Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at Pitt

🎉 This week, we celebrate an incredible milestone—**30 years of service at Pitt** for Ana Paula!

For three decades, Ana Paula has shared her passion for teaching, guided countless students, and brought dedication, kindness, and excellence to everything she does. At CLAS, we are fortunate to have her as our Assistant Director for Academic Affairs, where her commitment to student success continues to make a lasting impact.

Thank you, Ana Paula, for your years of service, leadership, and care. Your work has touched so many lives, and our community is stronger because of you.

Please join us in congratulating Ana Paula on this remarkable achievement—and wishing her many more years of inspiring and supporting students. 💙💛


Only few snap shots of 30 years of memories!

After Graduation, final grades, and the end of the Spring semester, the work at CLAS definitely does not slow down.

This is just one week of meetings, programming, collaborations, planning, problem-solving, and a lot of coffee—all built on months of preparation behind the scenes. We work hard, enjoy the work, and are excited for everything ahead.

Stay tuned for what we are doing this summer and what is coming for Academic Year 2026–2027.
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CLAS@Pitt Seminar & Field Trip Program is 52, and we’ve just landed in San José, Costa Rica! Since 1972, more than 600 students have joined us for unforgettable learning and cultural adventures.

During their first week, they toured the city and met their host families. Stay tuned as the students’ and Field Trip Coordinator Ana Paula’s journey is just beginning—follow their adventures over the next six weeks!

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at University of Pittsburgh in partnership with UNISINOS, hosts twice a year a group of final-year medical students and a faculty instructor from Brazil.
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Their visit creates meaningful opportunities to engage with U.S. medical professionals while fostering dialogue about the similarities and differences between the healthcare systems in Brazil and the United States. 🇧🇷🇺🇸

Beyond medicine, the program also encourages conversations about the current political, social, and immigration realities affecting communities. Visiting another country is also about understanding its people, culture, challenges, and everyday realities. These exchanges create opportunities for learning, empathy, and global connection that go far beyond the classroom. 🌎

A special thank you to our incredible partners and collaborators: University Center for International Studies (UCIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (its many departments), University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, UPMC (its many departments), Frontline DIGNiTY, CORE, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pitt’s Nationality Rooms and all of the individual speakers, healthcare professionals, faculty, staff, and everyone who helped make this exchange possible—thank you for your generosity, time, and commitment to global learning and collaboration. ❤️

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Today, we say goodbye to our CLAS Certificate students. While it’s bittersweet to see you go, we are filled with pride knowing you are ready to take on the world.

Through your experiences, your studies, the guidance of faculty, family, friends, staff and your life at Pitt, you have grown in ways that will carry you far beyond this moment. CLAS is honored to have been a small part of your journey.

Remember, you will always be part of CLAS. You carry this community with you wherever you go.

Once a part of CLAS, always part of its legacy.

Congratulations—we are so proud of you! 🎓Keila, Luis, Luz Amanda, Ana Paula, Katie and Courtney

✨ Join us for the LatinxConnect Conference 2026 ✨

From April 15–17, the LatinxConnect Conference 2026 brings together students, scholars, and community leaders for powerful conversations on identity, justice, and community.

This year’s theme, “The Pulse of Hope: Power and Praxis,” invites us to reflect on how we uplift one another, build community, and create pathways for thriving futures.

💬 Engage in conversations on immigration, public health, arts, education, and more
🤝 Connect with leaders, organizers, and changemakers
🌎 Explore what it means to thrive across our diverse Latinx communities

📍 Hybrid | Free & open to all
🗓 April 15–17

Let’s come together to learn, connect, and build power.

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Congratulations to CLAS Director - Dr. Keila Grinberg - on winning the 2026 Partnership of Distinction Award for her work with the Bracuí Community Engagement Partnership! Learn more about this collaboration and prestigious award using the link in our bio.