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Join us for Spring Q2026 Friday lectures, including a talk by Latin American Perspectives lecturer Andrew Smolski and a panel during the Latin American Studies Consortium of Northern California conference. Livestreaming available for most events. clas.stanford.edu

The Cuba Observatory at the Center for Latin American Studies is hosting a hybrid event tonight at 5pm. Join us at Bolivar House, or tune in online. RSVP for link. #cuba #venezuela #donroedoctrine #latinamericanstudies

Tinker Postdoctoral Fellowships in Latin American Studies at Stanford CLAS support scholars from any discipline whose research focuses on Latin America, the Caribbean, and/or Brazil. @LASAweb Apply by Feb. 3 for 2026-2027.  #postdocposition Learn more: clas.stanford.edu/opportunities/…

Few nations have a creation story like Haiti’s. Join our next Global Dialogues event to explore Haiti’s revolutionary past, its present challenges, and pathways toward the future. 🗓 Jan 26 | 4:30 p.m. PT | Zoom 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/ROoTR

Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, "Tino", was a CLAS affiliate faculty member as a Stanford Law Professor and the CLAS 2014 commencement keynote speaker. We are happy to welcome him back to Stanford in new leadership roles!

Join us at Bolívar House at Stanford for a Winter Quarter 2026 Friday Lecture. Can't make it? Livestreaming is available on @StanfordCLAS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@StanfordCLAS. Read about our guest speakers on our website: clas.stanford.edu.

Last week to apply! Explore the Galápagos with CLAS. Offering professional development and continuing education for high school and community college educators, this institute dives into ecology, sustainability, conservation, and more. Apply by Dec. 5. clas.stanford.edu/galapagos2026

Stanford CLAS is thrilled to celebrate 60 years of leading Latin American Studies programming with an all-day conference on Friday, December 5th. Find out more about the upcoming event, panels, and guest speakers: clas.stanford.edu/events/clas-60…

Just 2 weeks left! Apply to the explore the Galápagos with CLAS. Designed for natural/social science educators at the community/jr. college and upper high school levels, this institute dives into ecology, sustainability, conservation, adaptation, and more. clas.stanford.edu/galapagos2026

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Do you teach science in high school or community college? Consider this opportunity for professional development in the Galápagos. Explore sites and species; translate experiences into student-centered curricula. Apply by Dec. 5, 2025 for SUMMER 2026. clas.stanford.edu/galapagos2026

This webinar brings together scholars from different disciplines to examine this question and related issues: What is financial capitalism’s relationship to speculation and futurity, to uncertainty and risk? Find out more and register: sgs.stanford.edu/events/sgs-glo… #stanfordglobal

Autumn quarter 2025 has officially begun. The CLAS Friday Lecture Series kicks off this week on Sept. 26. Tune in to livestreamed lectures on YouTube: lnkd.in/gW8AftTY Find other CLAS events online: lnkd.in/gyteFvyX #latinamericanstudies #estudioslatinoamericanos

CLAS is thrilled to offer science teachers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in the Galapagos to explore pivotal sites and species and translate their experiences into student-centered, democratic curricula. Accepting applications in September! clas.stanford.edu/galapagos2026

LASA Congress 2025: Poner el cuerpo en LatinX América starts tomorrow, May 23, in SF, CA. It's not too late to join the transdisciplinary discussion at the intersection of shared cultural and geopolitical knowledge from the Humanities and Social Sciences. lasaweb.org/en/lasa2025/

Congratulations to Stanford professor and historian Ana Minian, whose book on immigration won a PEN America nonfiction award! Prof. Minian is a Center for Latin American Studies research affiliate who we are honored to have on our Advisory Board. For more: tinyurl.com/profminian

May 21: The Council of Otros Saberes (Other Knowledges) will share findings from a set of research projects examining indigenous education, racism and territorial autonomy, and forms of violence, including forced disappearances in Latin America. On campus and open to the public.

Join us for online and on campus events during the multidisciplinary symposium May 14-May 19, 2025, "Mapping Absence" in Latin America, co-sponsored by @StanfordGlobal. Find out more: mappingabsence.com

CLAS welcomes you to a cross-disciplinary co-sponsored event this Thursday, May 15, at the Stanford Humanities Center, 12:30pm w/ @ClementePenna from Brazil. RSVP tinyurl.com/Rio-credit

Evaluating the Impact of U.S. Sanctions on Cuba’s and Venezuela’s Economic and Political Crises | An all-day symposium Saturday, May 3, at Stanford Humanities Center. #cuba #venezuela #sanctions Register and find out more: events.stanford.edu/event/valuatin…