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From Tulane Admission Blog: Puerto Rico guest students share experiences here at Tulane
This story originally appeared in the Tulane University Admission Blog entitled Shelter from the Storm: Part II, on September 20,…
From Tulane New Wave: Tulane mental health experts assist Puerto Rico post-Maria
This story originally appeared in Tulane New Wave entitled Tulane mental health experts assist Puerto Rico post-Maria, on September 19,…
Caribbean and Cuban programming to be featured at the 29th annual New Orleans Film Festival
The 29th annual New Orleans Film Festival will be held from October 17 – October 25, 2018, in participating venues…
High School Students Explore Latin America at Tulane University
On Monday, April 23, students from the UMS-Wright Preparatory School, Mobile, Alabama, joined us at Tulane University to explore the…
Associated Press News: Tulane University Welcomes Displaced Puerto Rican Students
Tulane University was recently featured in Associated Press News as one of the first universities to offer to take in…
SCLAS Alumna, Dr. Shearon Roberts, Named Vice President for the Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication
Congratulations to Stone Center alumna, Dr. Shearon Roberts, who has been named the Vice President of the Southwest Education Council…
LARC Releases Primary Source Curriculum on Race, Power, and Afro-Cuban Identity
The Latin American Resource Center is proud to announce the release of a new high school curriculum titled Race, Power,…
From Tulane New Wave: Students aid in Caribbean Hurricane Recovery
This story originally appeared on the Tulane New Wave News website titled Students aid in hurricane recovery on November 13,…
From Tulane New Wave: Tulane alumni provide primary care in Haiti
This story originally appeared on the Tulane New Wave News website titled Tulane alumni provide primary care in Haiti on…
Charting the Gulf: Tri-Centennial Connections at the Latin American Library
As the city of New Orleans celebrates the 300th anniversary of its founding, it also commemorates a three centuries long…
2017 AAPLAC Call for Papers: "Understanding Coexistence"
Call for Papers 28th Annual AAPLAC Conference Understanding Coexistence February 15-18, 2017 Xalapa, Mexico The Association of Academic Programs in…
Update on on "Tropical Exposures" Conference Schedule Changes Day 2
Due to the weather delay, the conference is rescheduled to the afternoon of March 11 in a different location. Sessions…
New Wave: "Tulane awarded $3 million to study impact of pollutants in Caribbean countries"
By Keith Brannon “The National Institutes of Health awarded a $3 million grant to Tulane University and the Academic Hospital…
History Graduate Students Present Research in Brazil
Beau Gaitors and Christopher Willoughby, Ph.D. students in Latin American and U.S. history, respectively, co-presented a paper entitled “An Epidemic…
Radical Caribbeans Conference convenes diverse group of scholars, artists, and activists
From October 3rd through the 5th, researchers from across the US with diverse interests in the Caribbean attended the Radical…
Carmelo Mesa presents on Raul Castro's reforms in Cuba
Tulane University and the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research welcomed back Carmelo Mesa Lago for a lecture on March…
Carnival Swings Into Summer
By: Alicia Duplessis Jasmin aduples@tulane.edu Guest artists from Brazil, Cuba and Haiti will lead dance and drumming classes for all…
Latin Americanist Professors Jeff Chambers and Tom Sherry Featured in Fall 2009 Tulanian
Drs. Jeffrey Chambers and Thomas Sherry, both professors of ecology and evolutionary biology, were featured in the Fall 2009 Tulanian…
Summer Teacher Institute: Exploration of the African Diaspora in the Americas
By: Denise Woltering-Vargas Photo: Participants of the 2009 LARC Summer Teacher Institute learning Haitian dance steps with dancer, Peniel Guerrier.…
A New Look at Cuba
Ryan Rivet rrivet@tulane.edu Photo: The Obama administration has lifted some restrictions on travel to Cuba, a move that Ana López,…

