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Summer Maya Language Institute Featured on Telemundo
With the sudden shift to teaching online, our annual summer Maya Language Institute, Oxlajuj Aj also quickly transitioned to an…
From Tulane News and National Geographic: Lasers reveal Maya war ruins
This story originally appeared on the Tulane News and National Geographic entitled Lasers reveal Maya war ruins on March 1,…
From Nature: Tulane alumna combines medical and archeological training to study the ancient Maya
A recent news item from Nature featured Tulane University alumna Dr. Vera Tiesler, bioarchaeologist and professor at the Autonomous University…
From Tulane New Wave: Unprecedented study confirms massive scale of lowland Maya civilization
This story originally appeared in Tulane New Wave entitled Unprecedented study confirms massive scale of lowland Maya civilization, on September…
From Tulane New Wave: Team co-led by Tulane archaeologist discovers carved altar from Classic Maya site
This story originally appeared in Tulane New Wave entitled Tulane archaeologist leads team to major Maya find, on September 12,…
SLA annual magazine Reflections features discoveries in Guatemala and Peru by Tulane archaeologists
Reflections is published annually to hallmark events at Tulane’s School of Liberal Arts. In the fifth annual publication, Tulane archaeologists…
From Tulane New Wave: Students get hands-on experience with Latin American artifacts
This story originally appeared in Tulane New Wave entitled Students get hands-on experience with Latin American artifacts, on July 13,…
Grand Opening of the New Orleans Mexican Culture Institute
The Foreign Ministry in Mexico recently appointed New Orleans with the fifth Cultural Institute in the United States. The Consulate…
From Tulane New Wave: MARI Researchs central to LiDAR-discovered Maya "Megalopolis"
This story originally appeared on the Tulane New Wave News website entitled Tulane researchers central to laser-discovered Maya cities, February…
K-12 Educator Institutes Abroad - Summer 2018
Deadline has been extended to March 12th for both programs below. Get your application in right away! Teaching Cuban Culture…
From Tulane New Wave: Tulane Alumna and Archaeologist Genie Robinson Tracks Obsidian Changes in Postclassic Guatemala
This story originally appeared on the Tulane New Wave News website entitled Blade Runner, on December 5, 2017. Story by…
From the Tulane SLA Newsletter: Prestigious Dumbarton Oaks Fellowships Awarded to SLA Students
“An institute based in Washington, D.C. and affiliated with Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection and its community…
Tulane archaeologists help unearth Maya monuments
Article from the Tulane University News By Carolyn Scofield cscofiel@tulane.edu Archaeologists with the La Corona Regional Archaeological Project in Guatemala,…
Marcello Canuto and Francisco Estrada-Belli Featured in National Geographic Story
A story about governance among the ancient Maya, In Search of the Lost Empire of the Maya, published in the…
LARC Master Teacher Awarded Louisiana Teacher of the Year 2017!!
Torrence Williams, a teacher in West Feliciana Parish and a LARC Master Teacher, was awarded the 2017 Louisiana Teacher of…
Educators, Scholars, and Enthusiasts Learn about Maya Women
The 13th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium, Ixiktaak: Ancient Maya Women, organized by the Middle American Research Institute with support from…
From the New Wave "Lighten up"
The New Wave’s ‘In Focus’ photograph for September 30th featured Middle American Research Institute Director Marcello Canuto showing students around…
Latin American Library Welcomes Back its Collections: A New Wave Article
By Carol J. Schlueter. “For more than a decade, the Latin American Library at Tulane University has held an open…
From the New Wave: Maya Symposium focuses on Royal Tombs
By Mary Sparacello New archaeological approaches and discoveries have helped scholars understand how the ancient Maya viewed death and the…
Educators, Scholars, and Enthusiasts Learn about the Maya
The 12th annual Tulane Maya Symposium ‘Royal Chambers Unsealed: Tombs of the Classic Maya‘ informed educators, students, and scholars about…
Local Students Exposed to Maya Culture
The Latin American Resource Center (LARC) organized visits to local schools by Ixnal Cuma Chávez and Baldomero Cuma Chávez, teachers…
School Visits Expose Students to Maya Culture and Language
Ixnal Cuma Chávez, a scholar and teacher of the Kaqchikel Maya language from Guatemala, visits Tulane as the native speaker…
LARC Releases New K-12 Curriculum on the Modern Maya
The Latin American Resource Center, the outreach education wing of the Stone Center, has released a new K-12 curriculum focusing…
K-12 Educators Become Cultural Anthropologists
This past July ten educators travelled to Guatemala with archaeologist, Diane Davies and program manager Denise Woltering to learn more…

