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Former Center for Latin American Studies Director (1996-1997) and Emeritus Professor Jorge Ruffinelli (Department of Iberian and Latin American Cultures) passed away on the morning of February 4, 2026. Professor Ruffinelli is remembered as an…
The Center for Latin American Studies is pleased to invite the Stanford academic community to our Spring Quarter 2026 CLAS Friday Lecture Series, an intellectual forum dedicated to examining the latest cultural, educational, artistic, and…
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 Stanford Report.
Alberto Díaz-Cayeros, Stanford professor, political scientist, and former director of the Center for Latin American Studies, spoke with KQED about what Maduro's capture could mean for the future of Venezuela. Read the KQED article…
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. Find this From the Community article published…