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January
Accepting New Applications for the Díaz-Ayala Library Travel Grants
The Cuban Research Institute (CRI), the Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC), and the Florida International University Libraries are pleased to announce the Díaz-Ayala Library Travel Grants and request applications for spring and early summer 2014.
LACC Awarded Prestigious Tinker Field Research Grant
The Tinker Foundation Field Research Grants Program is designed to provide budding scholars with funds for travel to and within Latin America to conduct pre-doctoral research and develop contacts with scholars and institutions in their fields of study. Universities may receive funding at the $10K or $15K level-LACC was awarded the more prestigious $15K grant with the possibility of 2 additional 1-year renewals. LACC's 1:1 match brings total support for Tinker grant awardees to $90K over 3 years.
LACC Awarded $144,129 Open Society Grant to Study the Impact of Marijuana Legalization in Uruguay
LACC was awarded a $144K+ Open Society Foundation grant to study Uruguay's legalization of marijuana and the transformation of drug policy. Led by LACC Research Director, Dr. Jose Miguel Cruz, the project launched January 1, 2014 and assesses the impact of marijuana legalization on attitudes and norms regarding drug production, distribution and consumption in Uruguay and support the training and exchange of knowledge on drug policy in the region.
LACC Welcomes New LACC Academic Programs Director, Dr. Barry Levitt
Associate Professor of Political Science Barry Levitt joined LACC as the new director of academic programs. With expertise in comparative politics, Latin America, democratic institutions and political violence, Levitt teaches at the undergrad and grad levels. He is the author of the book, Power in the Balance: Presidents, Parties, and Legislatures in Peru and Beyond (Notre Dame Press, 2011), has contributed to several edited volumes and published numerous articles in leading scholarly journals.
February
89 Teachers Join LACC, CRI, PAMM, MDCPS at Two-Day Workshop with Renowned Cuban Artist Aldo Menendez
LACC, FIU's Cuban Research Institute, Miami Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) and the Perez Art Museum Miami jointly hosted 89 educators from MDCPS for LACC's Feb. 7-8, 2014 teaching training workshop conducted entirely in Spanish. Led by Aldo Menendez, Cuba's first performance and photo realist artist, the workshop examined the importance of Cuban art from the "Vanguardia" of the 20th Century to the experimental art of the 21st Century, and featured demonstrations by artist Ivonne Ferrer.
Alan Garcia Event
On Monday, February 3rd, the Latin American and Caribbean Center hosted an event that featured guest lecturer, Alan Garcia, Former Peruvian President.
MOU Signing Ceremony
On Feb. 4, FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg and Universidad de San Martin de Porres (USMP) President Ing. José Antonio Chang Escobedo signed a Memorandum of Understanding that promises to open doors to cross-faculty projects and multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Call for Papers for the annual Tri-University Conference
The Tri-University Conference is calling for papers. This year's theme is "Latin America and the World: Global Connections, the Environment, and other issues from an Interdisciplinary Perspective". This conference is broad and interdisciplinary, so papers coming from all disciplines will be considered. The submission deadline is February 21st.
March
Why Venezuela matters to the U.S. Geopolitical game plan
Watch Dr. Frank Mora and Professor Brian Fonseca discuss the political analysis of the crisis in Venezuela.
April
First Round of Policy Roundtable Papers Examine US Influence in the LAC Region-Now Available!
Michael Shifter and Hal Brands author the first round of papers as part of the LACC/ARC Policy Roundtable Series. LACC and FIU's ARC (Applied Research Center) were awarded a $75k grant from CACI International Inc. to deliver a series of roundtables focused on security in the LAC region. The 1-year grant will attract strong participation from various US government entities including US Southern Command and is designed to address the region's most pressing issues.
Final Call for Tinker Field Research Grant Applications
The Tinker Foundation Field Research Grants Program is designed to provide budding scholars with funds for travel to and within Latin America to conduct pre-doctoral research and develop contacts with scholars and institutions in their fields of study. Universities may receive funding at the $10K or $15K level-LACC was awarded the more prestigious $15K grant with the possibility of 2 additional 1-year renewals. LACC's 1:1 match brings total support for Tinker grant awardees to $90K over 3 years.
June
LACC Kicks Off 17th Annual Haitian Summer Institute
LACC is proud to kick off its 2014 Haitian Summer Institute and welcome twenty-one students from across the US and Germany to FIU for the launch of the 17th year of LACC's flagship program. The 2014 cohort includes graduate students, K-12 educators and professionals with diverse interests in Haiti, its language, culture and society. Participants complete four weeks of intensive Haitian Creole language training in Miami and the program culminates with a two-week study abroad in Haiti.
