Give to LACSI and its Programs!
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Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute (LACSI)
Casa Amarilla / Casa Amarela / Q’ellu Wasi / Yellow House
Athens, Georgia
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LACSI and EIDAES-UNSAM (Argentina)
advance inter-institutional collaboration
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On February 25, 2025, sociologist Dr. Ariel Wilkis (School of Interdisciplinary Advanced Social Studies, EIDAES-UNSAM, Argentina) visited LACSI's Casa Amarilla for a metting with Dr. Chad Howe and Dr. Jorge Derpic, the Institute's Interim Director and Assistant Director, respectively.
Dr. Wilkis, also a Dean at EIDAES-UNSAM, visited UGA to present his research on the introduction and appropriation of the U.S. Dollar as a currency in Argentina throughout the 20th Century.
The meeting was an opportunity to follow up on the inter-institutional scholarly collaboration plans between LACSI and EIDAES-UNSAM, spearheaded by Dr. Pablo Lapegna (Sociology and LACSI).
At LACSI, we are very excited about this alliance and the possibilities it will bring to UGA faculty and students with links to and interests in, mainly, Argentina, but also Latin America and the Caribbean at large.
Stay tuned for updates and opportunities about these plans!
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Dr. Cecilia Rodrigues elected as APSA President
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Dr. Sharina Maillo-Pozo Promoted &Tenured
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Jean-Costa Silva Defends Dissertation
and Accepts Tenure-Track Position
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Twofold congratulations to Ph.D. Candidate, Jean Costa-Silva (Linguistics and LACSI Graduate Certificate Student), for successfully defending his dissertation titled, "The Many Ways to Explore Space: The Acquisition of Motion Encoding Strategies by English-Portuguese Bilinguals.”
Jean also accepted an offer from SUNY Cortland, where he will start as an Assistant Professor of TESOL in the Fall. Nicely done!
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Indicators of Democracy:
The Politics and Promise of Evaluation Expertise
in Mexico
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Friday, March 21, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. | MLC 214
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Willson Center
Distinguished Lecture
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"On the yellow shores of my country": Body and Nation in the poetry of José Watanabe
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by Carlos Villacorta
(University of Maine)
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
116 Gilbert Hall
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Natural Watanabe: A Roundtable Discussion
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Thursday, March 27, 2025
4:00 to 5:10 p.m.
113 Gilbert Hall
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Before the Wall:
Science and Environmental Governance
on the US-Mexico Border
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Dr. Analiese Richard
(UAM-Cuajimalpa, Mexico)
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Pinnacle Room (Baldwin Hall 480)
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Trillium cuneatum
Sweet Betsy
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Trilliums, emerging through the leaf litter, are often one of the first signs of spring in the garden. With 38 species found across North America—many in the eastern states—they are a cherished part of the landscape. Historically, trilliums have been valued for their sapogenin content, which contributed to a variety of medicinal uses. This is reflected in their common names, such as birthwort and Indian balm, which hint at their traditional applications.
- Nunally Benzing (LAEG Curator)
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A message from the LAEG Curator:
For the remainder of the semester, I will be in the garden on Tuesdays, from 10-2 and Wednesdays 12-4.
Please feel free to swing by and I'll put you to work weeding, shoveling mulch and/or cutting things back...or we can just talk about plants.
If you are interested and can't make it during these times, reach out to me at Nunally.Benzing@uga.edu and we'll see what we can make work.
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CLASP Call for Awards and Grant Applications
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CLASP Faculty Teaching Award
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Application deadline: TOMORROW, Saturday, March 15, 2025
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Eligible faculty include tenure-track, visiting, and adjunct faculty, instructors, lecturers, and professors and teachers, including those at institutions without a tenure system. The award is not for tenured faculty; tenured faculty are not eligible. Nominees must be employed at a CLASP member institution at the time of nomination. Nominations should come from senior or supervising faculty or administrators, but self-nominations with the contact information of three references will be accepted.
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CLASP Faculty Research/
Professional Development Grant
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Application deadline: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
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The CLASP Faculty Research/Professional Development Grant is intended to support research or professional development by US-based faculty at all ranks (including non-tenure-track) during the 2025 calendar year. Awards will be up to $1,000. Research should be conducted in (or about) Latin America (including the Caribbean).
Applicants must be employed at a CLASP member institution to be considered for this award.
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U.S. Latinx Mental Health: An Introduction
(Summer 2025)
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Thursday | 9:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. | Hybrid
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U.S. Latinx Mental Health: An Introduction
(Fall 2025)
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Tuesday/Thursday | 9:35 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. | Aderhold 411
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LACSI
Weekly Language Conversation
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Casa Amarilla
Monday | 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Spring Semester
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LACSI's Mesa de Español is back!
Come if you need to practice or brush up your Spanish.
Sessions are on Mondays from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., thru April 28, 2025.
For more information, please contact our facilitator, Mario Juárez (mj25877@uga.edu).
¡Nos vemos pronto!
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Rimasunchis!
Quechua Conversation Table
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Q'illu Wasicha
(LACSI's Yellow House)
Monday | 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Spring Semester
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No previous experience
with Quechua ?
No problem!
Join us every Monday
from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
at Q'illu Wasicha
(LACSI's Yellow House. 290 S. Hull St.).
Contact Bethany Bateman McDonald
(batemabd@uga.edu) with questions!
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Latinx Student Support Group
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Thursday | 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Spring Semester
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Join the
Latinx Student Support Group .
Sessions started on February 13.
Spots are limited on a first come, first serve basis.
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