Past Events
All past CLAS events, as well as other events of interest to the CLAS community, will be featured here with relevant information. Read up on upcoming events here!
Town Hall: Master of Arts in Latin American Studies Program
- When: Thursday, Feb. 19, 5:00pm-6:15pm
- Where: ICC 450
- About: Join CLAS director Diana Kapiszewski and CLAS director of academic affairs Angelo Rivero Santos for an informative town hall on the School of Foreign Service’s Master of Arts in Latin American Studies program.
“Disputed Amazon: Cattle Ranching, Land Grabbing, and Deforestation in the Colombian Frontier”: LARS
- When: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 12:30pm-1:30pm
- Where: ICC 302-P
- About: Join CLAS for the second LARS of the Spring 2026 semester, featuring Dr. Liliana Duica Amaya, adjunct professor in CLAS and the Georgetown anthropology department.
CLAS Colloquium
- When: Friday, Feb. 6, 4:00pm-6:30pm
- Where: CCAS Boardroom (ICC 241)
- About: Join Dr. Flora He, assistant professor in the Georgetown School of Foreign Service; Dr. Daniela Raik, chief conservation officer and interim chief executive officer at Conservation International; and Dr. Liliana Duica, adjunct professor in CLAS and the Georgetown anthropology department.
CLAS & Georgetown Americas Institute: “The Role of Latin America in Addressing the Global Climate Crisis in a Period of Transition”
- When: Thursday, Feb. 5, 2:00pm
- Where: Lohrfink Auditorium
- About: The Georgetown Americas Institute, the School of Foreign Service and the Center for Latin American Studies are pleased to welcome His Excellency Gustavo Petro, president of the Republic of Colombia, for an address to the Georgetown University community on Feb. 5 at 2:00 p.m. President Petro will reflect on the current state of world affairs and the implications of a changing global order for Latin America and the Caribbean.
“Disparities in Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment in Latinas”: LARS
- When: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 12:30pm-2:00pm
- Where: ICC 302-P
- About: Join CLAS for the first LARS of the Spring 2026 semester, featuring Dr. Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza, associate professor of oncology in the Georgetown University School of Medicine.
CLAS Capstone Presentations
- When: Thursday, Dec. 11, 2:00pm-4:30pm
- Where: ICC 101
- About: Join CLAS and candidates for the master of arts in Latin American studies for capstone project presentations.
CLAS Brindis
- When: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 5:00pm-6:30pm
- Where: Arrupe Multipurpose Room
- About: Join CLAS for a celebration of the Fall 2025 semester and the accomplishments of CLAS and its community members.
CLAS & Georgetown Americas Institute: “From the Bottom Up and the Outside In: Social Movement and International Influences on Democracy in the Americas”
- When: Thursday, Dec. 4, 2:00pm-3:30pm
- Where: Mortara Center for International Studies, GAI YouTube Livestream
- About: Join CLAS and GAI for a workshop as one aspect of a GAI-CLAS joint research initiative on democracy in the Americas that seeks to identify the contours, causes, and consequences of democratic erosion in the hemisphere. Lunch will be served.
“Historieta Doble: A Graphic History of Participatory Action Research”: LARS
- When: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 12:30pm-1:30pm
- Where: ICC 302-P
- About: Join CLAS for the sixth and final LARS of the Fall 2025 semester, featuring Joanne Rappaport, professor emerita in the Georgetown University department of Spanish and Portuguese; Tani Gentic, associate professor in the department of Spanish and Portuguese; and Zyanya Doniz, Varun Biddanda, Maggie Dunlap and Mariamnny Contreras, graduate students in the department of Spanish and Portuguese. *Note: Some elements of the seminar will be in Spanish*
CLAS Colloquium
- When: Friday, Nov. 21, 4:00pm-6:30pm
- Where: ICC 450
- About: Join Adjunct Lecturer Sara Paiva and Assistant Professor Tess Renker for a discussion of gender-based violence in the Americas.
“Rethinking Small State IR with Relational IR Theory: A Case Study of Antigua & Barbuda”: LARS
- When: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 12:30pm-1:30pm (lunch provided)
- Where: ICC 302-P
- About: Join CLAS for the fifth LARS of the Fall 2025 semester, featuring Alexander K. Rodriguez, a doctoral student in the Georgetown University department of government.
A Conversation With Professor Abelardo Rodriguez (Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico)
- When: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 12:30pm-2:00pm
- Where: ICC 450
- About: Join CLAS and CLAS alumnus Abelardo Rodriguez for a discussion in partnership with the School of Foreign Services Security Studies Program. RSVP here.
Georgetown Americas Institute: “The Americas and the World Forum”
- When: Monday, Nov. 10, 9:45am-6:15pm
- Where: Copley Formal Lounge
- About: The Georgetown Americas Institute welcomes the CLAS community to “The Americas and the World Forum,” a high-level convening to address the pressing geopolitical and economic challenges and opportunities facing the region. “The Americas and the World Forum” will bring together distinguished policymakers, business leaders, academics, and civil society representatives from Latin America, the United States, and beyond, and advance Georgetown’s aspirations as a premier platform for dialogue about the critical role of the Americas in a rapidly evolving world order.
ProPELAC Convening: “Economic Nationalism”
- When: Friday, Nov. 7, 4:00pm-5:30pm (reception to follow)
- Where: ACMCU Conference Room (ICC 270)
- About: Join ProPELAC, the Program on the Political Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean, of the Center for Latin American Studies, for a convening based on the findings of the book The New Economic Nationalism (April 2025), co-authored by CLAS Adjunct Professor Monica de Bolle and published by the Peterson Institute of International Economics | Columbia University Press. RSVP here.
