CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

CLAS is in Session

April 24, 2023

Announcing our FLAS Fellow Cohorts

The Center for Latin American Studies is proud to announce the results of its Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship competition for Summer 2023 and Academic Year 2023-24.

For Summer 2023, one graduate and seven undergraduate students have been awarded fellowships for the intensive study of Haitian Creole, Portuguese, or Quechua through programs held virtually or abroad.

For Academic Year 2023-24, two graduate and six undergraduate students have received fellowships to support their Portuguese or Quechua language and Latin American area studies at Ohio State.

Find additional details about the selected fellows studying Latin American languages here. Additional details about FLAS and a full list of fellows from Ohio State's three FLAS-awarding Area Studies Centers can be found here.

Applications for the next FLAS Fellowship competition will be accepted beginning Nov. 1, 2023. This competition will be for Summer 2024 and Academic Year 2024-25. Contact CLAS Assistant Director Mark Hoff (hoff.96@osu.edu) with questions.

2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program

The Office of International Affairs is soliciting graduate student applicants for the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. As the U.S. Department of State’s flagship international exchange program, Fulbright offers opportunities in over 140 countries for students in all disciplines to conduct research, enroll in a program of study, or teach English for up to a year.

Currently enrolled students are required to apply through Ohio State. OIA has scheduled information sessions and workshops to assist graduate students in developing their applications.

Latin American Research Highlight:
Patrick Sours

Patrick Sours, Senior Lecturer and Ph.D. Candidate in Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, is a prime example of an innovative pedagogue committed to international partnerships, community engagement, and intercultural competence.

In recent years, he has received funding from CLAS to support his development of Ohio State's Humanitarian Engineering program, specifically as it relates to water purification and storage in partnership with organizations in Honduras.

Learn more here about Patrick's exemplary work, both at Ohio State and in Latin America.

Please also join us in congratulating Patrick on receiving a 2023 Provost's Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer!

Dance Dept. Welcomes New Faculty

The Ohio State Department of Dance will welcome two new assistant professors in Fall 2023, Alfonso Cervera and Dr. Irvin Manuel Gonzalez.

Cervera is a first-generation Queer Mexican American performer, educator, curator, and activist. His research and specialization as an independent artist focuses on the conversation between Queerness, Ballet Folklorico, and Afro-Latine social dances in a contemporary auto-biographical embodied experience that he calls Poc-Chuc.

Gonzalez is an artivist, scholar, community organizer, and teacher. His scholarship analyzes how immigrant, queer, and working-class Latin American social dancers navigate hegemonic forces through feeling and creativity while situating creative constructions of/for belonging.

Translingual, Vol. 1, Issue 2

Translingual: The Journal of International Voices has just released its second issue, which includes student contributions with Latin American content.

Of special note are "Hometown PR," a poem by Doris Cáceres-Schumick about her Puerto Rican heritage, and "Abuela," a poem by Ana Sophia Fierros Haro about special moments with her grandmother.

Job Posting: Program Manager

The Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC) at Florida International University is seeking a Program Manager.

The Program Manager will: manage day-to-day operations of LACC's outreach and training programs; administer public and educational programs and activities that serve local, national, and international constituents; interact with business, academic, and community leaders to assess their needs; oversee the implementation of assessment and evaluation processes; etc.

Interested candidates may apply by visiting https://hr.fiu.edu/careers/ and searching by JOB ID: 529251 or Keyword Search “Latin American and Caribbean Center.”