Serafín M. Coronel-Molina, Professor of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education, and International & Comparative Education in the School of Education, Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), and Head Coordinator of the Global Indigenous Studies Network (GISN) within the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at… Read more »
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… Read more »
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies proudly hosted a panel in partnership with Indiana State University and the IU Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) on Thursday, February 22 titled “The Intersection of Politics and Economics in South America: Focus on Paraguay, Brazil, and Bolivia.” The panel featured three speakers: Dr…. Read more »
The new CLACS Steering Committee for 2024-2026 has officially been selected! Following a survey sent out to all CLACS faculty and affiliate faculty members, 4 nominees were chosen to represent the department. Additionally, 4 members were nominated by the Director of CLACS, Professor Serafin Coronel-Molina. The 8 new faculty members joining our Steering Committee hail… Read more »
CLACS affiliate César Félix-Brasdefer (Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese) wins the College of Arts & Sciences’ 2023 James P. Holland Morley Award for Exemplary Teaching and Service, Tenure-Track Faculty J. César Félix-Brasdefer joined the IU faculty in 2003, and during that time he has made his mark not only in our classrooms, but around the… Read more »
Christiana Ochoa has been has been named dean of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, effective Nov. 1, 2022.She is the school’s first-ever Latine dean and one of just eight Latine women ever to serve as the dean of a U.S. law school. For more: https://blogs.iu.edu/maurerlaw/2022/10/13/christiana-ochoa-announced-as-dean-of-the-maurer-school-of-law/
Eduardo S. Brondizio received an unexpected phone call May 3 as he landed in the small town of Tefe, in the western Brazilian Amazon, to continue field research: He had been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Read more