ABOUT THE CENTER The Latin American Studies Center at the University of Maryland offers an undergraduate certificate and promotes the interdisciplinary study of Latin America and the Caribbean though curriculum, academic talks, workshops, internships, study abroad opportunities, and a variety of cultural events. Other departments that are integral to LASC include (but are not limited to) Spanish/Portuguese, History, Anthropology, Sociology, Government and Politics, Geography, Performance Studies, and the U.S. Latino Studies Program within American Studies. For more information on the Center and a list of its affiliate faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate studies, see
www.lasc.umd.edu.
THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITYFounded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship institution in the University System of Maryland. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.