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Call for Summer Graduate Research Fellowships (SGF)
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) is excited to announce the call for applications for the 2025 Summer Graduate Research Fellowships. These fellowships are designed to support graduate students in the early stages of dissertation research through...
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Recap of Dr. Bjørn Sletto's Visit: Launching the 2024-2025 LAC Cities Collective Speaker Series
Last month, the LAC Cities Collective kicked off its 2024-2025 Speaker Series with an extraordinary visit from Dr. Bjørn Sletto, Professor of Community and Regional Planning at the University of Texas at Austin. This event, led by faculty members—Prof. Magdalena Novoa (Urban Planning), Prof....
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Upcoming Talk by Valerio Bosco: “La transition qui en finit pas”
On October 31st, we are honored to welcome Valerio Bosco, Political Affairs Officer at the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti, since 2008. With extensive experience in UN peacekeeping missions and a deep understanding of international...
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2024 Fall Reception
Dear colleagues:
On behalf of the entire CLACS staff, I want to invite you to our annual reception, on Monday. October 21, beginning at 6pm at Maize at the station [100 N Chesnut St, Champaign IL 61820]. Like our previous receptions, this one...
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Attention UIUC and the local community!
Directors
The LAC Cities Initiatives is led by three cutting-edge urban scholars of Latin America who bring expertise along with tireless enthusiasm and energy to this project.