Press Releases
University of Florida Recieves Funds for Human Rights Program in Colombia- 11/26/12
University of Florida faculty, led by the Levin College of Law, the Center for Latin American Studies and the College of Education, will spend the next three years working with two universities in Colombia to enhance the human rights programs at their law schools.
UF and MDC Sponsor Panel on Presidential Elections in Nicaragua and Argentina - 10/10/11
The UF Center for Latin American Studies, in collaboration with The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Initiatives at Miami Dade College (MDC), will host Electoral Politics: Nicaragua and Argentina in the Context of their Presidential Elections on October 27 at 11 a.m. in Miami, FL.
LAS Faculty Author Book on Challenges Faced by Unauthorized Immigrants - 8/18/11
Living “Illegal,” The Human Face of Unauthorized Immigration offers the first on-the-ground, in-depth account of the challenges faced by unauthorized immigrants. It is co-authored by Marie Marquardt (Emory), Timothy Steigenga (FAU), Philip Williams (UF), and Manuel Vasquez (UF).
UF Signs Agreement with Honduras to Establish Graduate Fellowships - 8/18/11
The new agreement will establish a graduate fellowship program to be administered by the Center and supported by the Government of Honduras.
UF Celebrates 80 Years of Latin American Studies - 3/3/11
The University of Florida (UF) proudly celebrates 80 years of teaching, research and service in Latin American Studies. The anniversary will be marked by a series of public events from March 24-26, 2011.
Glenn Galloway Hired as Director of MDP Program - 2/21/11
The Center for Latin American Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Glenn Galloway will join UF in fall 2011.
Jean Stubbs to Deliver Bacardi Lecture on The Havana Cigar Goes Global - 2/16/11
Jean Stubbs, the UF Center for Latin American Studies Bacardi Family Eminent Scholar, will deliver the 2011 Bacardi Lecture entitled, “The Havana Cigar Goes Global” on Wednesday March 2, 2011, 7:30 pm, Smathers Library, Room 1A.
“Hand in Hand” Concert to Benefit the Protecting Haitian Patrimony Initiative - 9/1/10
The University of Florida (UF) will host a fundraiser to benefit the Protecting Haitian Patrimony Initiative on October 22, 2010 at the University Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies and supported by the Brazilian Cultural Arts Exchange (BCAE), the UF Black Graduate Student Organization, the African American Studies Program, the Center for African Studies, UF’s George A. Smathers Libraries, the UF School of Theatre and Dance, S-Connection LLC, and Studio Percussion.
Center Receives Title VI NRC and FLAS Funding - 8/11/10
The Center was awarded nearly $2 million from the US Department of Education's Title VI National Resource Centers and Foreign Language and Area Studies programs.
Bette Loiselle Hired as Director of TCD Program - 7/21/10
The Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation are pleased to announce that Dr. Bette Loiselle will join UF in fall 2011.
Conference on Conservation and Development in Latin America and Africa Hosted by UF - 1/21/10
The University of Florida (UF) will host an international conference entitled Bridging Conservation and Development in Latin America and Africa: Changing Contexts, Changing Strategies” from January 28-30, 2010. The conference is jointly sponsored by the UF Center for Latin American Studies and the UF Center for African Studies, with partial support from a Mellon-LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Seminars grant. This event has been organized by UF’s Tropical Conservation and Development Program (TCD).
Health and Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean Bacardi Family Lecture Series to Begin - 9/2/09
Arachu Castro, Assistant Professor of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, will present “Responding to Public Health Priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Academic Research to Policy Setting to Clinical Practice,” on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 7:30 pm in the Keene Faculty Center of Dauer Hall at the University of Florida. Dr. Castro’s lecture is the first of five presentations to be given this fall as part of the Health and Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean Bacardi Family Lecture Series.
MacArthur Foundation selects UF to help develop global master’s program - 6/30/09
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded the University of Florida nearly $1 million for a new master’s program that will train students to assist impoverished populations through sustainable development.
Christopher Birkbeck to Deliver Bacardi Lecture on Crime in Latin America and the U.S. - 3/16/09
Professor Christopher Birkbeck, the UF Center for Latin American Studies Bacardi Family Eminent Scholar for Spring 2009, will deliver the 2009 Bacardi Lecture on "The Matter of Crime as an Expression of Identity: Observations from Latin America and the U.S.," on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 7:30 pm, Reitz Union Auditorium, Room 282.
Flocks presents plight of farmworkers before president's cancer panel - 3/2/09
Joan Flocks, director of the Social Policy Division of the Center for Governmental Responsibility at the Levin College of Law is seeing to it that the risks of pesticide exposure to farm workers are brought to the attention of the public.
