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CLAS awarded $619,704 in Title VI NRC funding from U.S. Dept. of Education for 2023-26

The Center for Latin American Studies is delighted to announce that it has been awarded $619,704 in U.S. Department of Education Comprehensive National Resource Center funding for the remaining…

CLAS Awards FLAS Fellowships for Summer 2023 and Academic Year 2023-24

The Center for Latin American Studies is proud to announce the results of its Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship competition for Summer 2023 and Academic Year 2023-24.…

Latin American Research Highlight: Patrick Sours

Patrick Sours, Senior Lecturer and Ph.D. Candidate in Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, is a prime example of an innovative pedagogue committed to international partnerships,…

Andor (2022): An interview with director Vitor Vilaverde

On April 25, CLAS will be showing the documentary, Andor (2022), as part of the ongoing film series on Latin American subjectivities in situations of conflict. The documentary…

Capoeira in the Classroom series takes Afro-Brazilian culture to local schools

By: Leila Vieira and Julio Beltrán

Developed from a collaboration between the Department of Spanish and Portuguese (SPPO) and the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), the Capoeira in…

The Rise of Chinese Influence in Latin America

CLAS Supports 2023 Ohio Latin Americanist Conference

The first Ohio Latin Americanist Conference (OLAC) was held at The Ohio State University in 2002, and every year since Ohio State's Center for Latin American Studies has played a pivotal…

January 8th: Political Polarization in Brazil

On January 8th, 2023,…

Latin American Research Highlight: Prof. Nora Bello

By: Ella Meyer, CLAS Student Intern, Spring 2023