In Celebration of Black History Month and Carnaval: African and indigenous presence in Boricua culture
In celebration of Black History Month, the New Orleans Jazz Museum is proud to kick off Mardi Gras Mambo with…
Prytania Theatre to premiere documentary Out of Chaos: An Artist's Journey in Haiti
The New Orleans Film Society, in collaboration with the Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute and Stone Center for Latin American…
Workshop and panel discussion of Azul at the Southern Rep Theatre
The Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute at Tulane University, in collaboration with the Southern Rep Theatre, are proud to announce…
In the Shadows of Slavery and Colonialism: A Symposium on Intersectionality and the Law
The Tulane and New Orleans communities are invited to join the Newcomb College Institute (NCI) for a day-long symposium In…
Celebrate Caribbean culture and heritage during Caribbean Carnival of New Orleans
Bayou Bacchanal, the original Caribbean Carnival of New Orleans, is back for its 16th annual celebration of Caribbean culture and…
Medical anthropologist Dr. Torres-Velez to present research on responses to environmental and public health changes in Puerto Rico
Join the Office of Research at Tulane University in welcoming Dr. Víctor M. Torres-Velez, who will be presenting in his…
Illicit Traders on New Granada's Caribbean Coast during the Long Sixteenth Century: A talk by Dr. Christian Cwik
Illicit Traders on New Granada’s Caribbean Coast during the Long Sixteenth Century A talk by Dr. Christian Cwik (University of…
Anthropology Colloquium Series to host José Oliver for talk on ancient Caribbean migrations
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association and the Graduate Studies Student Association are proud to welcome Dr. José R Oliver, Senior…
Why Marronage Still Matters: Lecture with Dr. Neil Roberts
What is the opposite of freedom? Dr. Neil Roberts answers this question with definitive force: slavery, and from there he…
Dennis A. Georges Lecture in Hellenic Culture
Join Dr. Emily Greenwood as she will be speaking about Greek language/literature, slavery, and the ‘politics of the human‘ when…
Chantalle Verna to Present Research on U.S. and Haitian Relationships in Post-Occupation Haiti
Join us at the Stone Center for Latin American Studies in welcoming Dr. Chantalle Verna for a talk on her…
Nouvelle Vague presents Maskarad: Photography of Carnival in Jacmel, Haiti
Maskarad (mask) is a project of Nouvelle Vague: an artist collective group of young multimedia artists from Jacmel, Haiti working…
Fridays at Newcomb to host Ryan Joyce for a talk on Gender and Diversity in the Archives
Ryan Joyce is a 5th-year PhD candidate in the Department of French and Italian and the Gender and Sexuality Studies…
Tulane to Host Artist & Curator Edouard Duval-Carrié for Talk on Haitian Art & History
Join us at the Woldenberg Art Center in welcoming artist and curator Edouard Duval-Carrié for a talk titled Haitian Art…
Tulane to Host Talk by Daniel Jean-Louis on How to Break the Cycle of Poverty in Haiti through Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Payson Graduate Program in Global Development and The Altman Program in International Relations and Business are pleased to invite…
Cultural Kinship Conference: Presented by the LA Creole Research Association
The Louisiana Creole Research Association will host its’ 13th annual conference from October 20-22 in New ORLEANS, LA. The conference…
The Evolution of African Visuality in Cuban Art: A talk by Raul Ruiz Miyares
Join Raul Ruiz Miyares for a talk on the African presence in Cuba and its’ influence in regard to its…
Poverty, Political Theater, and Emancipatory Education in the Caribbean
Caribbean artist and community organizer Michell Nonó will discuss the role of social practice art in struggles for equality, visibility,…
Diasporic Auralities: Jazz and Gwoka across the Abyss
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association and the Africana Studies department present a talk by Dr. Jermoe Camal, Assistant Professor in…
Fictionalizing the 1960s: How and why the decade still has important stories for us now
Robert Arellano, Professor and Director of the Center for Emerging Media and Digital Arts at the University of Southern Oregon,…
Comparative Slave Law in the Americas
Ariela Gross, John B. and Alice R. Sharp Professor of Law and History and Co-Director of the Center for Law…
To Stand Like Saint Domingo: Caribbean Networks of Rebellion in the Age of Revolution
The last talk in the series of Slave Rebellions Lecture Series is by Dr. Michele Reid-Vazquez, Assistant Professor of Africana…
A night of Caribbean food and culture with Chef Adolfo Garcia
Delgado Community College Culinary Arts and Tulane Stone Center for Latin American Studies invite you to a night of Caribbean…
Memorial ACTe: Presentation and Discussion with Jacques Martiel
Memorial ACTe, located in Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe, is dedicated to the collective memory of slavery and trafficking of African peoples to…
Cooking Demonstration and Tasting with chef Adolfo Garcia
Delgado Community College Culinary Arts and Tulane Stone Center for Latin American Studies invite you to a night of Caribbean…
Culinary Connections: Creole Cuisines of Louisiana and/as the Caribbean - CANCELLED
Unfortunately this event has been cancelled. Rico Riz, a third-generation chef and hunter-gatherer of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent, will…
Call for Papers: Tropical Exposures Conference
Tropical Exposures: Photography, Film, and Visual Culture in a Caribbean Frame March 10-12, 2016 Tulane University New Orleans, LA The…
Tropical Exposures: Photography, Film, and Visual Culture in a Caribbean Frame
Tropical Exposures: Photography, Film, and Visual Culture in a Caribbean Frame March 10-12, 2016 Tulane University New Orleans, LA PLEASE…
Death in Paradise: Archaeology and the Atlantic Slave Trade on St. Helena Island
Dr. Andy Pearson, a contract archaeologist in the U.K. with an academic affiliation with the University of Bristol, in England,…
The Politics of Spiritual Healing in the Anglo-Creole Caribbean: From Slavery to Independence
Professor Diana Paton will present a talk entitled “The Politics of Spiritual Healing in the Anglo-Creole Caribbean: From Slavery to…
Ada Ferrer Keynote Address and Graduate Student Conference on the Global Gulf
The History Graduate Student Association of Tulane University is pleased to announce the third annual Tulane Graduate Student Conference on…
Film screening: Special series from "Submerged: Alternative Cuban Cinema Festival"
The Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute is screening a short Cuban film series conjointly with its Radical Caribbeans Conference. The…
Film Screening: "Memoria de desarrollo/Memories of development" by Miguel Coyula
The Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute is screening the film Memorias del desarrollo as a part of its Radical Caribbeans…
Radical Caribbeans Conference 2013
Regular Registration: September 4th-October 5th (On-site registration will be available) Faculty: $175 Students / Independent Scholars: $115 Online registration is…
Carmelo Mesa Lago to lecture on Cuba and Pensions
Please join us as Carmelo Mesa Lago, current Professor on economics and Latin american Studies at University of Pittsburgh and…
Work-in-Progress Talk by Ana Margarita Mateo
Please join us for Ana Margarida Mateo’s talk on ‘Mito y novela en el Caribe hispano contemporáneo,” which will be…
Stone Center Graduate Student Presents at LSU Conference
Stone Center M.A. Candidate Kayla Andrews will participate in this weekend’s conference at LSU entitled “Francophonies: The Living and the…
Talk by Dr. Valérie Loichot (Emory University): Caribbean Writing Within and Without the Colonial Mouth
Dr. Valérie Loichot of Emory University will present a talk entitled, “Caribbean Writing Within and Without the Colonial Mouth.” Dr.…
Talk by Martin Munroe (FSU): 'Fightin' the future': Rhythm and Creolization in the Circum-Caribbean'
Professor Martin Munroe is from Florida State University and specializes in Francophone Caribbean literature and culture. He is the author…
Preservation Matters 2011
What can we learn from past and present preservation efforts in Latin America? What does the future hold for historic…
Congo Square: Crossroads of the Afro-Atlantic World
Leading scholars on African and Caribbean culture, and their impact on New Orleans, will gather on Saturday, Nov. 14, for…