MARI Brown Bag Series to host Borizlava Simova for talk titled "Floors, Platforms, Earth Offerings? Excavations in the Actuncan E-Group Plaza"
The Middle American Research Institute is proud to announce the next talk of the 2018-2019 Brown Bag talk series. Borizlava…
MARI Brown Bag Series to host Caroline A. Parris for talk on feasting assemblages in the Maya area
The Middle American Research Institute is proud to announce the next talk of the 2018-2019 Brown Bag talk series. Caroline…
Tulane Anthropology Colloquium Series to host Walter E. Little for talk on Maya clothing consumption
The 2018-2019 Tulane Anthropology Student Association‘s colloquium series An Exploration of Power Through Practice, will continue on Friday, November 30,…
MARI Brown Bag Series to host talk on Ancient Lowland Maya Complexity as Revealed by Airborne Laser Scanning of Northern Guatemala
The Middle American Research Institute is happy to announce the second talk of the 2018-2019 Brown Bag talk series. Director…
Louisiana Archaeological Society to host talk by Francisco Estrada-Belli on the use of LiDAR in Maya archaelology
The Louisiana Archaeological Society/Delta Chapter guest speaker series will be hosting Francisco Estrada-Belli, Research Assistant Professor in the Tulane University…
MARI Brown Bag Series to host PhD candidate Evan Parker for talk on jade offerings in Maya plaza
The Middle American Research Institute is happy to announce the first talk of the 2018-2019 Brown Bag talk series. Evan…
9th Annual South-Central Conference on Mesoamerica
The 9th annual South-Central Conference on Mesoamerica will be hosted by the University of Texas San Antonio and the San…
Louisiana Archaeological Society to host talk by PhD Candidate Evan Parker on the Ancient Maya
The Louisiana Archaeological Society/Delta Chapter guest speaker series will be hosting Even Parker, PhD candidate at the Tulane University Department…
Exploring the Mythology of Disaster in Mexican and Maya Codices
Join us at the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library for a hands-on workshop that will introduce attendees to the painted divinatory screenfolds…
Excavators of the Past: Archaeology in Action
Join us for a special photographic exhibition in collaboration with the Middle American Research Institute at the Stone Center for…
MARI Brown Bag Series to Host Talk by Mark Zender on Writing in Mesoamerica
The Middle American Research Institute is happy to announce the third talk of the 2017-2018 Brown Bag talk series. Dr.…
Tulane University to Host South-Central Conference on Mesoamerica
The 8th annual South-Central Conference on Mesoamerica will be hosted by Tulane University in New Orleans from Friday, October 13th…
2018 Maya Symposium K-16 Teacher Workshop
The Stone Center for Latin American Studies, in collaboration with the Middle American Research Institute, will present a teacher workshop…
MARI Brown Bag: Olivia Navarro-Farr "Statecraft and Sorcery: Lady K'abel; Princess of Kan and Queen of Wak'"
Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the College of Wooster, will present a talk “Statecraft…
MARI Brown Bag: Nathan J. Meissner "Exploring the Role of Ethnopolities and Postclassic Maya Lithic Technology"
Dr. Nathan J. Meissner, a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi will present a talk on his…
"Ixtz'unun: Making Stories from Maya History" Opening Reception
Join the Consulate of Mexico in New Orleans and the Middle American Research Institute for an opening reception for the…
MARI Brown Bag: Rachel Horowitz "Understanding Ancient Maya Economic Variability: Lithic Technological Organization in the Mopan Valley, Belize"
Rachel Horowitz, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at Tulane University, will present a talk on her recent research…
Ancient Maya Landscapes: K-16 Educator Workshop
In conjunction with the Middle American Research Institute’s 14th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium “Monumental Landscapes: How the Maya Shaped Their…
14th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium Monumental Landscapes: How the Maya Shaped Their World
The Middle American Research Institute, the Alphawood Foundation, and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies are proud to present…
MARI Brown Bag: Jeb Card "The Haunted History of the Middle American Research Institute: Maya Archaeology at Tulane, Lost Continents, and the Secret Origins of Ancient Aliens"
Dr. Jeb Card, Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Miami and a Tulane Ph.D., will present a talk on…
MARI Brown Bag: Timothy Beach "The Re-Enchantment of Maya Wetland Fields from Earth and Sky"
Dr. Timothy Beach, the Centennial Professor of Geography and Environment at the University of Texas at Austin, will present a…
MARI Brown Bag: Francisco Estrada-Belli "Investigations on Classic Maya Dynastic Relations. An Update from Holmul"
Dr. Francisco Estrada-Belli, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, will present on talk on his recent research in…
MARI Brown Bag: Eugenia Robinson "Utatlan, A Late Postclassic Guatemalan Highland Capital: MARI Collections Research"
Dr. Eugenia Robinson, Professor of Anthropology at Montgomery College and a Research Affiliate of the Middle American Research Institute, will…
Ixcanul Screening and Educator Reception
The Latin American Resource Center and the Broad Theater are hosting a screening of Ixcanul, an educator reception, and discussion…
MARI Brown Bag - Erin Patterson "Mobility in the Central Maya Lowlands: Strontium, Oxygen, and Carbon Isotope Values from La Corona and El Perú-Waka'"
MARI is pleased to announce the 16th Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Erin Patterson, Ph.D. Candidate in the…
MARI Brown Bag: Erlend Johnson "Excavations at Sesalapa:exploring unresolved questions from an enigmatic, Late Classic residential site in the Sensenti valley of Western Honduras"
MARI is pleased to announce the 14th Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Erlend Johnson, Ph.D. Candidate in the…
MARI Brown Bag: Caroline Parris "Lunching with the Maya: A Discussion of Maya Feasting and Special Deposits from La Corona, Guatemala"
MARI is pleased to announce the 12th Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Caroline Parris, graduate student in the…
MARI Brown Bag: David Chatelain "Politics in the Northwest Petén from the Preclassic to the Classic: The View from La Cariba"
In the 9th talk of the 2015-2016 MARI Brown Bag talk series, David Chatelain, Graduate Student in the Department of…
MARI Brown Bag: Francisco Estrada-Belli "History, Archaeology, and Remote Sensing at Holmul 2015"
In the 7th talk of the 2015-2016 MARI Brown Bag talk series, Dr. Francisco Estrada-Belli, Research Assistant Professor in the…
MARI Brown Bag: Luke Auld-Thomas "The 2015 Season at El Achiotal, Peten, Guatemala: New Data on the Early Classic Maya Political Landscape"
