The Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies (CLAIS) at The MacMillan Center seeks to enhance the understanding of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula through collaborative efforts, meaningful partnerships and exchange of ideas and research. We draw on the strengths of Yale’s pioneering departments of History, Political Science, Anthropology, and Spanish & Portuguese, among others, to offer a broad array of courses, cultural events, scholarly lectures, and academic research. CLAIS organizes several colloquia series, sponsors research abroad, coordinates outreach programs, convenes international conferences, and supports faculty activities and collaborations throughout Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.
Professor Moira Fradinger has been awarded the prestigious René Wellek Prize for her book, Antigonas: Writing from Latin America. The René Wellek Prizes recognize outstanding books in the discipline of Comparative Literature. Please read more about...
Iniciativa Proxima, an organization established in 2020 with support from Yale University, helps young Brazilian students emerge as leaders in the field of biomedical sciences. Founded and led by Marcelo Dietrich, Associate Professor at the Yale...
On Friday, February 23rd the Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies (CLAIS) at the Yale MacMillan Center and the Yale School of Art collaborated to bring the the artist Rocío Aranda-Alvarado on campus to for a talk, an exhibit, and other...
On February 14-15, the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies (CLAIS) at the Yale MacMillan Center welcomed Manuela Tahay, a Maya K’iche’ scholar and language instructor from Nahualá, Guatemala, to lead a series of events for Yale and the...