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Read Across the Americas Summer Program at the Children's Resource Center

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Join us every first and third Saturday at 10:30 am for a bilingual storytime for kids ages 2 – 10. The program is part of an initiative between Tulane University’s Stone Center for Latin American Studies and the New Orleans Public Library called the Pebbles Center.

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Saturday, June 1
10:30 AM

Saturday, June 15
10:30 AM

Saturday, July 6
10:30 AM

Saturday, July 20
10:30 AM

Read Across the Americas Summer Program at the Algiers Regional Branch

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Join us every Wednesday at 10:30 am for a bilingual storytime for kids ages 2 – 10. The program is part of an initiative between Tulane University’s Stone Center for Latin American Studies and the New Orleans Public Library called the Pebbles Center. This summer we will explore the environment and diverse geography of Latin America. Bring your favorite jungle animal and be prepared to learn some Spanish as we embark on an adventure through the Americas. This program provides a reading list of recommended titles for all ages to explore Latin America on your own this summer. If you read all books, you will be eligible for a special award offered during Hispanic Heritage month at the annual Celebración Latina held at the Audubon Zoo.

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Wednesday, June 5
10:30 AM

Wednesday, June 12
10:30 AM

Wednesday, June 19
10:30 AM

Wednesday, June 26
10:30 AM

Wednesday, July 3
10:30 AM

Wednesday, July 10
10:30 AM

Wednesday, July 17
10:30 AM

Wednesday, July 24
10:30 AM

Wednesday, July 31
10:30 AM

K-12 Educator S.T.E.A.M Workshop: Teaching Central America at the Zoo

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Tulane University’s Stone Center for Latin American Studies in collaboration with the Audubon Nature Institute will be hosting a K-12 educator workshop on Saturday, October 5, 2019. This workshop will focus on conservation efforts and environment of Central American rainforests. This workshop is a great way to learn how to bring real world science into your classroom. Activities will incorporate a variety of sciences and other subjects including: art, environmental science, cultural components, anthropology, computer science and technology. While it is geared for middle and high school teachers, this workshop is open to all educators formal and informal.

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