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Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Kenneth Roberts

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Richard J. Schwartz Professor, Government

Kenneth Roberts teaches comparative and Latin American politics, with an emphasis on the political economy of development and the politics of inequality. His research focuses on political parties, populism, labor and social movements, and democratic resilience. He is especially interested in the cases of Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and Argentina.

He led the Einaudi Center's democratic threats and resilience global research priority in academic years 2022–25.

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  • Faculty
  • LACS Core Faculty
    • LACS Steering Committee

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Spanish Conversation Hour

August 13, 2025

5:30 pm

Klarman Hall, Atrium

Join us this summer to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn more than you might think. Conversation Hours are open to any learner, including the public.

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Latin American and Caribbean Studies

New Perspectives on Ancient American Art

June 6, 2025

2:00 pm

Johnson Museum of Art, Robinson Lecture Hall, Floor 2L

In conjunction with Cornell Reunion, join us for a special talk featuring Dr. Florencio Delgado, a leading scholar of Ecuadorian art and professor at Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador.

Fresh from his work consulting on the renovation of the Ancient Americas galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Dr. Delgado will share insights from his pioneering archeological fieldwork and discuss new approaches to museum practice.

The Johnson Museum’s important collection of ancient Ecuadorian art makes it well-placed to showcase how thoughtful scholarship and innovative museum practices can reshape our understanding and appreciation of Indigenous cultural heritage, past and present. Hugo C. Ikehara-Tsukayama, the Harris Family Curator of the Arts of the Americas, will share his own exciting plans for reimagining displays of ancient American art at the Johnson.

Free and open to all, this event is cosponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program.

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Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Abruña Receives 2025 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences

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May 15, 2025

Hector Abruña, LACS

Héctor Abruña(link is external), the Émile M. Chamot Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded the 2025 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. The biennial prize, announced May 15, “recognizes an individual for exceptional and original research in a selected area of chemistry that has advanced the field in a major way.”

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Spanish Conversation Hour

August 15, 2025

1:00 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

Join us this summer at the LRC to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn more than you might think. Conversation Hours are open to any learner, including the public.

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Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty luncheon seminar

November 7, 2025

12:00 pm

Rockefeller Hall, 429

The Latina/o Studies Program Fridays with Faculty luncheon seminar offers an opportunity for Latina/o and non-Latina/o students of all levels and disciplines to meet faculty and administrators from across the university for informal conversation about their current research/work in progress. All welcome!

Fridays at 12 noon @ 429 Rockefeller Hall

September 12
Monica Cornejo
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

September 19
Vivian Zayas
Professor
Department of Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences

October 24
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea
Associate Professor
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Jeb. E. Brooks School of Public Policy

October 31
John W. Parmenter
Associate Professor
Department of History
College of Arts and Sciences

November 7
D. Alexander Bateman
Associate Professor
Department of Government
College of Arts and Sciences

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Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Information Session: Undergraduate Global Scholars Program

September 4, 2025

5:00 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Undergraduate Global Scholars are student leaders in the campus community. This competitive fellowship program is open to students from all colleges and majors with a passion for big global questions and speaking across differences. The Global Scholars program provides a toolkit of resources for weighing challenging questions and builds your practical skills in public debates. For the 2025-26 school year, scholars will bring their skills as writers, scholars, activists and artists, poets, hands-on practitioners, and more to study and promote the impacts of international aid. By the end of the program, you'll be an active global citizen and champion for social impact.

Can’t attend? Contact programs@einaudi.cornell.edu(link sends email).

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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.

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Einaudi Center for International Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

Comparative Muslim Societies Program

East Asia Program

Southeast Asia Program

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Institute for African Development

Institute for European Studies

South Asia Program

Migrations Program

International Research Matters for the U.S.

Cornell Tower at night
May 12, 2025

How Cornell Research Makes People's Lives Better

This digital magazine features research led by numerous Einaudi faculty. Their groundbreaking international work turns bold ideas into solutions and improves lives at home and abroad.

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