Student Research
CLAS students interested in carrying out primary research on topics related to Latin America may receive funding from CLAS to cover travel costs. Each year, CLAS provides a total of more than $20,000 to support its students in their research endeavors throughout Latin America. The papers below are based on CLAS-sponsored student research from the summer of 2006.
Rosana Calvi, Los periódicos coloniales en el Perú: origen y evolución
Flavia Carbonari de Almeida, Venezuela Under Chávez: Opinion Cleavage in a Polarized Society
Sabine Keinzl, Cultural Influences on Micro-Credit Disbursements in Bolivia
Kristin Smith, Educational and Economic Development and Migration: A Case Study of Sayaxche, Guatemala
Veronica Vallejo, Popular and Enlightened Medicine in Eighteenth Century New Spain
Events
- Nov 23, 12pm: The Presence of Puerto Rico in US Politics, Gov. Luis Fortuñ
- Nov 30, 1:30pm: Regulatory Reform and Compliance: Brazil Anti-Money Launderi
- Nov 30, 2pm: test event
- Dec 2, 12:30pm: Ambassador Series: H.E. Luis Gallegos, Ecuador
- Dec 9, 12:30pm: Ambassador Series: H.E. Jaime Aleman, Panama
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Keetah Salazar-Thompson (MALAS '08)
In May 2008, Keetah Salazar-Thompson completed CLAS's five-year program and graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Foreign Service and a Master's in Latin American Studies.