Teodoro Petkoff, Internationally-Recognized Venezuelan Journalist and Politician, to Speak at UF - 2/24/09
Teodoro Petkoff, founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Tal Cual newspaper in Venezuela, will speak at the University of Florida on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at the Smathers Libraries (East), Room 1A at 4 pm. He will speak on “Venezuela: Political and Economic Realities.”
Conference on Urban Issues in Latin America Hosted by UF - 1/13/09
The 58th Annual Conference of the University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies will be on “The Urban Divide in Latin America: Challenges and Strategies for Social Inclusion.” The conference will take place January 28-30, 2009 at the J. Wayne Reitz Union on the UF campus. The conference is co-sponsored by the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning.
LAS Faculty Named UF International Educators of the Year - 11/14/2008
The University of Florida International Center announced that the recipients of the 2008 International Educator of the Year Award are Charles Wood, Professor of Latin American Studies/Sociology and Juan Carlos Molleda, Associate Professor of Public Relations.
Center sponsored Latin American Business Symposium and Career Workshop - 11/06/08
The Center for Latin American Studies sponsored a Latin American Business Symposium and a Career Workshop for students, faculty, and the business community. The events served to deepen our understanding of what is happening in Latin America and its significance for business and to help UF students prepare for Latin American-related careers.
Humanities Grant Awarded to UF Center for Latin American Studies - 6/5/08
The Center for Latin American Studies was recently awarded a grant of $12,460 from the Florida Humanities Council to organize a film and speaker series at the Hippodrome State Theater in Gainesville, FL. The series will feature six films addressing issues that affect and connect Florida and the Caribbean. Each film will be shown twice and will be introduced by a noted scholar on Florida-Caribbean relations followed by a question and answer period after the film. The screenings will take place once a month from September 2008 to March 2009 and are free to the general public.
Fulbright Hays Group Project Abroad Grant Awarded to the UF Center for Latin American Studies - 5/19/08
The University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $66,574 from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fulbright Hays Program to implement a four-week curriculum development project in Ecuador and Peru entitled, "The Andean "HATSS" Project: Reaching High Achievement for Teachers and Students of Spanish in Florida Schools."
Internationally-Recognized Conservationist Named Distinguished UF Alumnus - 4/15/08
The University of Florida will recognize Dr. Claudio Padua (MA in Latin American Studies 1987, PhD in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 1993) with its Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2008. Dr. Padua – one of Brazil’s foremost academics – is recognized internationally for his local, national, and international efforts in the field of biodiversity conservation.
Former Costa Rican Presidential Candidate to Deliver Bacardi Lecture on Free Trade Agreements in the Americas - 2/12/08
Professor Ottón Solís, the UF Center for Latin American Studies Bacardi Family Eminent Scholar, will deliver the 2008 Bacardi Lecture on “Winners and Losers in Free Trade Agreements: The View from the South,” on Wednesday, February 27, 4 pm, Presidents Room, Emerson Alumni Hall. Dr. Mark Rosenberg, Chancellor of the State University System of Florida and an expert on Central America, will be the commentator.
Former Costa Rican Presidential Candidate is Appointed UF’s Bacardi Family Eminent Scholar in Latin American Studies - 1/31/08
Ottón Solís, founding president of Costa Rica’s Citizens Action Party, has been appointed the UF Center for Latin American Studies Bacardi Family Eminent Scholar for Spring 2008. Solís has twice been a presidential candidate, losing the 2006 elections by less than one percent of the vote.
UF Professor wins two Book Prizes - 1/15/08
University of Florida Professor of Modern Latin American History, Dr. Jeffrey D. Needell has been awarded two book prizes by professional organizations for his book, The Party of Order: The Conservatives, the State, and Slavery in the Brazilian Monarchy, 1831-1871 (Stanford University Press, 2006).
UF Emeritus Professor Awarded Highest Honor of Professional Association - 9/17/07
Dr. Helen I. Safa, Professor Emerita of Anthropology and Latin American Studies at the University of Florida, was presented the Kalman Silvert award of the American Studies Association (LASA) at its recent Congress, September 5-8, in Montreal.
Dr. Helen Safa Endows Graduate Student Travel Fund - 2/7/2007
Dr. Helen I. Safa, Professor Emerita of Anthropology and Latin American Studies, has made a gift of $50,000 to the UF Center for Latin American Studies to create the Safa Graduate Student Travel Endowment fund.
Center Director Carmen Diana Deere Wins Article Prize - 2/7/2007
Dr. Carmen Diana Deere, Professor of Food and Resource Economics and latin American Studies and Director of the UF Center for Latin American Studies, was honored at the January 2007 meetings of the American Historical Association.
USDE Supports Center for Latin American Studies - 10/5/06
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The U.S. Department of Education has renewed its support of three major University of Florida programs—the Center for European Studies, the Center for African Studies and the Center for Latin American Studies—awarding a total of nearly $5 million through its Title VI National Resource Centers and Foreign Language and Area Studies grant programs.