In the 6th talk of the 2015-2016 MARI Brown Bag series, Tulane Anthropology Department graduate student Luke Auld-Thomas will present…
Ancient Maya Women: K-16 Educator Workshop
LARC, in conjunction with the Middle American Research Institute’s Annual Tulane Maya Symposium and the New Orleans Museum of Art,…
13th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium "Ixiktaak: Ancient Maya Women"
The Middle American Research Institute, in conjunction with Far Horizons, the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, The Consulate of…
MARI Brown Bag: Evan Parker "The Middle Preclassic of the Puuc Maya: Preliminary Excavations at Paso del Macho, Yucatan, Mexico"
MARI is pleased to present the fifth brown bag of the 2015-2016 year. Evan Parker, a Graduate Student in the…
MARI Brown Bag: Maxime Lamoureux St. Hilaire "Changes and Continuities at the La Corona Regal Palace during the Late-Late Classic Period"
MARI is pleased to announce the 4th Brown Bag talk of the 2015-2016 school year. Maxime Lamoureux St. Hilaire, Ph.D.…
MARI Brown Bag: Bobbie Simova "Public Ritual and the Changing Cultural Landscape of Actuncan, Belize"
The Middle American Research institute is happy to present the third Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Bobbie Simova,…
MARI Brown Bag: David Freidel "Kaanul and Waka', Some Informal Thoughts"
The Middle American Research institute is happy to present the second Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. David Freidel,…
Pre-Columbian Heritage and Indigenous Communities in Central America: The Role of Archaeology in the 21st Century
Dr. Tomas Barrientos Q., Director of the Archaeology Department at the Universidad del Valle, Guatemala and co-director of the Proyecto…
A Tale of Two Cities: Recent Investigations at Xunantunich, Belize
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association (TASA) presents a talk by Dr. M. Kathryn Brown, an Associate Professor of Anthropology at…
Reading Early Maya Cities: Interpreting the Role of Writing in Urbanization
The Tulane Anthropology Student ASsociation (TASA) presents a talk by Dr. Danny Law of the University of Texas at Austin…
MARI Brown Bag: Marcello Canuto "A Multi-scalar Approach to the Collapse of the Classic Maya Political System: New Data, New Paradigm?"
Dr. Marcello A. Canuto, Director of the Middle-American Research Institute, will present on his recent research in a talk titled:…
Opening Reception "Maya Ruins and the Passage of Time: The Stephens and Catherwood Project"
The opening reception for the exhibit “Maya Ruins and the Passage of Time: The Stephens and Catherwood Project” by Jay…
MARI Brown Bag: Rachel Horowitz "Production at the Source: Lithic Extraction and Production at Callar Creek Quarry, Belize"
Rachel Horowitz, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Anthropology, will present a talk entitled “Production at the Source: Lithic…
MARI Brown Bag: Chloé Andrieu "The Organization of Lithic Production in the Maya Lowlands: Implications for Centralized vs. Decentralized Economic Power"
Chloé Andrieu, a researcher at the Chargée de Recherche, CRNS ‘” Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, will present on her…
MARI Brown Bag: Maxime Lamoureux-St. Hilaire "An Architectural Approach to the Economic and Political Organization of Ancient Maya Regal Courts"
Maxime Lamoureux-St. Hilaire, a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology, will present a talk about his on-going dissertation research…
When superstrate becomes substrate: Spanish grammar taking over Kaqchikel syntax
The linguistics program presents a talk by Dr. Judith Maxwell, Professor of Anthropology, entitled “When superstrate becomes substrate: Spanish grammar…
MARI Brown Bag: David Chatelain "Ay Cariba!: Changing Political Strategies at La Cariba, Guatemala"
David Chatelain, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology, will present a talk on his dissertation research at the…
2015 Maya Teacher Workshop
The Stone Center for Latin American Studies, in collaboration with the Middle American Research Institute, and the Consulate of Mexico…
12th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium: Royal Chambers Unsealed: Tombs of the Classic Maya
Tulane University’s Middle American Research Institute and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies along with Far Horizons and the…
MARI Brown Bag: Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown "Maya Boomtown Archaeology? Recent and Future Investigations at Alabama, Belize"
Dr. Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown, a visiting scholar at MARI, will present new information about her research at the site of Alabama…
MARI Brown Bag: Marcello Canuto, "The Tombs of La Corona: La Noblesse Oblige"
Marcello Canuto, Director of the Middle American Research Institute at Tulane University, will present about his recent investigations at La…
MARI Brown Bag: Keith Eppich, "Maya Ceramics and the Maya Collapse: the last three centuries of the potting tradition at el Perú-Waka', Guatemala."
Keith Eppich, Associate Faculty in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Collin College, will present his recent research…
Application Deadlines for Summer in Latin America Programs 2014
Application Deadlines: February 21, 2014 March 7, 2014 March 31, 2014 The deadlines for the Stone Center’s Summer in Latin…
Faces of the Maya: Profiles in Continuity and Resilience Exhibit Opening
The Middle American Research Institute and the School of Liberal Arts invite you to the opening of the exhibit, “Faces…
Summer Teacher Institute on the Maya
Signs of Change: A Glimpse of Past & Present Cultural Landscapes of Guatemala Explore and learn about the diversity of…
Indigeneity, Classic Maya Astronomy, and the Calendar
A presentation by Dr. Gerardo Aldana. What did ‘science‘ mean to the ancient Maya? Did their impressive advances in understanding…
Book Talk by David Carey Jr.
David Carey Jr., Ph.D., (1999) will be presenting research from his forthcoming book, ‘Susceptible to Crime‘: Maya, Dictators, and the…
Guest Lecture by Dr. Bruce Love: "The Maya Calendar and the True Meaning of 2012"
The Middle American Research Institute is pleased to announce a special guest lecture by Dr. Bruce Love, entitled: “The Maya…
The 8th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium & the Maya LARC Teacher Workshops
Image courtesy of Michael Paul Sauder. Classroom archaeology: Methods used to understand the lives of the ancient Maya Diane Davies…
Roxanne Dávila Lecture: "Encounters with American Antiquity"
Please join us for an exhibit opening and talk by Roxanne Dávila, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, titled “Encounters with…
Teaching the Maya: A K12 Teacher Workshop on the Maya
Become a Master Teacher of the Maya and receive ongoing training about Mayan culture and society. To see the full…

