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A new and improved website is in development and will be online soon.
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FEATURED PROGRAMS

CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Founded in 1962, the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) has developed and organized a large number of instructional, research, and outreach activities focusing on Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Approximately 95 faculty members are involved in the program, 25 from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and the rest distributed among 14 academic units. Economic linkages between the U.S. and Latin America are becoming more important, and those people from the U.S. who are familiar with the region will see increased possibilities for work in both the government and the private sector. The fundamental mission of the CLAS is to ensure that students at The Ohio State University (OSU) are well prepared to take advantage of those opportunities. The program is accomplishing this mission by fostering high-quality research by faculty members and graduate students, increasing the Latin American content of courses, and facilitating study abroad and exchange programs.

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at The Ohio State University has a primary mission of serving, facilitating and stimulating the instructional, research and intellectual interests of the faculty and students in matters dealing with Latin America. In addition, the CLAS should carry out meaningful outreach programs to the Ohio community in order to enhance the public's knowledge and understanding of important matters of business, politics, economics, culture and the arts.