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Coloring Contest for Day of the Dead
The Center for Latin American Studies, the Center for Ethnic Studies, the Humanities Institute, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and the OSU Athletic Department are excited to…

CLAS and EASC partner for the second film screening of the "Latin America and the World" Film Festival
The “Latin America and the World” Film Festival had its second screening last night (September 13, 2023) with a showing of The Future Perfect (2016, Argentina), co-sponsored by the…

CLAS and CSEEES Kick Off "Latin America and the World" Film Festival
The “Latin America and the World” Film Festival commenced this Wednesday (September 6, 2023) with a showing of Un traductor (2018, Cuba/Canada), co-sponsored by the Center for…

Munthe Graduate Scholarship for Latin American Studies!
The Susan Pratt Munthe Graduate Scholarship for Study on Latin America is now taking applications!
Purpose:
Established May 20, 2021, with gifts from Susan Pratt Munthe (BA 1974); used…

Dr. Leila Vieira appointed as Assistant Director of the Center for Latin American Studies
Dr. Leila Vieira has been appointed as the Assistant Director of the Center for Latin American Studies. Dr. Vieira will assist in the overall vision and leadership of CLAS…

CLAS Faculty affiliates receive Faculty Research, Teaching and Outreach Grant from OIA/ASC
Four CLAS affiliates have received the Faculty, Research, Teaching and Outreach Grant, supported by the Office of International Affairs and the Area Studies Centers. This grant aims to…

"Latin America and the World" Film Festival
In Fall 2023, the Center for Latin American Studies will host the Latin America and the World film festival, in partnership with Columbus State Community College. Each of the six films in the…

CLAS supports 8 students with FLAS Fellowships in Summer 2023
With Title VI funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for Latin American Studies is supporting seven undergraduate students and one graduate student with Foreign Language…

Congratulations To Our Spring 2023 Whitten Scholarship Awardees!
Each semester the exceptional work and research that student curators undertake with the Kawsay Ukhunchay: Andean & Amazonian Indigenous Art & Cultural Artifacts Research Collection…