Since the 1990s, the Department of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies [LALACS] has hosted the César Chavez Dissertation and...
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March 25, 2026
“It is time to begin a process of healing for the victims of Chávez’s violence, and for the full story of the UFW to become public knowledge...
February 13, 2026
From cult classics to hidden gems, professor Marcela Di Blasi shares novels that explore love, resistance, and reimagined futures.
January 12, 2026
LALACS Visiting Professor Peter DeShazo '69, a former career Foreign Service officer who served in Caracas, spoke on Thursday about the geopolitics in Latin America.
December 17, 2025
Three recent graduates were honored this fall for their senior theses. LALACS Major, Melissa Reyes '25, received the Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis Prize.
November 17, 2025
Professor Desirée Garcia, received the James Wright Sustaining Faculty Excellence Award, awarded to newly tenured and promoted faculty who have made significant contributions as teacher scholars.
November 11, 2025
Do you want to learn how to conduct interviews, discover the largest ethnic minority in the US, or explore the Americas' borderlands through a new lens? Join our LACS courses!
September 17, 2025
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September 10, 2025
Join Professor of Art History and LALACS Mary Coffey, as she takes us on a journey through the Baker Library lower level reading room to learn more about one of Dartmouth's most treasured works, The Epic of American Civilization.
September 09, 2025
All students are welcome to our Open House! Learn about our courses, the LACS major and minor, the honors program, research opportunities, and study abroad programs in Cuba and Brazil.