M.A. in Latin American Studies
This M.A. is sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies in the Walsh School of Foreign Service. Participants focus on the politics, economics, and social processes of Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Global Competitiveness Leadership Program
The Global Competitiveness Leadership (GCL) Program offers young professionals a 10-week leadership curriculum at Georgetown.
Innovation & Leadership in Government Program
The ILG program equips Latin American public managers with the necessary tools to help them generate and implement innovative public policies in their home countries.
Certificate in Latin American Studies
Through CLAS both undergraduate and graduate students can earn a certificate with an interdisciplinary focus.
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
This academic department in the College offering doctoral, master's degree, and undergraduate programs in language and cultural studies.
Latin American Student Groups
Georgetown University has a vibrant Latin American community and the Latin America-related organizations active on campus reflect that.
Featured
The Americas in Times of COVID-19
The Georgetown Journal of International Law (GJIL) and Center for the Advancement of Law in the Americas (CAROLA) invite students to submit notes analyzing a specific challenge that is emerging from the pandemic and suggesting possible solutions. The deadline is August 30, 2021.
Library of Congress Publishes Student Blog on Latino Poetry and Oral History
Nelcy Ávila and Keva Luke, two students graduating from the Master of Arts in Latin American Studies program, used their capstone research to publish a guest blog for the Library of Congress' Hispanic Reading Room.
CLAS Students to Present Capstone Research at National Conference
Three master's degree students in the Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies—Isabella DeSpirito, Aiyanna Maciel, and Majaella Ruden—will be presenting their capstone research at the University of Pittsburg's Latin American Social and Public Policy Conference, held online from March…
Two Georgetown Centers Find Unexpected Synergy in Exploring Pandemic’s Impact in Latin America
Undergraduate and graduate students from the Center for Global Health Science and Security (GHSS) and the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) teamed up to jointly author a series of country-oriented research briefs.
Coronavirus Research in Buenos Aires Led by GU Partner
The Translational Health Internship is a study abroad program created by Georgetown and INFANT, a leading respiratory disease research organization headquartered in Buenos Aires.
Linguistics Student Hopes Research Improves Understanding of Salvadorans
Juan Manuel Menjívar (G’22) explores the rich linguistic abilities of Salvadorans in the United States and in El Salvador and is a Patrick Healy Graduate Fellow.
MBA Students Give Back to the Community in Peru
MSB evening MBA students embarked on a trip to the outskirts of the city of Lima to help build a wall for a local daycare. The project was jointly executed with Techo, a nonprofit that helps alleviate poverty through work in small infrastructure projects by volunteers and community members.