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Many congratulations to Dr. Diana Graizbord, joint-appointment faculty in the Department of Sociology and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute, for her recent promotion and tenure to the rank of Associate Professor at the University of Georgia.

The 28th Annual Conference on the Americas will be held in the UGA Health Sciences Campus on February 21 & 22, 2025 and hosted by the University of Georgia

This conference  provides a venue in which faculty and students from the University System of Georgia (USG) can engage and share their interest and expertise regarding the Caribbean, Latin America and Canada.

Held annually for the past 27 years, we explore critical socio-cultural, political, economic, health, environmental, global, regional and national issues. While the focus of this conference is primarily for university/college faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to showcase their research on the Americas.

The purpose of the special issue is to critically (re)examine and challenge the mainstream historical interpretations of the U.S. South, which focuses on the “Black and White paradigm” yet largely ignores Latines. 

Please direct questions to any of the guest editors Drs. Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos & Sharina Maíllo Pozo, University of Georgia.

Abstracts should be directed to Dr. Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos, University of Georgia, at oscar.jimenezcastellanos@uga.edu by March 1, 2025.

Poinsettia
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Cuetlaxochitl (Nahuatl)

If you peer into the greenhouse, the festive blooms of a poinsettia may catch your eye. This plant is native to western Mexico and has a long history of use among the Mixtec people for a variety of purposes, including decoration, the production of red and purple dyes, and medicinal applications derived from its milky white sap.

The timing of the annual bloom of wild  cuetlaxochitl   coincides with the winter solstice, which helped establish its association with the Christmas season during the 16th century, when missionaries spread the Catholic faith through indigenous communities in Mexico.

-Nunally Benzing (LAEG Curator)

The yearly CLASP Teaching Award for K-12 Educators recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Latin America and/or the Caribbean among elementary, middle, and high school teachers. 

Teachers and administrators are invited to view the call for applications below.

The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) calls for nominations for its thirteenth annual CLASP Faculty Teaching Award.  Formerly the “CLASP Junior Faculty Teaching Award,” the award’s name was changed to be more inclusive and to encourage more nominations. However, the award is not for tenured faculty; tenured faculty are not eligible.
 
Eligible faculty include tenure-track, visiting, and adjunct faculty, instructors, lecturers, and professors and teachers, including those at institutions without a tenure system. Nominees must be employed at a CLASP member institution at the time of nomination. Nominations should come from senior or supervising faculty or administrators, but self-nominations with the contact information of three references will be accepted.

The CLASP Faculty Research/Professional Development Grant is intended to support research or professional development by US-based faculty at all ranks (including non-tenure-track) during the 2025 calendar year. Awards will be up to $1,000. Research should be conducted in (or about) Latin America (including the Caribbean).
 
Applicants must be employed at a CLASP member institution to be considered for this award.