Academics
LACS expands the intellectual presence of Latin America across campus by organizing an array of campus activities:
- A weekly seminar series run by our graduate fellows
- Workshops, and conferences
- An annual visiting lecture
- Initiatives intended to bring graduate students and scholars from Latin America to Cornell’s campus
- An undergraduate Latin American Studies minor
- A graduate Latin American Studies minor
Media Recordings
The program often creates media recordings of the events it hosts.
Cornell Resources
Latin America and the Caribbean Library Collections
The Cornell University Library's collection encompasses a rich and varied universe of printed volumes, digital resources, maps, media, and archival materials. The Latin America and the Caribbean Collections contains over 300,000 titles.
Language Resource Center
The Language Resource Center supports language teaching and learning. It maintains a student facility with technology-based resources and environments for language learning. It also hosts Spanish and Portuguese language discussion groups.
Minor
Understand the sociocultural, economic, and political forces that shape the Caribbean region and how those forces resonate globally.
Minor
A minor in Latin American studies is an excellent way for graduate students in any major to supplement their main course of study.
Program
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.
Minor
A minor in Latin American studies is an excellent way for undergraduate students in any major to supplement their main course of study.
Program
Learn more about Latin America and the Caribbean in a course that will also help you work toward achieving the Latin American studies minor.
Study Abroad Opportunity
As part of the Consortium for Advanced Studies Abroad (CASA), Cornell offers study-abroad programs in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Cuba.