• CLACS

    The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) was founded in 1966 as the first area studies center at NYU.

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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DEADLINES:

CLACS invites NYU graduate students to apply for a Tinker Foundation Field Research Grant to conduct field research in Latin America and the Caribbean. Learn more. 

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at New York University announces the appointment of Dylon Lamar Robbins as the center’s new Director effective September 1, 2021. Read the full announcement here.

Fall 2021 course descriptions now available! 

For COVID-19 updates and resources, please visit NYU Coronavirus Information and Resources

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Faculty Spotlight

For 500 years, since European explorers came, Latin American countries had been separated from one another. They had very limited relations. Integration is a prerequisite for independence. –Noam Chomsky

Pamela Calla

Dr. Pamela Calla, an anthropologist, is Clinical Associate Professor at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University.

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Wynnie Lamour

Wynnie Lamour is an adjunct instructor at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and teaches Haitian Kreyòl

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