LACIS Hosts Cuban American Author for Wisconsin Residency

As the author of acclaimed novels like The Only Road and Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla, Alexandra Diaz has dedicated her career to telling stories of resilience and empowerment. The Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies …

The 2024 IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork and the BLAC Foundation Awardees Profiles

The Institute for Regional and International Studies is pleased to announce the 7 recipients of this year’s IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award. Each recipient receives $3,000 to support their work abroad in the coming …

FLAS Fellowship Event: Fostering Language Learning and Global Engagement

 Last Thursday, April 11th, Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellows at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Utah gathered to hear from three former FLAS awardees about how their fellowship was instrumental …