Welcome to LAGO, the Latin American Graduate Organization! LAGO seeks to educate its membership on social, political, cultural and economic issues in Latin America, as well as foster community among Latin Americanist graduate students. Activities include guest speakers, biweekly lunches, writing workshops, community outreach programs, dance classes, dinners, trivia nights and more. In addition, LAGO functions as the recognized body for the articulation of broad group interests of the membership with reference to the Stone Center Administration. LAGO encourages its membership to pursue individual interests individually and group interests through LAGO.
2026-2027 Officers
President: Nyasha Franklin, nfranklin1@tulane.edu
Vice-President: Ana Luyanda, aluyanda@tulane.edu
Secretary: Kaylin Jury, kjury@tulane.edu
Treasurer: Yasmin Falcon, yfalcon@tulane.edu
Social Chairs: Caroline Alves, calves@tulane.edu; and Sebastián Amaya-Palacios, samayapalacios@tulane.edu
GSSA Representatives: Omayra Peña Jimenez, openajimenez@tulane.edu; and Brenda Borges, bborgesaguiar@tulane.edu
Contact Us
LATIN AMERICAN GRADUATE ORGANIZATION
Tulane University, 100 Jones Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504) 865-5164
Email: lago.tulane@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lagotulane/
Instagram: @lagotulane
Calendar
Official Calendar of Events: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=bGFnby50dWxhbmVAZ21haWwuY29t
How to get involved:
You can attend our monthly LAGO meetings, our writing workshops, trivia nights, service learning days, and other events. You can also email us at lago.tulane@gmail.com or reach out to one of our officers directly.
We welcome all graduate students who are studying Latin America in any discipline, regardless of Stone-Center affiliation, to participate in our events!
