Core faculty of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies hold regular faculty appointments, engage in research in Latin America, and teach one or more Latin American content courses or direct M.A. theses or Ph.D. dissertations on the area. Associate faculty are regular faculty who engage in research in Latin America or teach Latin American content courses. Affiliate faculty are regular faculty or administrators with demonstrated research interests in Latin America. Visiting faculty occupy post-doctoral, adjunct, or visiting faculty positions and have demonstrated research interests in Latin America.

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Maria Akchurin
CIPR Post-Doctoral Fellow
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Laura Rosanne Adderley
Associate Professor - History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;History;;Caribbean;;Core Faculty;
Adrian Anagnost
Assistant Professor - Art History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Art History;;South America;;Core Faculty;
E. Wyllys Andrews, V
Professor Emeritus - Anthropology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Anthropology;;Mesoamerica;Central America;North America;;Emeritus Faculty;
Katherine Andrinopoulos
Associate Professor - Global Health Systems and Development
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;International Health & Development;;Caribbean;;Core Faculty;
Rebecca Atencio
Associate Professor - Spanish and Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;;South America;;Core Faculty;
Idelber Avelar
Professor - Spanish and Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;;Southern Cone;South America;;Core Faculty;
Mia Bagneris
Associate Professor - Art History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Art History;;;;Affiliated Faculty;
Melissa Bailes
Assistant Professor - English
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;English;;;;Affiliated Faculty;
Agustina Monasterio Baldor
Assistant Professor - Spanish and Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish and Portuguese ;;;;Associated Faculty;
William Balée
Professor - Anthropology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Anthropology;;South America;;Core Faculty;
Antonio Barrios
Clinical Assistant Professor - Urology Department, Director - International Liaison for Advanced Urologic Care
;all;;School of Medicine;;Urology ;;Central America;;Affiliated Faculty;
William E. Bertrand
Wisner Professor of Public Health - Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;Global Community Health & Behavioral Sciences;;General Latin America;;Core Faculty;
Jane Bertrand
Professor and Chair - Global Health Systems and Development
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;Health Systems Management;; Africa;General Latin America;;Core Faculty;
Elizabeth Boone
Martha and Donald Robertson Chair in Latin American Studies - Newcomb Art Department
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Art History;; Europe;South America;Mesoamerica;;Core Faculty;
James Boyden
Associate Professor - History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;History;;Iberian Peninsula;Europe;;Core Faculty;
Victoria Bricker
Professor Emerita - Anthropology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Anthropology;;Mesoamerica;;Emeritus Faculty;
Michael E. Brumbaugh
Assistant Professor - Classical Studies
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Classical Studies;;Latin America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Pierre Buekens
W.H. Watkins Professor of Epidemiology - Public Health and Tropical Medicine
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;Tropical Medicine;;General Latin America;; Core Faculty;Administrator;
Michael Burke
Professor - Business, Lawrence Martin Chair in Business
;all;;A. B. Freeman School of Business;;;;General Latin America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Carolina Caballero
Professor of Practice - Spanish and Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;;Caribbean;;Staff;Associated Faculty;
Hortensia Calvo
Doris Stone Director - The Latin American Library
;all;;;;Latin American Library;;South America;;Administrator;Core Faculty;
Marcello Canuto
Director - Middle American Research Institute, Professor - Anthropology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Anthropology;;Mesoamerica;South America;Asia;Africa;;Core Faculty;
Arachu Castro
Senior Associate Research Fellow - Samuel Z. Stone Chair of Public Health in Latin America
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;;;General Latin America;;Core Faculty;
Christopher Chambers-Ju
CIPR Post-Doctoral Fellow
;all;;;;;;General Latin America;;Visiting;
M. Pia Chaparro
Assistant Professor - Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;Tropical Medicine;;General Latin America;;Associated Faculty;
John Charles
Associate Professor - Spanish and Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;; South America;Andes;;Core Faculty;
Eugene Cizek
Professor Emeritus - Architecture
;all;;School of Architecture;;;; North America;General Latin America;;Core Faculty;
Mary Clark
Associate Professor - Political Science
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Political Science;; South America;Central America;;Core Faculty;
Emily Clark
Professor - History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;History;;;;Affiliated Faculty;
Adrienne Colella
Professor, A.B. Freeman Chair - Business
;all;;A. B. Freeman School of Business;;;;General Latin America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Felipe Fernandes Cruz
Assistant Professor - History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;History;;South America;General Latin America;;Core Faculty;
Steven Darwin
Professor Emeritus - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
;all;;School of Science & Engineering;;Ecology & Evolutionary Biology;;North America;;Associated Faculty;
Roxanne Dávila
Professor of Practice - Spanish & Portuguese, Director - Basic Language Program in Spanish
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;; Central America;Mesoamerica;; Researcher;Associated Faculty;
Dave Davis
Professor Emeritus - Director, Institutional Research
;all;;;;;; West Indies;Mesoamerica;Caribbean;North America;;Administrator;Emeritus Faculty;
Diogo de Lima
Senior Professor of Practice - Theatre & Dance
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Theatre & Dance;;South America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Martin Dimitrov
Associate Professor - Political Science
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Political Science;;;;Affiliated Faculty;
Christopher Dunn
Professor - Spanish & Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;;South America;;Core Faculty;
John Edwards
Associate Professor - Economics
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Economics;;General Latin America;;Core Faculty;
Patrick Egan
Assistant Professor - Political Science
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Political Science;;;;Associated Faculty;
Ludovico Feoli