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Online Summer Book Group for K-12 Educators

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For pre-service, early career and veteran teachers who love reading and learning through literature who want to explore award-winning books for the middle and early high school classrooms. Join us as we read four books that explore stories of coming-of-age from multiple perspectives. Participants will receive a copy of each book and participate in an open discussion with other K-12 educators. We will launch the book group with The Other Half of Happy. The group will meet online and explore the real story behind this award-winning book with the author Rebecca Balrcárcel. Join us this summer as we discover new stories and books for your classroom.

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May 26 – The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcárcel
June 23 – The First Rule of Punk by Celia Pérez
July 21 – Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernández
August 25 – The Beast Rider by Tony Johnston and Maria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

Sponsored by the Stone Center for Latin American Studies and AfterCLASS at Tulane University. For more information, please email crcrts@tulane.edu.

Central America, People and the Environment Educator Institute 2021

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This summer educator institute is the third institute in a series being offered by Tulane University, The University of Georgia and Vanderbilt University. This series of institutes is designed to enhance the presence of Central America in the K-12 classroom. Each year, participants engage with presenters, resources and other K-12 colleagues to explore diverse topics in Central America with a focus on people and the environment.

While at Tulane, the institute will explore the historic connections between the United States and Central America focusing on indigenous communities and environment while highlighting topics of social justice and environmental conservation. Join us to explore Central America and teaching strategies to implement into the classroom.

Additional details and registration will be available in the late fall 2020. For more information, please email dwolteri@tulane.edu or call 504.865.5164.

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