Monday, February 7, 2022Dr. Megan Rivers-Moore on Abortion in The Conversation Content Warning: the following text discusses abortion, miscarriage. Drawing on her research in Latin America, Dr. Megan Rivers-Moore shares her observations and findings in The... MoreFriday, September 10, 2021Professor Adrian Harewood Joins LACS!LACS is thrilled to welcome Professor Adrian Harewood to our affiliated faculty team! Award-winning CBC Ottawa anchor Adrian Harewood recently joined Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communication. Professor Harewood's... MoreWednesday, September 8, 2021Welcome On Board, Professor Candace Sobers!LACS is excited to have Dr. Candace Sobers join our growing faculty team! Dr. Sobers is Associate Professor at the Bachelor of Global and International Studies program. She is an historian of international history and... MoreMonday, August 16, 2021LACS Welcomes Dr. Marylynn Steckley to Our Faculty TeamLACS is delighted to announce that a new specialist in Latin American studies, Dr. Marylynn Steckley, has joined our incredible team of LACS-affiliated faculty! Dr. Steckley teaches... MoreTuesday, April 20, 2021Congratulations to LACS MA Students on Their Excellent Research Presentations!LACS is proud to announce that our first-year M.A. students Alexander Baillie, Bhreagh MacDonald, Ariel Mishkin, and Melissa Wilk presented their Master's research proposals on... MoreFriday, March 12, 2021Professor Mark Anderson Delivers Marston LaFrance Lecture on March 16, 2021Each year, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Carleton University awards the Marston LaFrance Research Fellowship to one of its outstanding faculty members, in order to... MoreMonday, March 1, 2021Professor Sonya Lipsett-Rivera Wins 2020 María Elena Martínez Prize for Best Book in Mexican HistoryLACS is delighted to announce that Professor Sonya Lipsett-Rivera has won the 2020 María Elena Martínez Prize in Mexican History for... MoreFriday, November 20, 2020A Warm Welcome to New LACS FacultyThe Latin American and Caribbean Studies program is delighted to announce that four (4) new specialists in Latin American studies have joined our ranks. Their research and teaching will not only enrich our undergraduate and graduate... MoreMonday, October 12, 2020Dr. Megan Rivers-Moore Announced as Recipient of CU Covid-19 Rapid Research Response GrantIn response to COVID-19, Carleton University swiftly developed an internal funding opportunity to provide seed funding for individuals or... MoreSunday, October 4, 2020Launch of the LACS Masters ProgramLACS is delighted to announce the launch of its collaborative Masters program. Graduate students in affiliated departments now have the option of a LACS specialization while pursuing a Masters level degree in their home department.... MoreSunday, October 4, 2020Appointment of our new LACS Program CoordinatorWe are pleased to announce that, effective July 1, 2020, Dr. Audra A. Diptée is serving as the Coordinator of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. She will be responsible for coordinating academic programming, working to... MoreThursday, August 27, 2020Academic Freedom Under Attack in Costa RicaThe Management Committee of Latin American and Caribbean Studies was dismayed to learn that the groundbreaking work on income inequality carried out by Dr. Francisco Robles Rivera and Msc. Lorenzo Ramírez Cardoza of the... MoreLoad More →