Founded in 1961, the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program (LACS) is an interdisciplinary area studies program for Cornell students, faculty, staff, community members, and academic visitors with interests in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Get involved by attended our regular events: weekly seminars run by our graduate fellows, scholar presentations, workshops, symposia, conferences, and an annual visiting lecture. We also offer Latin American studies minors for undergraduates and for graduate students, and a new Caribbean studies minor launched in fall 2025.
The Caribbean studies minor equips undergraduates to better understand the sociocultural, economic, and political forces that shape the region and how those forces resonate globally.
Join us on Sept. 11 for “Todo Cuba,” a community-building evening featuring a lecture on the contemporary crisis in Cuba and an interactive salsa workshop tracing the evolution of Cuban musical and dance traditions.
The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program (LACS) is pleased to invite graduate students to apply to become a LACS Graduate Fellow for AY 2025-2026.
