Events

Stone Center Events

Featuring Marco Alcocer, Harvard University  In 2006, Mexico’s government began a crackdown against drug cartels and adopted a strategy of leadership decapitation—removing cartel leaders. Soon after, large drug cartels began…
Learn how to apply for Stone Center funding to support your summer research, internship, or intensive language study.  Click here to join the Zoom meeting.
Join the Spanish and Portuguese Department for a weekly Spanish language meet-up! Participants will have the opportunity to engage in Spanish conversation with other individuals. Snacks and coffee will also be provided for those who attend! 
The 2023-24 Center for Inter-American Policy and Research Speaker Series: Violence, Inequality and Democracy in the Americas, explores challenges to democratic politics and effective governance in the region. Speakers will present cutting-edge…
Almost a century after the "golden age" of piracy ended, Jean Laffite and his brother Pierre, built a thriving business on the American Gulf Coast through the sale of maritime plunder. As war raged across the Atlantic World from 1789 to 1815,…
Attendance is by invitation only.  A welcoming reception for Latinamericanist faculty, staff, and latinamericanist grad students.  This event is being hosted by Diboll Gallery and sponsored by the Stone Center for Latin American Studies.…
Join the Spanish and Portuguese Department for a weekly Portuguese language meet-up! All language levels are welcome and participants will have the opportunity to engage in informal conversation. New mousse desserts will also be provided every week…
The women known as Madan Sara in Haiti work tirelessly to buy, distribute, and sell food and other essentials in markets through the country. Despite the obstacles faced by the women working in a sector that lacks investment, infrastructure and…
Diverse mechanisms of participation have expanded in various parts of the world (referendums and initiatives, sorted assemblies, public conferences, participatory budgeting, and neighborhood councils, just to name a few). Why, by whom, and with…
Are you interested in completing field research abroad? Join us at an upcoming event to learn more! TIERA field courses are two-week, interdisciplinary, immersive experiences in Ecuador. Work collaboratively with instructors and local residents to…