News
- ILAS faculty grant awardee, Jennifer Hirsch, selected as 2012 Guggenheim Fellow
- New exchange program between Free University of Berlin and Columbia University
- Smith Richardson Foundation announces funding opportunity for faculty and doctoral students
- Center for Brazilian Studies receives a major grant from Jorge Paulo Lemann
- Institute of Latin American Studies Awarded Competitive National Resource Center Grant!
Past Events
May 11, 2012 8:45 AM, Jed D. Satow Conference Room, Lerner Hall, Columbia University ● 2920 Broadway New York, NY 10027
Armed Conflict, Victims Reparation and Land Restitution in Colombia
The conference "Armed Conflict, Victims Reparation and Land Restitution in Colombia" will discuss the origins, scope and challenges of the Victims and Land Restitution Law, which is one of the most important in several decades. This legislation provides a framework for bringing justice to victims of conflict and returning violently usurped land to their rightful owners. The event is co-sponsored by the Economic and Political Development concentration at SIPA, the Economy department at Universidad de los Andes, and Institute of Policy Dialogue.
May 10, 2012 10:00 AM,
The State of Social Development, Poverty, and Vulnerability in the Urban and Rural Areas of Colombia
Come join us for an exciting event with Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economia! We will discuss the figures and statistics that are based on the Longitudinal Household Survey carried out by Universidad de los Andes in Colombia.
May 09, 2012 5:00 PM, Auditorium of King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, 53 Washington Square South, New York University, New York, NY 10012
K-12 Educator Workshop and Book Presentation of El Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University (CLACS) presents a K-12 educators' workshop which will feature a lecture and book presentation by David Hayes Bautista. His book, El Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition, was recently published by University of California Press. The event will also feature a teacher workshop about educational materials prepared by Elizabeth Frankel-Rivera and Marisa Cadena Belski. These will be housed on the publicly accessible CLACS K-12 curricular materials website, free for teachers around the world to use. The themes and topics developed in the curricular materials will be applicable to all grade levels. Certificate of completion noting 2 hours of PD credit will be provided to all attendees. Free but RSVP required. See poster for details!
May 03, 2012 7:00 PM,
Poverty and Inequality in Latin America
Please join us for the last of the University Seminar on Latin American Series this academic year. Our speaker Dr. George Gray Molina, Chief Economist at UNDP-Latin America and the Caribbean, for a lecture titled "Poverty and Inequality in Latin America."
MA in Latin American Studies
ILAS begins its third year of the Masters program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Applications are no longer being accepted.
Center for Brazilian Studies News
The Center for Brazilian Studies received a major grant from Jorge Paulo Lemann, which will be instrumental in furthering the Center's work. More...
New Major in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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