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The Center for Latin American Studies

The Center for Latin American Studies

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), a Title VI National Resource Center, serves as a hub for
Latin American-related activities at the University of Utah involving teaching, research, and community
outreach. On campus, CLAS partners with the Office of Global Engagement, Hinckley Institute of Politics,
Department of World Languages & Cultures, and Second Language Teaching and Research Center, in
addition to many individual departments and colleges, to facilitate the development of Latin American-
related curriculum, public events, conferences, and study abroad and internship programs.

CLAS also partners with a network of post-secondary institutions and community organizations in the
state, including Brigham Young University, Salt Lake Community College, Utah Valley University, the
Utah State Office of Education, Westside Pathways, and Artes de México en Utah, to promote education
and research on Latin America, support the nationally recognized Utah K-12 dual language immersion
program in Spanish and Portuguese, and recruit underrepresented groups to international education
and language learning.

With over 76 faculty members across 31 departments and 13 colleges, including many who pursue
interdisciplinary, comparative, and transnational approaches to Latin America, CLAS boasts strengths in
Mexico, Brazil, tropical biology, Indigenous Studies, and the Latino diaspora.

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