Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) was founded in 1963 (originally as the Latin American Studies Program) as an umbrella organization uniting Latin Americanists from all campuses of Indiana University (IU).

CLACS, as part of the School of Global and International Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU, is a pivotal site for research, instruction, and outreach focused on Latin America and the Caribbean.

CLACS also sponsors a wide range of lectures, conferences, and events highlighting aspects of the region’s cultures, societies, and languages in addition to providing information on Latin American and the Caribbean to local, regional, and national constituencies.

 

Sourcehttp://www.indiana.edu/~clacs/about/history/