Permanent Researcher and CEO, CIAPA, Executive Director - Center for Inter-American Policy and Research at Tulane University
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Political Science;;Central America;;Administrator;Core Faculty;Staff;
George C. Flowers
Associate Professor - Earth & Environmental Science
;all;;School of Science & Engineering;;Earth & Environmental Science;;North America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Guadalupe García
Assistant Professor - History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;History;;Caribbean;North America;;Core Faculty;
Amy George-Hirons
Senior Professor of Practice - Spanish and Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;;Mesoamerica;;Associated Faculty;
Annie Gibson
Administrative Assistant Professor - Department of Global Education
;all;;;;;;;;Associated Faculty;
Antonio Daniel Gómez
Associate Professor - Spanish & Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;; South America;Southern Cone;;Core Faculty;
Daniel Gough
Zemurray-Stone Post-Doctoral Fellow
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Latin American Studies;Stone Center for Latin American Studies;;South America;;Visiting;
Eduardo Guzmán-Saenz
Lecturer - Business
;all;;A. B. Freeman School of Business;;;;General Latin America;;Visiting;
Benjamin M. Han
Assistant Professor - Communication
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Communication;;General Latin America;Asia;;Core Faculty;
GÃ¼nther Handl
Professor - Law
;all;;School of Law;;;;General Latin America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Dan M. Healan
Professor Emeritus - Anthropology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Anthropology;;North America;;Emeritus Faculty;
Christine Hernández
Curator of Special Collections - Latin American Library
;all;;;;Latin American Library;;Mesoamerica;;Core Faculty;
Yuri Herrera-Gutiérrez
Associate Professor - Spanish and Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;;North America;;Core Faculty;
Claudia Herrera
Research Assistant Professor - Public Health and Tropical Medicine
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;Tropical Medicine;;South America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Laila Hlass
Professor of Practice - Law, Director of Experiential Learning
;all;;School of Law;;;;General Latin America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Oliver Houck
Professor - Law
;all;;School of Law;;;; North America;Caribbean;;Core Faculty;
Harry Howard
Associate Professor - Spanish & Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;;Iberian Peninsula;;Core Faculty;
James D. Huck, Jr.
SCLAS Assistant Director for Graduate Programs
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;; Latin American Studies;Stone Center for Latin American Studies;;North America;; Core Faculty;Staff;
Martha Huggins
Professor Emerita - Sociology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Sociology;;South America;North America;;Emeritus Faculty;
Laura-ZoÃ" Humphreys
Assistant Professor - Communication
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Communication;;Caribbean;General Latin America;;Core Faculty;
Katharine Jack
Professor - Anthropology, Director - Environmental Studies
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Anthropology;; Central America;South America;;Core Faculty;
Jordan Karubian
Associate Professor - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
;all;;School of Science & Engineering;;Ecology & Evolutionary Biology;;South America;Australia;;Core Faculty;
Carl Kendall
Professor - Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Director - Center for Global Health Equity
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;International Health & Development;; North America;Africa;General Latin America;;Core Faculty;
Thomas A. Klingler
Professor - French & Italian
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;French & Italian;;Caribbean;Europe;West Indies;;Core Faculty;
Kris Lane
Professor - History, France Vinton Scholes Chair in Colonial Latin American History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;History;;Andes;South America;;Core Faculty;
Amalia Leguizamón
Assistant Professor - Sociology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Sociology;;South America;Southern Cone;;Core Faculty;
Camilo Arturo Leslie
Assistant Professor - Sociology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Sociology;;South America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Paul Lewis
Professor Emeritus - Political Science
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Political Science;; South America;Southern Cone;;Emeritus Faculty;
Jack C. Ling
Emeritus Clinical Professor - Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;International Health & Development;; Africa;Asia;General Latin America;;Emeritus Faculty;
Jana Lipman
Associate Professor - History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;History;; Asia;North America;Caribbean;;Core Faculty;
Ana M. López
Director - Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute, Professor - Communication, Associate Provost - Office for Faculty Affairs
;all;;Stone Center for Latin American Studies;School of Liberal Arts;;Communication;;Caribbean;South America;North America;;Administrator;Core Faculty;Staff;
M. Casey Kane Love
Senior Professor of Practice - Political Science
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Political Science;;North America;;Associated Faculty;
Megwen Loveless
Senior Professor of Practice - Spanish & Portuguese, Director - Basic Language Program in Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;;;;Associated Faculty;
Nora Lustig
Professor - Economics, Samuel Z. Stone Chair of Latin American Economics
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Economics;;General Latin America;;Core Faculty;
Colin M. MacLachlan
Emeritus - History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;History;;Central America;Iberian Peninsula;South America;North America;;Emeritus Faculty;
Judith Maxwell
Louise Rebevva Schawe and Williedell Schawe Memorial Professor - Linguistics and Anthropology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Anthropology;; North America;Central America;;Core Faculty;
Vicki Mayer
Professor - Communication, Associate Dean for Academic Initiatives and Curriculum
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Communication;; North America;South America;;Core Faculty;
Sabia McCoy-Torres
Assistant Professor - Anthropology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Anthropology;;Central America;Caribbean;Africa;;Core Faculty;
Marilyn Miller
Associate Professor - Spanish & Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;; South America;Caribbean;;Core Faculty;
Nancy Mock
Associate Professor - Global Health Systems and Development
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;International Health & Development;; Asia;Africa;General Latin America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Tatsuya Murakami
Assistant Professor - Anthropology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Anthropology;;Mesoamerica;;Core Faculty;
