UMass Amherst Center for Latin American, Caribbean & Latino Studies

09/10/2026

What if the work you’re already doing could be recognized?

The CLACLS Undergraduate Community Project Award celebrates student-led projects that connect academic learning with meaningful community engagement.

Your project might be an event, a collaboration, a creative initiative, an educational program, a workshop, an advocacy effort or something entirely your own.

And yes, students from ALL majors and disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Stay tuned...

LatinoStudies LatinAmericanStudies CaribbeanStudies

09/09/2026

Something meaningful is happening at CLACLS...

Maybe you organized an event.
Maybe you created something.
Maybe you worked with a community organization.
Maybe you turned an idea into action.

If your project connects with Latin American, Caribbean, and/or Latino communities, you’ll want to stay tuned!

LatinAmericanStudies CaribbeanStudies

09/01/2026

Como El Coquí!

Join UMass Amherst at the 36th Annual Springfield Puerto Rican Parade as we celebrate Puerto Rican culture, heritage, and community!

📅 Sunday, September 13, 2026
📍 Springfield, MA

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, community partners, and families are welcome to join us!

Scan the QR code for event details and registration.

08/07/2026

Interested in learning more about Mexico’s history and its impact on the present?

HIST 354: History of Mexico explores the country’s society, politics, economy, and culture over the past two centuries, from the legacies of Spanish colonialism to contemporary Mexico and its deeply interconnected relationship with the United States.

Whether your interests are in Latin America, history, politics, migration, or international relations, this course offers valuable historical perspectives for understanding today’s world.

HIST 354: History of Mexico
Kevin Young
Mondays & Wednesdays | 2:30–3:45 PM
3 Credits

08/03/2026

On July 13, community leaders, researchers, and advocates from Puerto Rico and Holyoke came together for Borikua Power: Building Energy & Climate Resilience Across the Diaspora, a bilingual public forum exploring energy resilience, climate justice, and community-led solutions.

The event is part of Puerto Rican Power: Networking Across the Diaspora to Design Energy Resilience, a CLACLS-funded Visioning Grant project led by Prof. Carolina Aragón, Prof. Eve Vogel, and Andrea Méndez, connecting Puerto Rico and Holyoke to strengthen more equitable and resilient energy systems.

Read the full story here:.

Puerto Rican Power: Networking Across the Diaspora to Design Energy Resilience brings together researchers, students and community organizations so that communities across the diaspora can strengthen more equitable energy systems.

07/08/2026

Discover Global Black Studies this Fall!

AFROAM 390STA: Introduction to Global Black Studies invites students to explore the histories, cultures, movements, and experiences of Black communities across the globe.

Taught by Dr. Daisy Guzman Nunez

📍 New Africa House
🕦 Tuesdays & Thursdays | 11:30 AM–12:45 PM

Open to undergraduate students from all majors and available for those interested in pursuing a Letter of Specialization.

Learn more about the global African diaspora while engaging with diverse perspectives and histories.

Fall2026

07/08/2026

New for Fall 2026!

Interested in Latin America, economic development, political economy, or history?

ECON 390L: Economic History of Latin America explores the region’s economic transformation from Independence to the present, examining globalization, industrialization, inequality, and contemporary development challenges.

Taught by Prof. Guillermo Matamoros

This course is a great fit for students interested in Economics, Latin American Studies, Political Science, History, Public Policy, and related fields.

07/06/2026

How can connections across the Puerto Rican diaspora help build more resilient and equitable energy futures?

Join us for Borikua Power: Building Energy and Climate Resilience Across the Diaspora, a public conversation exploring what communities in Puerto Rico and Holyoke can learn from one another about energy resilience, disaster recovery, and community-led solutions.

This event is part of the CLACLS-funded Visioning Grant project, Puerto Rican Power: Networking Across the Diaspora to Design Energy Resilience, led by Prof. Carolina Aragón, Prof. Eve Vogel, and Andrea Mendez.

📅 Monday, July 13
🕠 5:30–7:30 p.m.
📍 Holyoke Media, 1 Court Plaza, Holyoke

Everyone is welcome, we hope you’ll join us!

ClimateResilience CommunityEngagement DiasporaStudies

06/30/2026

Planning your fall schedule?

Take a look at ECON/SPAN 790D: Decolonizing Child-raising: Public Narratives of Parenting, Care, and Gender.

This course examines public narratives around parenting, care, and gender through intersectional, decolonial feminist political economy, and evolutionary perspectives. It also counts as a core course for the Global Decolonial Studies Graduate Certificate.

📅 Wednesdays | 2:30–5:00 PM

For more information, contact:
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]

06/24/2026

Build your language skills this Summer II while earning academic credit.

✔ Counts toward the Major
✔ Counts toward the Minor
✔ Counts toward the Spanish & Health Certificate

Summer II courses start at the beginning of July!

Enroll now and make your summer count! https://www.umass.edu/universityplus/
Spanish and Portuguese