Join us for a panel discussion about advocacy, social services, and volunteer opportunities with the Boston area Latiné communities. Sierra Held, economic mobility specialist at Chelsea-based non-profit organizations La Colaborativa, and Alexa Arena, former director of employment services at the New American Association of MA (NAAM), will share their experiences in the field and ways […]
Join us for a talk by Rebecca Ray, PhD. Dr. Ray is a Senior Academic Researcher at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center). She leads the Forests, Agriculture and Indigenous Rights (FAIR) workstream, which produces policy-relevant research on local social and environmental risks and impacts of Chinese overseas economic activity. She also […]
Join us for a presentation by Visiting Fellow Fabrício H. Chagas-Bastos on “Is Bolsonarismo Dead in Brazil?”. His work on Bolsonarismo is ongoing and forms part of a book now in press with Manchester University Press. Fabrício H. Chagas-Bastos is a research associate professor in the Graduate Programme in Latin American Studies at the University […]
Join us for a talk by PhD student Ana María Rodríguez Alfonso. Ana María is a Colombian lawyer with a master’s degree in Law and Economics. She has experience in Public Law, Human Rights, and the Reintegration of ex-combatants. She also holds a Master of Divinity from Boston University, where she worked as a graduate […]
Join us for a talk by visiting researcher Carlos Blanco
Join us for a talk by writer and journalist Javier Sinay Sinay has authored several books, including Después de las 09:53 (2024), Camino al Este (2019), Cuba Stone (co-authored, 2016), The Murders of Moisés Ville (Restless Books, 2022), and Sangre joven (2009), which won the Rodolfo Walsh Prize at the Black Week of Gijón, Spain. He […]
Join us on October 16th for an information session on the David Scott Palmer Grants. This event offers prospective applicants a comprehensive overview of eligibility criteria, application procedures, and helpful tips for crafting a successful proposal. Open to both undergraduate and graduate students, the session provides valuable guidance and a chance to have your questions answered. […]
Join us for a talk by Guillermo Flores Borda Borda is a Political Science Ph.D. candidate at BU. He is studying “Latino Christian Nationalism,” focusing on ways in which Latin American and US Latino evangelicals engage with Christian Nationalism. Previously, Borda was an independent researcher, attorney, and politician in Latin America. As a member […]
Join us for a talk by Visiting Professor Jose Luis Velasco Cruz about “Tariffs and Drug Cartels: US versus Mexico?”. Velasco Cruz is a Full-Time Researcher at the Institute for Social Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico (IIS-UNAM). He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Boston University (2002), an M.A. in Political Sociology from […]
Join us for a talk by Pierre A. Noel, Executive Director of the Haiti Development Institute.