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Story written by CLAS Fall 2026 intern Sofia Boyd. Sofia is majoring in International Studies and specializing in International Relations & Diplomacy, with a double minor in Linguistics and…
Story written by CLAS intern David Simms. David is double majoring in International Studies and Economics.
In April 2026, Argentina passed a law modifying its landmark glacier…
Story written by Abraham Lopez, M.A. student in Latin American Studies.
Ever since having access to social media, I have always paid attention to news from my home state of…
The Center for Latin American Studies is pleased to announce our Fall 2026 Lunch & Learn Series. All events are free and open to the public, registration is required. Lunch provided.
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The Center for Latin American Studies is excited to announce the fifth annual coloring contest for Día de los Muertos. This coloring contest, open to children and adults of all ages, introduces…
On June 26-28, 2026 CLAS partnered up with Capoeira Columbus to host Bora Vadiar Ohio, a capoeira workshop that brought together over 60 participants from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and…
When Brittney Vicente Mendoza visited Ohio State for Latin America Day in 2025, she could picture herself on campus.
“When I visited campus for Latin America Day in 2025, I knew I wanted to…
CLAS is pleased to announce the 2026 Latin American Film Festival, in collaboration with Cuyahoga Community College and Columbus State Community College.
New this year is that CLAS will…
Story written by CLAS Summer 2026 intern, Caleb Ferroniere. Caleb is an International Relations & Diplomacy major who is also minoring in Spanish.
On June 21st, the right-wing…
From September 28 through October 9, 2026, the Center for Latin American Studies will host Salvadoran artist Herbert de Paz on campus. De Paz is a pan-Latin American artist who lives and works…
Story written by CLAS Spring 2026 intern Sadie Urso Kriska. Sadie is an undergraduate student at Ohio State, double majoring in International Studies and Political Science.
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Story written by CLAS Spring 2026 intern Gabrielle DeMarco. Gabby is an International Studies-International Affairs and Diplomacy major, with a minor in Spanish.
Throughout the film…
In Spring 2026, Evan Beard, a fourth-year student double majoring in Linguistics and Romance Studies, minoring in International Relations and FLAS Fellow for Portuguese, has been working as a…
Thanks to the success and impact of Kickstart Kreyòl: Introduction to Haitian Language and Culture in Summer 2025, we are pleased to announce we will be continuing this initiative…
Story written by CLAS Spring 2026 intern David Simms. David is double majoring in International Studies and Economics.
Correction: Covarrubias was in fact married to Rosa, and she…
Story written by CLAS Spring 2026 interns Gabrielle DeMarco and Sadie Urso Kriska. Gabby is an International Studies-International Affairs and Diplomacy major, with a minor in Spanish; Sadie…
The Ohio State University Wexner Center for the Arts will feature two prominent Latin American artists this Spring. Ranging from February 14th through May 24th, 2026, participatory installation by…
The Center for Latin American Studies is pleased to announce our Spring 2026 Lunch & Learn Series. This semester, lectures will feature Ohio State faculty as well as Dr. Daniel Rodríguez (Berkeley…
Butch Wright; Ph.D. in Anthropology; expected to graduate in Spring 2026 FLAS Fellow in Brazilian Portuguese
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Ryan Christensen; B.A. Spanish; Class of 2024 FLAS Fellow in Quechua
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I work at OSA Technology Partners as a Solutions…
Arón Olegnowicz-Cruz; B.A. Political Science, B.S. Psychology; Class of 2024 FLAS Fellow in Brazilian Portuguese and Mandarin Chinese
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Join Community Refugee & Immigration Services (CRIS) in fighting hunger this season by donating items on the Pantry List. Drop off donations by December 1st in 298 Hagerty, 140 Enarson Classroom…
How can an endangered language be preserved? For Eric Silberberg and Juan Xítjōahnko Cruz it is by writing a children’s book in the language, and this is how the “Sinchekaani ti itan Ngiva…
Congratulations to our winners in the 2025 Brutus Calavera coloring contest: Eloise, Lucy, Lucía, Josephine, Madi, Destiny, Sienna, Ellie, Alex, and Rae!
