Center for Latin American Studies at Ohio State

@WexArts @CompStudOSU You can read her review at go.osu.edu/echoes-review, featuring quotes from @CompStudOSU professor Dr. Liliana Gil. If you're curious, interested, or intrigued you can still catch the film at @WexArts until July 26.

For her final story as CLAS intern, Gabrielle DeMarco wrote a film review of "echoes of a wet finger" by Vitória Cribb. In this film, we observe the main character, Tixa, as something of a human-reptile hybrid existing in her own solitary but technological universe.

On the most recent episode of Buckeyes Abroadcasts, hear Jada McCall's experience on the Mosaic Brazil: Career Development and Community Impact program over spring break 🇧🇷🎙️ Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4umcrb4 Soundcloud: bit.ly/42cbFS3 #BuckeyesAbroad @ASCatOSU

@FRITatOSU Click below to read Evan's reflection on his experience and the opportunity to use the language in real-life situations. go.osu.edu/Evan-Curitiba

In Spring 26, 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 Portuguese language intern with the Greater Columbus Sister Cities International program.

Funding to cover transportation between the School of Music and the off-site locations is available. Apply at go.osu.edu/desdeelprincip…

The School of Music is looking for a part-time undergraduate student assistant to help with the Desde el principio project. This is a project that offers Latin American music classes for infants (aged 0-36 months). Total hours of work expected throughout the summer is 75 hours.

The Center for Latin American Studies invites Ohio State graduate students to submit a proposal for a graduate lecture during the Autumn 2026 semester. Deadline for proposal submission is May 30, 2026. Learn more at go.osu.edu/CLASGradLecture

Soledad Benitez Ponce, @osuplantpath @CFAES_OSU, has been awarded a 2026-2027 #Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Colombia to research “Studies on the distribution of purple top disease of potato relatives in Colombia” at @lamilitar. @FulbrightPrgrm oia.osu.edu/news/2026/04/2…

CLAS seeks proposals for Curriculum Development Grants from graduate students to create new courses or design curricular modules about Lat Am. Access go.osu.edu/CLAS-Curriculu… to learn more.

Learn Haitian Creole this summer for FREE! Classes will take place in July. Open to all individuals 18 and over. Space is limited. Please fill out the interest form by June 1, 2026. Learn more and sign up at go.osu.edu/KickstartKreyo…

Today is Ohio State's Day of Giving! Please consider donating to the Center for Latin American Studies so we can continue to support our students and community. Donate at go.osu.edu/GivetoCLAS

“The culture of “pura vida” in Costa Rica encouraged me to slow down and enjoy life rather than live in stress or fear,” said Ally Bissman on the @FisherOSU Sustainable Business Global Lab in Costa Rica over spring break. bit.ly/41Y2iF8 #BuckeyesAbroad

Join us tomorrow (April 14) for a lecture with Dr. Evelyn María Dean-Olmsted titled "Whose terms? The Politics of Ethnographic Knowledge-Making with Syrian Jewish Mexicans." Learn more at go.osu.edu/SyrianJewishMe…

“Experiencing the city firsthand helped me observe how people interact with spaces and how design responds to its surroundings,” said Sabrina Li on the Landscapes and Architecture of Mexico: Mexico City Study Tour program 🇲🇽 bit.ly/4veRdNq #BuckeyesAbroad @knowltonosu

“It was important for me to have this experience because seeing the world broadens my perspective and understanding of other cultures,” reflected Lizzy Hepps on the Engineering in Context: Water Treatment- Honduras program over spring break 🇭🇳 #BuckeyesAbroad @osuengineering

Are you a student wanting to add a course related to Latin America and Area Studies to your Autumn 2026 schedule? With courses from different departments and disciplines, we're sure you'll find something you're interested in! Access go.osu.edu/Courses-LatAm to learn more!

The student organization Folclor Hispano is organizing a performance on Saturday, April 18th, to showcase the dances they've learned this year. Go to go.osu.edu/mitierrabaila to learn more and sign up to volunteer.

CLAS is hiring Ohio State students to work with us as student mentors and cultural ambassadors in a business-focused summer exchange for Latin American students. Most of the work with take place in July. Interested? Access go.osu.edu/CLAS-Job to learn more and apply!

In this program, you will live with a Mexican family; earn three graduate semester credits; explore Guadalajara, Tlaquepaque, Lake Chapala, Tequila, and more; and study “Preterit vs. Imperfect" or "Spanish Phonetics for Teachers." Learn more at u.osu.edu/ssast

Join us this summer for the Summer Seminars Abroad for Spanish Teachers (SSAST)! This year's edition of SSAST will be held July 7-23, 2026 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.