Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Kenneth Roberts

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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Mexico's New Supreme Court Will Likely Heavily Favor Sheinbaum's Ruling Party

Gustavo Flores-Macias, LACS
While Lopez Obrador ultimately found ways to accomplish his agenda, the Supreme Court served as an important check on his powers, says public policy professor Gustavo Flores-Macias.
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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
Chinese Firms Rise Between Hard and Soft Power

Lourdes Casanova, LACS
Lourdes Casanova, senior lecturer of management, discusses the rise of Chinese companies in this op-ed.
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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

Hector Abruña, LACS
Héctor Abruña, 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.
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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
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