CLACS Director Serafín Coronel-Molina Receives Award for Outstanding International Engagement!

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies’ very own Director, Professor Serafín Coronel-Molina, recently received the Award for Outstanding International Engagement from the Indiana University School of Education!

Dr. Coronel-Molina is an Andean Indigenous scholar whose passion and research interests have brought him to work with people from all around the globe. According to him, his research and scholarship “take an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach, focusing on the intricate intersections of languages, cultures, ideologies, power, politics, policies, and identities in the Andes of South America, as well as the broader contexts of the Americas and Asia,” (IU School of Education – Serafin Coronel-Molina). Naturally, Professor Coronel-Molina’s broad interests and respectful approach to cultures similar and dissimilar to his own have opened doors near and far for his involvement and engagement within international communities. The Award for Outstanding International Engagement was created to honor individuals exhibiting exactly the type of ambition, motivation, and attitude with which Professor Coronel-Molina conducts himself.

Dr. Coronel-Molina took part in the Celebration of Excellence award ceremony at the IU School of Education on April 23, 2024, where he and other esteemed faculty members were honored for their exemplary work within their fields. The purpose of the Award for Outstanding International Engagement is to recognize Indiana University School of Education faculty who have demonstrated outstanding internationally related achievements. The International Programs Committee evaluates the overall merit of nominees’ international achievements and makes the final selection based on the following criteria:

1. The significance of the nominee’s practice, engagement, research, external partnership(s), and/or other collaboration(s).
2. The impact of those activities for advancing the School of Education’s research, teaching, and service missions.
3. The reach of those activities across the local, state, national, and international contexts that benefit from them.

Additionally, Dr. Coronel-Molina was also nominated for the 2024 Award for Excellence in Mentoring, an award he has been nominated for 6 times now. This award, which professors are nominated for by their students, aims to recognize educators who have made significant impacts in all aspects of their students’ lives.

Dr. Coronel-Molina is a shining example of what it means to be an outstanding educator, mentor, and role model. We are SO proud of him and his achievements, alongside the vast and lasting impact he’s made on every life he’s touched. Congratulations, Professor Serafín!