Latin American Studies Creative Projects Contest Winners! | Latin American Studies

Latin American Studies Creative Projects Contest Winners!

During the spring of 2021, as a means of fostering the study and appreciation of Latin America as well as student engagement around the interrelated crises of COVID-19, democracy/inclusion, identity, immigration, and race, the Center of Latin American Studies at Boston University held a creative projects contest. The competition was open to students in any concentration in any school or college of the University. Acceptable submissions included a number of formats from short written essays, narrative non-fiction, poems, podcasts, etc.

1st Prize
Sergio Alonso (PhD candidate, Department of Music Education, Boston University)

2nd Prize
John Schnaier-McGuire (Pardee School of Global Studies)

3rd Prize
Caroline Fernandez (Pardee School of Global Studies)

Liana Giangiulio (College of Fine Arts: Theater Arts)

Sebastian Ortiz (Questrom School of Business)

Kelly Pena (College of Communication: Film and TV)

Marielis Rosa (CAS: Political Science and Sociology)

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The Center for Latin American Studies at Boston University is proud of BU’s history of diversity and inclusion. BU’s founders opened the University’s doors to all students without regard to religion, race, or gender, and building and sustaining a vibrant community of scholars, students, and staff remains essential to its mission of contributing to and preparing students to thrive in, an increasingly interconnected world.

Success in a competitive, global milieu depends upon our ongoing commitment to welcome and engage the wisdom, creativity, and aspirations of all peoples and the Center for Latin American Studies is vital to the University’s mission of preparing global citizens. We forge concrete initiatives to integrate faculty and students across the university in the promotion of antiracism, diversity, and inclusion from a Latin American Studies perspective. Through our in-depth and interdisciplinary academic programs, as well as through a rich array of talks, lectures, round-table discussions, conferences, and other educational and cultural events, we assist the University in its efforts to create environments for learning, working, and living that are enriched by racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity.

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