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Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) Film Series

THURS, APRIL 28 | 6:00PM | G64 Goldwin Smith Hall, Kaufmann Auditorium Open to members of the Cornell community only. Memories of...

Amanda Rodewald, LACS

Amanda Rodewald, professor of natural resources, says, “We can turn the dial and improve practices in ways that provide meaningful benefits to birds,...

Maria Cristina García, LACS

“You’ll recall that after the Mariel Boatlift of 1980, thousands of Cubans were detained indefinitely, across the United States, because Cuba refused...

Chris Barrett, IAD/SEAP

“It will be interesting to see what happens in the real wheat belt in North Dakota and Minnesota,” says Chris Barrett, professor of applied economics...

Mildred Warner, IES/LACS

Mildred Warner, professor of global development and city & regional planning, says that local governments will need help from state governments to get...

María Cristina García, LACS

María Cristina García, professor of history, says that in dealing with Ukrainian refugees, President Biden appears to be motivated by broader foreign...

March 2, 2022

Over the last week, the world has watched Russia’s deplorable and unprovoked invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine, an attack that is both...

Go Global Ed Podcast

Thank you to the International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office for talking to us about our UISFL grant on their new Go Global Ed podcast!...

LACS Hosts Instructor Soledad Chango of Ecuador

The most widely spoken Indigenous language in the Americas is back this fall. Meet Chango—and celebrate #IEW2021 with Einaudi, Nov. 15-19!

Nicaraguan Cartoonist Finds Refuge at Einaudi

The award-winning political cartoonist joined LACS this fall as a visiting critic and IIE-Artist Protection Fund fellow.