Why Study Latin America?
About the Center
The Latin American Studies major is designed to provide students with critical language and cultural skills that serve as the foundation for careers in public service, business, humanitarian work, law, and health care, among others, in Latin America and with Latino populations at home. Students are strongly encouraged to combine the LAS major with a major (or minor) in a discipline, so that graduates can combine discipline-specific skills with a high degree of language and cultural competency. More Information
Information & Announcements
 History of Women, Gender, & Sexuality in Mexico (Redmugen) Learn more about the conference commemorating the 70th anniversary of women in Mexico gaining the right to vote in Federal elections. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HISTORY OF WOMEN IN MEXICO CONFERENCE |
 Check Out Our Faculty Bookshelf Click below to view some of our faculty publications. You can read a synopsis and get information on where these books are available to purchase. |
 Campus COVID-19 Updates Please click the link to find information on recent changes for our students and affiliated faculty related to COVID-19. |
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University of Utah and BYU receive $7 million from Department of Education
The University of Utah, in partnership with Brigham Young University, has been awarded $7 million from the U.S. Department of Education to support international education and language study over the next four years. The Title VI National Resource Center and Foreign Language and Area Studies grants will provide funding directly to the Center for Latin American Studies, Asia Center and their BYU counterparts and will earmark $4.5 million for student scholarships. This is the fourth time the Asia Center has been awarded these four-year grants and the third time for the Center for Latin American Studies.
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STEM Rooted in Culture Educator Workshop Series
This series brings together community experts and educators to broaden diversity and equity in K-12 social studies and STEM classrooms. These workshops are presented in partnership with Artes de México en Utah, an organization dedicated to building communities united by cultural connections through art, and complement NHMU’s latest special exhibition: The Nature of Color.
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Raul the Third - April 4, 2023 @ 5pm
On April 4th the Center for Latin American Studies hosted award winning author and illustrator Raúl the 3rd. During the visit Raúl the 3rd conducted two school visits and one talk open to the public. The two school visits engaged students from four title one schools impacting over 500 elementary school students. Each student that attended received a copy of his most recent title Tacos Today. He discussed how he relies on his experiences growing up bilingual/bicultural on the El Paso/Juarez border as inspiration for his award-winning children's picture books.
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Vivette Garcia-Deister
March 22, 2023 - 12pm-1pm - CTIHB Jewel Box 143
