Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Dayra Lascano
LACS Graduate Fellow '25-'26
Dayra Lascano is a PhD student in the Department of Government at Cornell University, specializing in International Relations with a minor focus on Comparative Politics. Her research focuses on understanding the conditions that promote successful cooperation among political leaders within Regional International Organizations (RIOs).
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Natalia Correa Sánchez
LACS Graduate Fellow '25-'26
Natalia Correa Sánchez is a PhD student in Development Studies at Cornell University. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, she holds a law degree and master’s degrees in Public Policy and Sociology from Universidad de Los Andes. Her research examines the spatial and temporal dimensions of shifting access to forest land and natural resources in Colombia, with a focus on the interactions between legal frameworks, conservation initiatives, and rural livelihoods.
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Aisha Fuenzalida Butt
LACS Graduate Fellow '25-'26
Aisha Fuenzalida Butt is a PhD student in the Department of Anthropology and a CIAMS affiliate. Her research examines marine waste and plastic, conservation, tourism and heritage in the Canary Islands.
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How Falsehoods Drove Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in his First 100 Days
María Cristina García, Migrations/LACS
“I don’t think we have a full understanding yet of the many ways the Trump administration is changing our immigration system,” says María Cristina García, professor of history.
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Caribbean Graduate Research Grants
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A rare opportunity has emerged for graduate students conducting research on Caribbean topics. As part of ongoing efforts to promote Caribbean Studies at Cornell, the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program is offering funding to conduct research that requires students to travel to the Caribbean or to libraries, archives, or other sites outside the Caribbean that hold collections or resources for the study of the Caribbean and its diasporas. Cornell graduate students in all disciplines are eligible to apply. The research should be conducted during Summer 2025 or Academic Year 2025-2026 and grantees are expected to submit a brief report (500 words) of what they accomplished with the funding.
Applications must include a brief description of the research topic, including information about the proposed research sites, a budget, and a research schedule. This description should not exceed 500 words. Requested funds should not exceed $2,000.
Please submit applications as a Word or PDF file to Ernesto Bassi (eb577@cornell.edu) and Judith Byfield (jab632@cornell.edu). If you have any questions, please email professors Bassi and Byfield.
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Funding Type
- Travel Grant
Role
- Student
Program
We are la Voz
A collaboration between Cornell faculty, students and Ithaca community members is bringing together a monthlong event in downtown Ithaca, focused on Latine artists.
“We are La Voz” Event Highlights Latine Artists
Cornell-Ithaca Collaborations
A collaboration between Cornell faculty, students and Ithaca community members is bringing together a monthlong event in downtown Ithaca, focused on Latine artists.
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Speed Talks: Building Solidarity and Resistance
May 14, 2025
4:30 pm
This event has been postponed until fall 2025.
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Join the Einaudi Center and researchers from across campus for three-minute speed talks and community conversation on ways to organize and push back against fast-moving federal actions.
Speakers will jump off from interdisciplinary and international research to provide a fresh perspective on current U.S. public policy and the potential for effective collective action. Together we'll look at challenges faced and solutions found in a variety of academic fields and places around the world—to help us think through how to unify disparate interests and find allies to resist democratic backsliding.
The event features clusters of speed talks on related topics, with time for Q&A and conversation on each topic.
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Speakers
David A. Bateman | GovernmentSidney Tarrow (IES) | GovernmentPrisca Jöst | Public Policy
More speakers to be confirmed.
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Sponsors
This conversation is hosted by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, partnering with Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy's Governance and Local Development Institute and Data and Democracy Lab.
Find out how graduate and undergraduate students can get started at Einaudi.
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Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
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 Relations Minor Career Paths
April 29, 2025
4:00 pm
Rockefeller Hall, 105
Are you considering starting a career that utilizes regional expertise, language skills, or experience with foreign policy? Ever wondered what it's like to work in various capacities in governments, how to prepare yourself to be a successful applicant for jobs, or what work will let you utilize your knowledge of the world? Are you curious to learn more about current events, history, or the broader global implications of your major? Whether you are interested in a possible career in public service, academia, or the private sector, the international relations undergraduate minor can help you explore these opportunities.
Please join the Einaudi Center for International Studies for a discussion about career paths and opportunities at the State Department and in public service, featuring Cornell alumni who will share their insights:
Jason Oaks, Deputy National Intelligence Officer for East Asia, U.S. Department of StateAngie Yucht Swenson, Founder and Principal of AYS Tutoring and Consulting, LLC
To attend virtually, register here.
This session is presented by the Einaudi Center and the faculty advisor of the international relations minor, Oumar Ba. The minor is open to all Cornell undergraduate students interested in learning about the politics, economics, history, languages, and cultures of the world.
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Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Migrations Program
Trump to Host El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele at the White House
![U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a signing ceremony for the CSL Lease Extension with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, in San Salvador, El Salvador, July 21, 2019. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/2024-02/48342167582_934208f597_c.jpg?itok=agDW4R-B)
Gustavo Flores-Macías, LACS
Gustavo Flores-Macias, professor of government, discusses Trump hosting El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, at the White House.