Our Mission

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) is Stanford University’s hub for interdisciplinary research on the region. We are committed to evidence-based rigorous investigation and teaching that highlights the complexity of Latin America and its many interacting components. Following the university's founding grant, CLAS seeks to “promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization.” We further this goal through advanced scholarship on the region across different fields of study.

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Tinker Visiting Professors

Under the auspices of a generous endowment from the Edward Larocque Tinker Foundation that was awarded to Stanford and four other universities in 1978, the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) has hosted an impressive roster of prominent scholars from Latin America, Iberia, and Canada as Tinker Visiting Professors in Latin American Studies. Learn about current CLAS Tinker Visiting Professors…

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News

Rodolfo Dirzo, Stanford Biology professor, ecologist, and director of the Center for Latin American Studies (2010-2016), takes us on a tour of The Dirzo Lab and discusses the influence of his youth in southern Mexico for the

Alberto Díaz-Cayeros, Stanford professor, political scientist, and former director of the Center for Latin American Studies, spoke

A recent opinion piece co-authored by Stanford Associate Professor of History Mikael Wolfe and CLAS MA student Luca DeCola looks at the recent U.S. operation in Venezuela through the lens of history.

Tinker Postdoctoral Fellowships in Latin American Studies at Stanford CLAS support scholars from any discipline whose research focuses on Latin America, the Caribbean, and/or Brazil. The fellowship provides a 12-month stipend beginning September 1 of each year and ending August 31 of the following year.

Events

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Bolivar House
582 Alvarado Row, Stanford, CA 94305
April
23
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Building 360
Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE), 450 Jane Stanford Way Building 360, Stanford, CA 94305
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