Laura Murphy
Clinical Associate Professor - Global Community Health & Behavioral Sciences (GCHB), Associate Director - Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking (TAYLOR)
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;International Health & Development;; Asia;Africa;General Latin America;;Core Faculty;
Stephen A. Nelson
Professors Emeritus - Earth & Environmental Science
;all;;School of Science & Engineering;;Earth & Environmental Science;;Mesoamerica;;Core Faculty;
Jason S. Nesbitt
Assistant Professor - Anthropology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Anthropology;;Andes;;Core Faculty;
Richard Oberhelman
Professor and Chair - Global Community Health & Behavioral Sciences
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;Global Community Health & Behavioral Sciences;; Africa;General Latin America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Virginia Oliveros
Assistant Professor - Political Science
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Political Science;;Southern Cone;;Core Faculty;
Tatjana Pavlovic
Professor - Spanish & Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;;Iberian Peninsula;;Affiliated Faculty;
Valerie Paz-Soldán
Associate Professor - Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Director - Health Office for Latin America
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;Global Community Health & Behavioral Sciences;;South America;Africa;;Core Faculty;Administrator;
Scott Pentzer
Associate Dean for the Center for Global Education
;all;;;;;;Central America;;Associated Faculty;
Stephanie Porras
Assistant Professor - Art History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Art History;;South America;General Latin America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Mauro Porto
Associate Professor - Communication
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Communication;;South America;;Core Faculty;
Lance Query
Director Emeritus - Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
;all;;;;;;General Latin America;;Emeritus Faculty;
Wayne Reed
Professor - Physics
;all;;School of Science & Engineering;;Physics;;South America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Linnette F. Reed
Senior Professor of Practice - Spanish & Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;;Iberian Peninsula;;Associated Faculty;
Thomas F. Reese
SCLAS Executive Director. Professor - Art History
;all;; School of Liberal Arts;Stone Center for Latin American Studies;;Art History;; Iberian Peninsula;South America;Central America;North America;;Staff;Core Faculty;Administrator;
Carol McMichael Reese
Professor - Architecture
;all;;School of Architecture;;;; South America;Central America;North America;;Core Faculty;
Fernando Rivera-Díaz
Associate Professor - Spanish & Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;;Andes;South America;;Core Faculty;
Christopher Rodning
Professor - Anthropology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Anthropology;;North America;;Affiliated Faculty;
Diego Rose
Professor - Global Community Health and Behavioral Science
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;Community Health Sciences;;General Latin America;Africa;;Affiliated Faculty;
Oana Sabo
Assistant Professor - French and Italian Studies
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;French & Italian;;Europe;;Affiliated Faculty;
Ana Sánchez-Rojo
Assistant Professor - Music
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Music;;;;Affiliated Faculty;
Susan Schroeder
Professor Emerita - History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;History;;Mesoamerica;;Emeritus Faculty;
Daniel Sharp
Associate Professor - Music
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Music;;South America;;Core Faculty;
Maureen E. Shea
Associate Professor - Spanish & Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;; North America;Central America;;Core Faculty;
Thomas Sherry
Professor - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
;all;;School of Science & Engineering;;Ecology & Evolutionary Biology;;Central America;Caribbean;;Core Faculty;
Dale Shuger
Associate Professor- Spanish & Portuguese
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Spanish & Portuguese;;General Latin America;Europe;;Associated Faculty;
G. Eduardo Silva
Professor - Lydian Chair of Political Science
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Political Science;;General Latin America;;Core Faculty;
David Smilde
Charles A. and Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations and Senior Associate Fellow at CIPR
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Sociology;;General Latin America;;Core Faculty;
Raymond Taras
Professor - Political Science
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Political Science;; South America;North America;;Associated Faculty;
Caz Taylor
Associate Professor - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
;all;;School of Science & Engineering;;Ecology & Evolutionary Biology;;;;Affiliated Faculty;
John M. Trapani, III
Professor - Business, Director - Goldring Institute of International Business
;all;;A. B. Freeman School of Business;;;;General Latin America;;Core Faculty;
Beverly Trask
Associate Professor - Theatre & Dance
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Theatre & Dance;;Caribbean;;Affiliated Faculty;
Constantino Urcuyo
Academic Director - Centro de Investigación y Adiestramiento Político Administrativo
;all;;;;;;Central America;;Administrator;Affiliated Faculty;
Sunshine A. Van Bael
Assistant Professor - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
;all;;School of Science & Engineering;;Ecology & Evolutionary Biology;;Central America;;Core Faculty;
John Verano
Professor - Anthropology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Anthropology;;South America;;Core Faculty;
Dawn Wesson
Associate Professor - Public Health & Tropical Medicine
;all;;School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine;;Tropical Medicine;;;;Affiliated Faculty;
Edward D. White
Associate Professor - English, Pierce Butler Chair in American Literature
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;English;;Caribbean;;Affiliated Faculty;
Edith Wolfe
SCLAS Assistant Director for Undergraduate Programs
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Stone Center for Latin American Studies;Latin American Studies;;South America;North America;Central America;;Staff;Core Faculty;
Justin Wolfe
Associate Professor - History, Arceneaux Professorship in Latin American History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;History;;General Latin America;Central America;;Core Faculty;
Ralph Lee Woodward
Professor Emeritus - History
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;History;;Central America;;Emeritus Faculty;
Marc Zender
Assistant Professor - Anthropology
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;Anthropology;;Mesoamerica;;Core Faculty;
Karen Zumhagen-Yekplé
Assistant Professor - English
;all;;School of Liberal Arts;;English;;;;Affiliated Faculty;

