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New Essay Collection "Fugitive Tilts"

The book collects two decades’ worth of probing reflections on his childhood in Jamaica and the country’s cultural and colonial history.

María Cristina García, Migrations/LACS

“I don’t think we have a full understanding yet of the many ways the Trump administration is changing our immigration system,” says María Cristina...

Cornell-Ithaca Collaborations

A collaboration between Cornell faculty, students and Ithaca community members is bringing together a monthlong event in downtown Ithaca, focused on...

Venezuelan Migrant Testimonies Available to Researchers at Cornell

A campus symposium brings together stakeholders and launches the new collection, with support from LACS and Migrations.

Gustavo Flores-Macías, LACS

Gustavo Flores-Macias, professor of government, discusses Trump hosting El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, at the White House.

Gustavo Flores-Macías in World in Focus

Gustavo Flores-Macías (LACS) coauthored a Journal of Democracy article that looks at examples from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico,...

Jacqueline Gerson, LACS

Jacqueline Gerson, assistant professor of biological and environmental engineering, discusses mercury pollution accumulated in trees.

Gustavo Flores-Macías, LACS

“Unilateral U.S. strikes on Mexican soil would be devastating for the bilateral relations and could be detrimental to the objective of fighting drug...

New from Democratic Threats team

A global study of democratic backsliding from Ken Roberts and Rachel Riedl offers ways for U.S. democracy to resist authoritarian attacks.

David Cordero-Heredia, LACS Visiting Scholar

This post was co-authored by David Cordero-Heredia, Professor of Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, and Visiting Scholar for...