Latin American and Latino Studies

Reinvigorating the Oakes Garden

LALS Undergraduate Eric Medina won $ 15,000 Strauss Scholarship to carry out his project

Wally Goldfrank's Legacy

Professor Emeritus Walter ("Wally") Goldfrank's Legacy continues with the Wally Goldfrank Student Award

FEATURED RESEARCH

San Francisco murals tell story of pan-Latino solidarity. READ MORE

AWARDS & HONORS

UCSC LALS faculty and students receive many distinguished awards, honors, and accolades. VIEW RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

Explore publications from the LALS faculty at UC Santa Cruz. READ MORE

ABOUT

Learn more about majoring in Latin American and Latino Studies. FIND OUT MORE

DOCTORAL PROGRAM

Learn about the doctoral program in Latin American and Latino Studies at UCSC - the 1st of its kind in the world APPLY TODAY

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DEPARTMENT NEWS

May 23, 2018Adrian Félix interviewed by NBC
March 27, 2018LALS Graduate Student Mauricio Ramirez
March 1, 2018Professor Patricia Pinho on Voces Críticas

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Research Center of the Americas is now official!

The former Chicano Latino Research Center has changed. Now with a new name and a new director, LALS Associate Professor Sylvanna Falcón, the Research Center of the Americas will continue to bring great scholarly events to UCSC and beyond.

Check out their website for more information, events and all the greatness that RCA will bring!

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Jul 24: Frosh - Summer Orientation. Also on the 28th, 30th, 31st and Aug 2nd
Jul 25: Transfer - Summer Orientation. Also on the 27th

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