Join us in congratulating CLACS affiliate Professor Silvina Montrul (Spanish and Linguistics, University of Illinois) for winning the Leonard Bloomfield Book Award from the Linguistics Society of America for her book "Native speakers, interrupted," published by Cambridge...

Thank you for joining CLACS, LAC Cities Collective and Priscilla Ferreira (Geography and Latinx & Caribbean Studies, Rutgers) for her lecture "The economics of abolition and community-engaged scholarship"  on November 29th! Click ...

Thank you for joining CLACS and the Urbana Free Library to enjoy Latin American music from all over the Americas on December 1st! The Latin American Ensemble did an amazing performance directed by Dr. Guido Sánchez-Portuguez (School of Music, UIUC).  

Thank you for joining CLACS and Dr. Pamela Martinez (Microbiology and Statistics, UIUC) for her lecture "Social Inequity and SARS-CoV-2 Dynamics" on November 6th! Click here to check CLACS events calendar.

Watch the Zoom Webinar for our Charlas Políticas: Elections in Argentina roundtable with LACS Maryland.  Click here to watch the recording and subscribe to CLACS' YouTube channel!   {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/...

Our Dia de Muertos Trick or Treat on October 30 was a huge success! Lots of students stopped by to see our ofrenda and grab some candy! Ui7 Newsroom and Good Morning Illini also came over to cover what happened and interview Kasia Szremski, our Associate Director.

Thank you for joining CLACS and Dr. Susan Aguiñaga (Kinesiology and Community Health, Illinois) for her lecture, Cumbia, Salsa, and Bachata: Improving brain health through Latin dance.   

Watch the Zoom Webinar for our Charlas Políticas: Elections in Guatemala roundtable with LACS Maryland.  Click here to watch the recording and subscribe to CLACS' YouTube channel!    {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/...