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Mexican Cultural Institute's showcasing new exhibition by artist Carmen Mariscal

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The Mexican Cultural Institute in conjunction with the New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation will be showcasing a exhibition titled Calladita te ves mas bonita by Carmen Mariscal from March 21 to May 24, 2019.

In 2018 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico established the Mexican Cultural Institute in New Orleans. The primary objective of the Mexican Cultural Institute is to promote the image of Mexico by supporting cultural expressions in its broadest and fullest sense, including multidisciplinary forms like visual arts, music, performing arts, film, literature and gastronomy. The mission of the Cultural Institutes is to be protagonists of the cultural scene in their different host cities.

Cover photo credit: Headdresses 1/6/2013/, printed in 2018

Explore the Stories and Creatures of Latin America: Pebbles Center collaboration with the Audubon Nature Institute

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Join us as we learn about rainforests and the creatures that live there through books and with the help of special visitors from Audubon Zoo. This program is part of the Pebbles Center series of programs on Latin America. It will incorporate S.T.E.A.M. [Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math] activities and highlight the importance of the arts. Participants will meet several animals native to Central and South America with Audubon’s Zoomobile. We will discuss their ecosystems and the challenges they face then learn how art can help conservation. A summer reading list provided by the Pebbles Center will explore the diverse geography of Latin America. If readers read all books by the end of the Summer Reading Program, they will be presented with an honorable award during the annual Celebración Latina at the Zoo this Fall 2019.

Sponsored by the Audubon Nature Institute and Tulane University’s Stone Center for Latin American Studies.

