About CLACS

MSU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center (CLACS) has provided regional expertise and leadership across MSU’s mission of research, teaching, and outreach for more than four decades.

Research
CLACS offers funds for the initiation of strategic partnerships between MSU and Latin American or Caribbean institutions to promote collaborative research. The Center also facilitates the development of interdisciplinary proposals among MSU faculty. Conference travel funds support faculty research presentations at professional conferences. The Center’s seminar series provides a forum for MSU faculty and invited scholars from across the hemisphere to share their current research.

Teaching
CLACS offers an undergraduate specialization in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and an undergraduate major in Latin American and Caribbean Studies is also available. At the graduate level, CLACS offers a Graduate Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. MSU has developed a broad array of Study Abroad programs and internship opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean. To showcase MSU undergraduates’ research on Latin America and the Caribbean, each spring the Center organizes an Undergraduate Student Conference.

Outreach
CLACS serves as a resource on matters relating to Latin America and the Caribbean for the MSU community and for schools, civic organizations, government, and community groups throughout the state of Michigan.