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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Recent News
Ryan B. Morrisonās translation shortlisted for PEN Presents: Brazil Award
The shortlist features 13 titles by 15 translators, including literary fiction, poetry, romance, political satire, and short stories.
Afro-Brazilian Art Showcase Ahead of Return to Brazil
āBack in Bahiaā exhibit featured in Michigan Daily (February 16, 2026).
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) at the UniversityĀ of MichiganĀ stimulates and supports regionally focused academic and curricular endeavors.Ā The center is a nexus for faculty members and students from a wide range of disciplines and perspectives who share a common interest in Latin America and the Caribbean. LACS also fosters engagement and exchange between the people of Michigan and the Latin American and Caribbean scholars, activists, and artists who make up our global community.
The Brazil Initiative at LACSĀ is a university-wide initiative to promote research, teaching, and student and faculty exchange with the goal of fomenting and enhancing collaborations with Brazilian institutions. Seed funding is provided to U-M faculty members to build new or existing collaboration with Brazilian colleagues. The Initiative was created in 2012 as a result of a visit to Brazil by a U-M official delegation led by former President Mary Sue Coleman.
