As one of the nation’s oldest Title VI National Resource Centers focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies is dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about Latin America through supporting cutting-edge research, promoting innovative K-12 and higher-education teaching, and engaging all stake-holders in the surrounding central Illinois community through active outreach. By supporting and promoting the missions of the university for innovation in research, teaching, and global engagement, CLACS fosters spaces of interdisciplinary, academic, and cultural exchange between scholars, students, and regional K-14 instructors, with scholars and communities of the Americas. Our goal is to enhance academic and transcultural experiences by actively engaging the public discourse on vital transnational issues such as health, human rights, environmental issues, social policy, economic development, and cultural heritage, among others.
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