Nearly 200 children and adults…
By Dr. Pier Paolo Alfei (CLAS Visiting Scholar)
Between the end of World War I and the 1920s, several nations organized raids and international flights across…
The Center for Latin American Studies is excited to announce the fourth annual coloring contest for Día de los Muertos. This coloring contest, open to children and adults of all ages, introduces…
The in-person portion of the 2025 Intensive Portuguese Abroad for Spanish Teachers (IPAST) Program, held in June and July, proved to be a “life-changing experience,” according to MA candidate and…
Through the decades, Indigenous people have nurtured the well-being of the land they live on, guided by a deep spiritual and cultural connection to nature. As the world confronts the accelerating…
Join the Center for Latin American Studies, Columbus State Community College, and the City University of New York for the Autumn 2025 Latin American Film Festival.
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Across Latin America, Indigenous communities have woven Christianity—especially Catholicism—into the fabric of their spiritual and cultural lives. Far from being passive recipients of colonial…
Oi Marimbi is the first video-game for children depicting and taking place at the Colombian Pacific region. In the game, an 8-year-old boy called Marimbi is the protagonist of this…
Engaging Latinx parents in their children’s learning through music during their first few years of life is the primary focus of Desde el Principio (from the beginning), a project…
CLAS is pleased to offer "Kickstart Kreyòl: Introduction to Haitian Language and Culture" in July 2025!
Kickstart Kreyòl is a four-week virtual introductory…
The Center for Latin American Studies congratulates its eight Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship recipients for summer 2025!
Evan Beard, an…
Earlier this year our Outreach Coordinator, Julio Beltrán, joined Professors David Hedgecoth, Susan Powell, and Michael Torres from the School of Music at The Ohio State University for an artistic…
Concerns regarding the safety of journalists in Mexico have reignited following the killing of two Mexican journalists within a span of 24 hours between October 29th and October 30th. These…
Congratulations to our winners in the 2024 Brutus Calavera coloring contest: Ella, Avery, Leah, Patience, Maryann, Amber, Clara, Brianna, Jasmyn, Jose!!!
Over 200 children and adults…
Amid the current conflict between violent gangs in Haiti, who now control approximately 80% of the capital of Port-au-Prince, and the country’s transitional government, cases of human trafficking…
The concerts that took place at the School of Music during the weeks of September 15th & 22nd were just one part of the many events at the second annual Ohio State University Latin American Music…
For the Ohio State community in the Peruvian Association, food and family play a key role in connecting them with the country. This is why on September 4th, 2024, undergrads, grad students, and…
The Center for Latin American Studies is excited to announce the third annual coloring contest for Día de los Muertos. This coloring contest, now open to children and adults of all ages,…
Nearly 70 teachers and educators from Worthington Schools will begin the school year with a deepened knowledge of Brazil and Brazilian Portuguese language.
Throughout the summer, CLAS staff…
The Center for Latin American Studies is proud to announce six additional recipients of its Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship competition for Academic Year 2024-25. Please find a…
CLAS Director and Professor of Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Dr. Scott Schwenter, presented a paper co-authored with Camila Lívio (UGA) “Cara…
Peito estralo estralo peito estralo estralo palma.
Ph.D. student Music Education at the Ohio State School of Music Andre Felipe started his class on baião by having…
From the Cuyahoga River to the northern Atacama Desert in Chile, Ohio Sea Grant Extension Educator Dr. Scott Hardy has helped communities around the world sustainably manage water resources.
Students at Ohio State will have new opportunities to learn more about refugee and immigrant populations and how they adjust to life in the United States through a partnership between the Center…
CLAS is pleased to announce an additional Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship competition for the Academic Year 2024-2025.
In addition to supporting undergraduate students in…
"Folklórico is what I call my home and where my heart belongs in." --Alfonso Abraham Cervera
Ohio State students now have a chance to learn how to dance ballet folklórico, a…
9 a.m. - Anthropology
9:45 a.m. - Portuguese
11 a.m - Food Science
12:15 p.m. - Quechua
This was the class schedule for high school students from Rutherford B…
(Story written by Sonia Bowers, undergraduate student in the Fisher College of Business pursuing a Bachelor's in Business Administration with an International Business…
Join the Center for Latin American Studies, the SPPO Club, Columbus State Community College, and the City University of New York for the Autumn 2024 Latin American Film Festival. This year's theme…
The Center for Latin American Studies is proud to announce the results of its Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship competition for Summer 2024 and Academic Year 2024-25.
