Center for Latin American Studies at SDSU

Please join us for the thesis defense of Courtney Haupt on August 3rd at 4:00pm, in Arts & Letters 109 or over Zoom!

Ethnographic fieldschool 2026 - aprendiendo medicina tradicional. Work hard, play hard! Capulalpam de Mendez, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Congratulations are in order for Alejandra Torres Gómez! She will be joining the 2026-2027 HPSI Scholars cohort. As a Health Professions Scholar, Alejandra will continue her research in Public Health and Latin American Studies onto a doctoral program focused on health promotion. ¡Enhorabuena, Ale!

The Center for Latin American Studies is excited to share that our very own Ramón Mora will be joining the 2026-2027 cohort of Sally Casanova Scholars! Ramón began his studies as part of the Public Administration and Latin American Studies dual program. He was selected out of hundreds of applicants for this amazing opportunity to continue his research on to a doctoral program. ¡Felicidades Ramón!

Congratulations to Dra. Canul for receiving the ASFS Food, Community, and the Humanities Research and Pedagogy Fellowship!

Come join us May 12 for Desseray Reyes Ponce’s thesis defense in AL362! 😎

Join us Thursday, May 21 for Erica Davis’ thesis defense! See you there 👋

On the search for a summer job? 😎 Environment California in partnership with the Fund for the Public Interest is looking for students to work in their summer campaign office. Use the link for more info!

Mark your calendars! Erica Davis’ thesis defense will be on April 29th in AL 379! See you there 👋

Join us this Wednesday, April 15 for Alexandra Escobar’s thesis defense! Hope to see you there ✨