CLAS & Georgetown Americas Institute: “Democratic and Legal Regression in the Americas”
- When: Thursday, Nov. 6, 1:30pm-3:00pm
- Where: Arrupe Multipurpose Room, GAI YouTube (Virtual stream)
- About: Join CLAS, GAI, GDI, CAROLA, and the Americas Forum for a panel discussion on democratic erosion in the Americas and weakening rule of law around the globe.
“Health Impacts of Gold Mining in the Brazilian Amazon”: LARS
- When: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 12:30pm-1:30pm (lunch provided)
- Where: ICC 302-P
- About: Join CLAS for the fourth LARS of the Fall 2025 semester, featuring Yifan (Flora) He, assistant professor at the Center for Latin American Studies.
Georgetown Americas Institute: “A Conversation with Alejandro Oxenford, Ambassador of Argentina in the United States”
- When: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 12:00pm-1:00pm
- Location: HFSC Social Room
- About: The Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) welcomes the CLAS community to a conversation between His Excellency Alejandro Oxenford, ambassador of Argentina to the United States, and Ambassador Andres Duran, former ambassador of Uruguay in the United States, on Argentina’s evolving relationship with Washington, D.C., at a time of global and regional transformation.
“Institutional and Political Crisis in Peru”: LAC Moments
- When: Monday, Oct. 27, 12:30pm-1:30pm (lunch provided)
- Location: ICC 662
- About: CLAS welcomes three discussants — Alberto Vergara, professor of social and political science at Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Peru); Cynthia McClintock, professor of political science at George Washington University; and Michael Shifter, adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies — to offer their reactions to and insights on the ongoing institutional and political crisis in Peru.
CLAS Colloquium
- When: Friday, Oct. 24, 4:00pm-5:30pm (reception to follow)
- Location: McGhee Library (ICC 301-A)
- About: Join Georgetown Professor Emeritus Arturo Valenzuela, Professor of Law Alvaro Santos, and former U.S. Department of Justice official Paul Vaky to discuss rule of law and justice in the Americas. Small reception to follow.
CLAS-Funded Research Showcase: LARS
- When: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 12:30pm-1:30pm (lunch provided)
- Where: McGhee Library (ICC 301-A)
- About: Join CLAS for the third LARS of Fall 2025, featuring presentations on two CLAS-funded research projects: Pedro Lara de Arruda will present on “Redistribution and Coalition-Building: The Politics of Targeting and Universalism in Developing Countries,” and Camille Gaskin Reyes will present on “Multi-hazard Vulnerability and Resilience in the Caribbean.”
CLAS Alumni Panel
- When: Tuesday, Oct. 21, 5:30pm-6:30pm
- Where: McGhee Library (ICC 301-A)
- About: Join CLAS for a discussion panel featuring a number of CLAS alumni, who will share how their experience with CLAS shaped their professional careers and personal lives.
Georgetown Democracy Initiative: “Visions of Democracy: Inaugural Democracy Dialogue”
- When: Thursday, Oct. 16, 9:00am-12:00pm (reception to follow)
- Location: Riggs Library, then Maguire 304
- About: Join the Georgetown Democracy Initiative for the inaugural Democracy Dialogue, which considers the multiple intersections between public opinion and democracy — how citizens’ views do and do not align with democracy’s core principles, and the ways in which public sentiment can both bolster and undermine democratic regimes, the very existence of which depends upon the consent of the governed.
“Migrant Archives: Violence, Memory, and Displacement in Valeria Luiselli’s Lost Children Archive and Balam Rodrigo’s El libro centroamericano de los muertos”: LARS
- When: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 12:30pm-1:30pm (lunch provided)
- Location: ACMCU Conference Room (ICC 270)
- About: Join CLAS for the second LARS of the Fall 2025 semester featuring Zyanya Dóniz Ibáñez, a doctoral candidate in the department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Democracy in the Americas Project Panel: “Democratic and Legal Regression in the Americas”
- When: Thursday, Oct. 9, 1:00pm-2:30pm
- Location: ICC 270
- About: CLAS and the Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) hosted a panel to discuss democratic and legal regression in the Americas.
“Balancing Powers? Courts and Presidents in Brazil and the U.S.”: LAC Moments
- When: Wednesday, Sept. 24, 12:30pm-1:30pm
- Location: ICC 302-P
- About: CLAS welcomed three discussants — Luciano da Ros, assistant professor in the department of sociology and political science at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Jon Ladd, associate professor of government and public policy at Georgetown University; and Elcior Santana, adjunct professor of Latin American studies at Georgetown University — for the semester’s first session of Latin American and the Caribbean Moments.
“Indigenous Food Systems in Latin America and The Caribbean”: LARS
- When: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 12:30pm-1:30pm
- Location: ACMCU Conference Room (ICC 270)
- Presenter: CLAS welcomed Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano — adjunct professor in the department of science, technology, and international affairs (STIA); the Center for Latin American Studies; and the department of women’s and gender studies — for the first Latin American Research Seminar of the Fall 2025 semester.
Georgetown Americas Institute “State of Democracy in the Americas” Conference
- When: Monday, Sept. 8, 9:45am-5:45pm
- Location: Healy Family Student Center (HFSC) Herman Room
- About: The Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) welcomed the CLAS community to their second annual conference on the state of democracy in the Americas.