Second Round of Policy Roundtable Papers Examine Extra-Hemispheric Actors Russia and China in LAC
Andrew Scobell, Steven Blank, Eugene Rumer and Gonzalo Paz author a second round of commissioned papers as part of the LACC/ARC Policy Roundtable Series. LACC and FIU's ARC (Applied Research Center) were awarded a $75k grant from CACI International Inc. to deliver a series of roundtables focused on security in the LAC region. The 1-year grant attracts strong participation from various US government entities including US Southern Command and aims to address and resolve LAC's most pressing issues.
July
LACC’s 35th Anniversary Celebration adds “Did you know?” Fascinating Facts Campaign
LACC has been an important part of FIU for over 35 years. Much trailblazing activity and scholarship has taken place under its leaders, faculty, international partners, staff and, principally, its students. The "Did you know?" campaign shares interesting facts and highlights from the Center's three and a half decades. Click above to see the first.
The Fairchild Challenge reaches Colombia
LACC’s Title VI support of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s Satellite Partners Program has helped make it possible for the K-12 program to go international.
September
LACC Proud to Administer NIH Grant on Syndemics in the DR
Migration, Tourism and HIV/Drug Use Syndemics in the Dominican Republic, a 5-year, multi-million dollar NIH-funded research project led by Dr. Mark Padilla, investigates HIV and drug use in the tourism zones of the DR. A collaboration between FIU and Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, the project aims to describe and map the social context of men’s labor migration, drug use and HIV risk in tourism areas of the DR, and to explain drug use and HIV risk behavior among male tourism migrants.
LACC Launches Phase Two of US Department of State's Diplomacy Lab
An effort to conduct cutting-edge research, cultivate undergraduate and graduate student critical thinking, and develop and propose effective policy related to violence in Latin American and the Caribbean, LACC, FIU's Applied Research Center (ARC) and US State Department proudly partner on the LACC Diplomacy Lab. Following a successful Spring '14 lab examining prison violence, the Fall '14 lab looks at gender violence in the Caribbean and is led by LACC Research Director, Dr. Jose Miguel Cruz.
October
Apply Now! Spring 2015 FLAS Fellowships
The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship supports language training in Less-Commonly-Taught Languages (LCTLs), including Portuguese and Haitian Creole. LACC is now offering fellowships for the Spring 2015 semester. The deadline for the Spring 2015 Fellowship is November 21, 2014.
LACC Awarded Prestigious NRC and FLAS Grants by US Department of Education
LACC is proud to announce that it has once again been recognized as one of the top Latin America programs in the nation. LACC has been designated a National Resource Center on Latin America by the US Department of Education and has been awarded the prestigious 4-year Title VI National Resource Center (NRC) for Latin America and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship grants, totaling over $2 million in funding to support programming and student learning related to Latin America.
November
LACC and LAPOP Co-Host Public Release of 2014 AmericasBarometer
LACC is honored to have been selected by the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) to host the public release of results from the Western hemisphere's leading public opinion survey, AmericasBarometer. The survey provides critical insight related to public policy, scholarship and business, and LAPOP's partnership with LACC is yet another example of the Center's strategic importance related to hemisphere. Click for program and RSVP
December
Distinguished Tropical Biologist Paulo Oliveira at FIU
LACC is honored to co-host distinguished tropical ecologist, Prof. Paulo Oliveira from the Dept. of Animal Biology, Uni Estadual de Campinas. Prof. Oliveira is in residence at FIU until February 15, 2015, to conduct research on ant-plant interactions in the laboratory of Suzanne Koptur, Dept. of Biological Sciences. See more.
Apply now! Tinker Field Research Grant
The Tinker Foundation Field Research Grants Program is designed to provide budding scholars with funds for travel to and within Latin America to conduct pre-doctoral research and develop contacts with scholars and institutions in their fields of study. Universities may receive funding at the $10K or $15K level-LACC was awarded the more prestigious $15K grant with the possibility of 2 additional 1-year renewals. LACC's 1:1 match brings total support for Tinker grant awardees to $90K over 3 years.
2014 AmericasBarometer Data and Comparative Report: Public Release
On December 3, 2014 LACC partners with Vanderbilt University’s Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) to release its 2014 AmericasBarometer data and comparative report covering 26 nations including all of North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. For thirty years LAPOP has been the trusted source of public opinion data and reports employed by academics, businesspersons, policy makers and local governments as they make decisions on critical issues.
