UF Center for Latin American Studies
UF Center for Latin American Studies Annual Conference Read More
Dr. Leslie E. Anderson was Awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Read More
Application deadline: February 1, 2017. Read More
Application dead is February 1, 2017 Read More
In honor of Dr. Brown's memory, the UF Center for Latin American Studies is establishing a fund in his name to support M.A. students in the Latin American Studies program. Read More
Natural Canopy Bridges Maintain Vital Connections for Arboreal Mammals in Fragmented Forests. Read More
UF-LAS faculty Dr. Emilio Bruna published in Americas Quarterly. Read More
As part of his trip, Dr. Philip Williams met with congressional staff of Senator Marco Rubio, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Rep. Ted Yoho. Read More
New publication by TCD/Center affiliates Robert Buschbacher, Simone Athayde and Wendy-Lin Bartels. Read More
The Center for Latin American Studies will be hosting Dr. Miguel Ayarza from March 13 - 24. Read More
Dr. Mimi Urbanc and Dr. Mateja Smid Hribar are both researchers from the Anton Melik Geographical Institute of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Read More
This opportunity is done in Partnership With CAPES, the Amazon Dams Network, and Brazilian Universities. Read More
Awarded to the Amazon Dams Network, TCD Program and the UF Law School from the University of Florida Biodiversity Institute. Read More
Application Deadline: March 13, 2017 Read More
The Brazil Nut Forest once covered 20,000 km2 in Southeastern Pará, but today's last remnants are limited to the Vale Rio Doce Mineral Company’s legal Forest Reserve. The once majestic Brazil nut tree stands isolated, a burnt silhouette against a backdrop of sprawling pastures and small farmer settlements, a lasting memorial to the region’s endemic violence. Read More
You are cordially invited to the Center for Latin American Studies’ 68th Annual Conference on Jews and the Americas. Read More
Center for Latin American Studies faculty, Dr. Joel Correia, was named a 2019 Global Fellow by the UF International Center. Read More
The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida (UF) seeks to hire a Director with a broad vision, excellent communication and administrative skills, and a proven record combining scholarship with program leadership and development. Read More
Read about Melissa Aguilar Pavon, a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Latin American Studies. Read More
Learn where Center students traveled during the summer to complete research, participate in a field practicum or internship, or learn a foreign language. Read More
As part of Internation Education Week, the Center interviewed Elba Nash, a teacher at Dolgeville High School in New York and a frequent borrower of our Traveling Suitcases. Read More
As part of this year's International Education Week, the Center interviewed María Eugenia Zelaya, Center alumna and teacher at Eastside High School. Read More
Cueto will present images of the manuscript illustrations and share the importance of the manuscript to Cuban history on Thursday, November 8 in Smathers Library, Room 100 at 3:00 p.m. Read More
The University of Florida’s Center for Latin American Studies and LGBTQ Affairs hosted guest activist, performer, and scholar Malayka SN for two events. Read More
As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, learn the history behind the University of Florida's Plaza of the Americas. Read More
The 2018 Alumni Awards were presented this year to Dr. Suzana Padua and Dr. Kristin Tennyson. Dr. Padua received the Lifetime Achievement award and Dr. Tennyson received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Read More
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Latin American Studies is shining a spotlight on Master of Arts in Latin American Studies alumna, Diana Moreno. Read More
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Latin American Studies is shining a spotlight on Master’s in Sustainable Development Practice alumna, Gabriela Polo. Read More
Habitat loss and overhunting synergistically drive the extirpation of jaguars from the Gran Chaco. Read More
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Latin American Studies is shining a spotlight on Tropical Conservation and Development alumna, Dr. Avecita del Carmen Chicchón. Read More
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Latin American Studies is shining a spotlight on Dr. Elizabeth García, visiting faculty at the Center. Read More
The Collaborating Across Undersea Cables: Creating a Collaborative International Teaching Network (CITN) project was awarded funds through the UF Creative Campus Initiative. Read More
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Latin American Studies is shining a spotlight on Dr. Lillian Guerra, faculty at the Department of History and affiliate faculty of the Center. Read More
SA+AH professor and Center affiliate, Dr. Kaira M. Cabañas’ Learning from Madness: Brazilian Modernism and Global Contemporary Art was published by the University of Chicago Press. Read More
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Latin American Studies is shining a spotlight on Dr. Nicholas Vargas, Assistant Professor in the Center and the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law. Read More
Indigenous and traditional peoples share innovative juridical and technological tools for territorial management in the Belém+30 Congress. Read More
Venezuela's economy has declined at an astonishing rate. This crisis has contributed to one of the largest population movements in Latin American history. Read More
Guerra is currently a history professor at the University of Florida and author of the recently released Heroes, Martyrs, and Political Messiahs in Revolutionary Cuba, 1946-1958. Read More
All three centers were named Title VI Comprehensive National Resource Centers (NRC), and awarded Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship grants. Read More
Migration, Mobility, and Sustainability: Caribbean Studies and Digital Humanities Advanced Institute is the most recent of ongoing initiatives by UF and the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) for building capacity and community for Caribbean digital libraries, from digitization for access and preservation, to building upon digitized materials for research and teaching. Read More
El avance de los operativos militarizados en la era post-Chávez Read More
Dr. Richard Stepp's chapter 'Ancient Grains and New Markets: The Selling of Quinoa as Story and Substance' was awarded an Emerald Literati Award. Read More
A Response to Mary Beth Norton by Dr. Lillian Guerra Read More
As another semester ends, we would like to shine a spotlight on our very own Ms. Wanda Carter. Ms. Wanda has been with the Center for the past 16 years and was recently recognized by the University of Florida with a Superior Accomplishment Award. Read More
Join us in congratulating Dr. Tanya Saunders and Dr. Manoucheka Celeste, for being awarded the Intersections: Research-into-Teaching Grant for their project, “How does Blackness travel locally and across the globe?” Read More
Emilio Bruna and Bette Loiselle’s students shoot videos, create websites and design flyers, but they’re not communications majors — they’re graduate students in tropical conservation and development, and they’re learning how to fund their work. Read More
Dr. Laurie Taylor has been awarded the Caribbean Information Professional of the Year Award by ACURIL. Read More
The Cuban American Dream exhibit has been digitized. The digital timeline offers audiences an interactive online experience, where viewers can engage with archival material on the history of Cuban immigration to Florida. Read More
Drs. Susan Paulson and Catherine Tucker were selected to participate in the 2018-2019 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Read More
