2025-11-17 - On Thursday, November 13, CLACS hosted a mid-Fall semester dance party at The Gallery Art Bar, bringing together students, faculty, and friends to celebrate Latin American and Caribbean culture.Thank you to everyone who came out, danced, and helped make it such a fun night!Stay tuned for more...
2025-11-17 - The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Illinois hosted a special breakfast for members of the Puerto Rican community at UIUC, bringing together students, faculty, staff, and community supporters. The gathering created a space to connect, celebrate Puerto...
2025-11-17 - On October 20, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Illinois hosted a compelling virtual talk titled Ser Mujeres en la ESMA / Being Women at ESMA, moderated by Mayki Gorosito, former Executive Director of the Museo Sitio de Memoria ESMA in...
2025-11-17 - On August 28, the Krannert Art Museum (KAM) reopened with the debut of its reinstalled exhibition, Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600. The gallery showcases more than 700 objects, from ceramics and textiles to metalwork, representing centuries of old Andean artifacts with a...
2025-09-17 - Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Dr. Cristóbal Bianchi (Art & Design), together with the Colectivo Casa Grande, recently inaugurated the art installation Panóptico at the Palacio Pereira Art Gallery in Santiago, Chile.Funded by...
2025-09-16 - The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) is dedicated to advancing the scholarly study of the history of American foreign relations. Through research sponsorships, annual meetings, and publications, SHAFR promotes the study, advancement, and dissemination of...
2025-07-11 - Carlos Molina, Quechua instructor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, was recently featured on Nuqanchik, a national Quechua-language news program in Peru. In the interview, he discusses the Qinti Project, an initiative that promotes the teaching and learning of Quechua in the U.S., and...
2025-07-09 - Join us to celebrate the grand reopening of the museum, including premiering new exhibitions—Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600, created with partners in Peru, and an introduction to New York-based contemporary artist...
2025-07-09 - On March 15, more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants were accused of engagement in gang activity and deported from the U.S. — not to Venezuela, but to El Salvador, some 1,600 miles away from their home country. Ellen Moodie, an anthropology professor at the...
2025-05-29 - We’re thrilled to share new photos from the LAST 395: Archaeology Field School in Peru, where students are currently conducting hands-on research at the archaeological site of Cerro Blanco, a historic Chancay Administrative Center in central Peru.Led by Professor Kasia...
2025-03-20 - The IGI Series on Global Responsibilities brings multidisciplinary and global perspectives to major contemporary questions. For calendar year 2025, our spotlight is on Palestine in the world today.The events in this series are being sponsored by the following: Center for Advanced...
2025-03-17 - On March 7th and 8th, CLACS hosted the 51st Annual Midwest Conference on Andean & Amazonian Archaeology & Ethnohistory. The conference provided a space for scholars to share their current research on Andean and Amazonian studies. We sincerely thank all...- 2025-02-14 - On Friday, February 7th, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) held its annual Student Graduate Research Fellowship (SGRF) Conference at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF). The event brought together students from various fields to explore pressing...
2025-02-03 - En respuesta a la creciente preocupación y confusión que existe entre las comunidades a las que servimos, deseamos informarles que hemos creado un nuevo espacio en nuestra página web llamado "Community Resources", el cual se...
2025-01-16 - In a recent article, Kasia Szremski, Associate Director of CLACS at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, was interviewed about a groundbreaking study that used a laser-based technique to reveal intricate tattoos on mummies from Peru’s Chancay culture. Published on January...