Photo credit: Macaw, the Audubon Nature Institute

The People and Environment of Central America: A Professional Development Institute for K-12 Educators

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Travel Scholarships Due March 1, 2019
Registration Due April 26, 2019

The Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University, in collaboration with the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute at the University of Georgia and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies are proud to announce a professional development opportunity for K-12 educators titled Central America: People and the Environment on June 24 through June 27, 2019.

This summer’s institute is the first in a four-year series that will explore Central America with a focus on people and the environment. The institute will highlight diverse topics of Central America and incorporate hands-on STEM activities. It will focus on indigenous people’s relationship with the environment, as well as broader environmental issues regarding health, infrastructure, and land and water rights. Summer 2019 will focus on climate change and impacts of deforestation, environmental politics and sustainability, and access to water and its relationship to health. The institute is ideal for educators of high school and community college, and pre-service students teaching History, World Geography, Science, and Environmental Science. This four-year series of institutes is sponsored by the Centers for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University, Tulane University, and the University of Georgia, and will be hosted at each institute over the course of the four years beginning at Vanderbilt University. Additional support is generously provided by Florida International University.

The registration fee covers breakfast, lunch, and on-campus parking for each day of the institute, as well as materials.The cost per participant is $50 if registration is submitted by April 26, 2019. The cost is $75 if the participant registers after April 26, 2019. There is free registration for pre-service (student) teachers.

Scholarships to cover travel to and from the institute are available through a competitive application. Applications are due March 1, with applicants being notified of their status on/by March 15.

For more information on travel scholarships, schedules, and lodging, visit the official event website.

CANCELED: Teaching Cuban Culture & Society: A K-12 Summer Educator Institute in Cuba

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APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: MARCH 29, 2019
Cost: $3300

Now, in its fifth year, the Stone Center for Latin American Studies and the Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute at Tulane University are proud to announce the return of our annual two-week summer educator institute exploring the geography, culture and history of Cuba. For an educator, Cuba is rich with lessons to bring into the classroom. This program highlights the important historical and cultural connections between the United States and Cuba. Participants will explore key sites and meet local experts and artists who will provide unique insight for educators who teach such subjects as U.S./Latin American Relations, World Geography, World History, and Spanish among others. Come and visit the site of the historic Bay of Pigs, explore Milton Hershey’s sugar plantation and hear firsthand about the Cuban national literacy campaign from the teachers themselves. In collaboration with The Hershey Story, The Museum on Chocolate Avenue.

Fill out the online APPLICATION here, due March 29, 2019. In addition, supplemental materials are also needed by March 29th in order for application to be considered complete.

Applicants also have the option to fill out and submit an Adobe PDF version of the APPLICATION. Please submit this application and the supplemental materials via email to crcrts@tulane.edu by March 29th, 2019.

Additional materials needed:

Two letters of recommendation (please make sure to have at least one recommendation letter from a colleague at your school) Please email your recommenders the PDF above. They submit via email the complete recommendation letter.
Copy of Passport
Sample lesson plan
$500 program deposit

THE PROGRAM INCLUDES:

Lodging at Casa Vera (double occupancy)
At least 1 meal a day (at Casa Vera and on excursions)
Transportation to/from airport to residence (if you arrive on time)
Medical insurance: Each participant will be covered for the entire program length by a travel health insurance policy.
Group tours and excursions, with associated transportation

THE PROGRAM DOES NOT INCLUDE:

Airfare to/from Miami: approx. $300-$600
Visa: $50-$100 depending on airline
Checked luggage ($25) + Overweight baggage: This constitutes anything in excess of maximum allowed luggage weight (50lbs), both going and returning from Cuba.
Communication: Internet and long distance/international calls
Additional meals (1 a day, snacks)
Taxi/ground transportation: Participants are responsible for expenses incurred getting around town during free time.
Admission to museums, events, etc.: Participants will be responsible for these expenses unless they are part of itinerary.
All materials and personal expenditures
Loss/Theft Travel Insurance: Please note only travel medical insurance is included in program. If you would like additional coverage (including insurance for loss of baggage, emergency cash transfers, etc.), it is recommended that you purchase additional insurance.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 29, 2019

Please email crcrts@tulane.edu or call 504.865.5164 for additional details.

Check out curricular materials inspired by past institutes.
Preview the 2019 tentative schedule

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 Wednesday, July 17, 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.

Additional details coming soon.

Pebbles Center Summer Reading 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.

DATES AND TIMES

Saturday, June 1
10:30 AM

Saturday, June 15
10:30 AM

Saturday, July 6
10:30 AM

Saturday, July 20
10:30 AM