In…
Jonathan Jacobs, associate professor of emerging infectious disease ecology in the Department of Plant Pathology, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, has been awarded a 2024…
David Hedgecoth (School of Music), Susan Powell (School of Music), and Scott Schwenter (CLAS/Spanish and Portuguese) have received a New Projects Grant from the ASC Larger Grants program. The…
A multi-project proposal submitted by the Center for Latin American Studies has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Hispanic Heritage Project (OHHP) in the amount of $8,000.00. The…
African rhythms and drum beats could be heard through the halls of Sullivant Hall on chilly winter Saturdays. In commemoration of Black History Month and as part of the outreach efforts of the…
CLAS Director and Professor of Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Dr. Scott Schwenter delivered one of the keynote speaker addresses at Dialogos…
Gus Arriola, an iconic Mexican-American comic book artist and writer, is having his 40-year run of comics shown at the Billy Ireland Comic Museum through May 2024 . The retrospective exhibit,…
CLAS Affiliate Faculty and Professor of Hispanic Linguistics in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Dr. Anna Babel has been named the next Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Linguistic…
The Ohio State University Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) and the Federal University of Paraná Teachers across Borders (TaB-UFPR) recently sponsored an international collaboration titled …
Each semester the exceptional work and research that student curators undertake with the Kawsay Ukhunchay: Andean & Amazonian Indigenous Art & Cultural Artifacts Research Collection is recognized…
CLAS Affiliate Faculty and Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology, Dr. Valente Alvarez was invited to participate in the XXII Congresso Nacional de Estudiantes de…
Congratulations to Alberto Vega Rivera, who is the recipient of the Lápiz de Acero 2023 design award in the video game category. The winning project called, Oí Marimbí, is an educational and…
The International and Foreign Language Education office of the U.S. Department of Education is excited to announce the launch of the FY 2024 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad (SA) program competition…
On Saturday, October 28, the Center for Latin American Studies hosted a Capoeira workshop and a Capoeira road (circle) with Mestre Lobinho, a Capoeira master with over 25 years of experience in…
Congratulations to our winners in the Brutus Calavera coloring contest: Cooper M., Eda H., Juliana R., Brady B., Emily O., Jaxson R., Lucy P., Anika L., Carley P., and Janea M.!!!
Children…
CLAS Director, Professor Scott Schwenter, and CLAS Outreach Coordinator, Julio Beltrán, visited Central Crossing High School.
Professor Schwenter and Julio talked about Latin American…
James Logan is an Academic Year 2023-2024 undergraduate FLAS fellow studying Portuguese. James is pursuing a major in Political Science and two minors, one in Mathematics, and one in Portuguese.…
Dr. Scott Schwenter is one of the confirmed specialists to attend the International Intensive course on Empirical Methodology in Roman Linguistic Studies, which is part of the Blended Intensive…
Viana Rodrigues is an Academic Year 2023-2024 undergraduate FLAS fellow studying Portuguese. Viana is pursuing a major in Public Health, a minor in Portuguese, and is currently on the Pre-Dental…
Elijah Fidder is an Academic Year 2023-2024 undergraduate FLAS fellow studying Portuguese. Elijah is pursuing a major in Political Science, International Studies (International Relations and…
Thomas Jones is an Academic Year 2023-2024 graduate FLAS fellow studying Portuguese. Thomas is pursuing an MA in Latin American Studies and an MA in Teaching and Learning, Foreign, Second, and…
Anais Fernandez Castro is an Academic Year 2023-2024 undergraduate FLAS fellow studying Quechua. Anais is pursuing a Dual Degree in Political Science: Political Analysis and Spanish: Hispanic…
The “Latin America and the World” Film Festival had its third screening last night (September 21, 2023) with a showing of Perro Bomba (2019, Chile/France), with the collaboration of Dr…
Scott Hardy, extension educator, Ohio Sea Grant College Program, was awarded a 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Specialist grant to the Universidad de Atacama (UDA) in Chile to share his expertise in…
Arón Olegnowicz is an Academic Year 2023-2024 undergraduate FLAS fellow studying Portuguese. Arón is pursuing two majors, one in Political Science, and one in Psychology, as well as a minor in…
Chrissy Fite is an Academic Year 2023-2024 graduate FLAS fellow studying Portuguese. Chrissy is pursuing a Master of Public Administration and a Master of Arts in Latin American Studies
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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 announce…
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 Center…
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 Latin…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 and…
Each semester the exceptional work and research that student curators undertake with the Kawsay Ukhunchay: Andean & Amazonian Indigenous Art & Cultural Artifacts Research Collection is…
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…
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.
In…
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,…