaw Malinowski Award is presented to...
09/16/2021 - Dr. Korinta Maldonado's (AIS/Anthropology) and Pixan Konob's work helping CU's Q'anjob'al community overcome language barriers during the pandemic will be honored on Saturday when Dr. Maldonado...
05/24/2021 - Congratulations to CLACS MA student, Cintia Martins Freitas, who recently published a piece on the role that collective candidacies played in Brazil's recent municipal elections in Red Pepper, ...
05/11/2021 - The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies invites current and prospective CLACS faculty affiliates to submit proposals for possible inclusion in our application to the U.S. Department of...
05/11/2021 - CLACS is pleased to welcome a new cohort of Summer Graduate Research and Global South Language Fellows in the new academic year. We are able to offer Summer Graduate Research Fellowships thanks to...
02/19/2021 - Three current and former Latin American History Ph.D. students are making waves with important publications in Hispanic American Historical Review, the flagship journal for Latin American...
11/18/2020 - The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign stands in solidarity with our colleagues, friends, and family in Peru as they fight to protect...
08/14/2020 - The Illinois Maya Initiative, an interdisciplinary projected housed in CLACS is in the news! The core research/engagement team, Ryan Shosted (Linguistics), Margarita Teran-Garcia (Human Development...
07/28/2020 - Atmospheric Sciences Professor (and CLACS Affiliate), Stephen Nesbitt, was recently featured in the New York Times for his research storm chasing with the RELAMPAGO project in Argentina. ...
06/08/2020 - In Solidarity We share the anguish of our families, our coworkers, and our community as George Floyd’s killing is added to so many others. We urge all to listen to communities who...
05/19/2020 - Julie L. Williams Julie L. Williams is a friend of CLACS and UIUC alumna who received her Ph.D. from the Department of Anthropology. She is also a former FLAS fellow. Currently, she serves as...
