Tufts Latin American Committee

The Latin American Committee (LAC) is a student-led organization that is dedicated to promoting discourse on cultural, social, political, historical and...

Tufts Latin American Committee

The Latin American Committee (LAC) is a student-led organization that is dedicated to promoting discourse on cultural, social, political, historical and economic issues in Latin America through a variety of events and initiatives that foster interest and awareness about the region. It is a space open to students of all backgrounds, identities and ideologies to discuss and learn about the Latin American region; they want to spark conversation about the region by facilitating the learning process for students. LAC members engaged in weekly discussions on given topics, followed by meetings with guest experts. To further strengthen and broaden their network the LAC hosts a series of events throughout the year in collaboration with faculty members and other Latin American and Caribbean student groups around the Boston area.

Program At-a-Glance

Program Size

=50/yr

Year Founded

2019

Tufts Latin American Committee Projects & Events

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LATIN AMERICAN COMMITTEE GALLERY

The LAC held its first panel of the semester on the burning of the Amazon rainforest, which have resulted in the destructionof 2,240,000 acres of rainforest.
Students listen intently to Clemencia Pinasco’s (A’20) talk on how the global community can get involved in front-line conservation of the Amazon rainforest.
Mauricio Artiñano (A’06, EPIIC’04) currently serves with the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, where he has been Mission Planning Officer, Special Assistant to the Head of Mission, and Senior Reporting Officer.
Helaina Stein (A’10, EPIIC’08) works for the United States Mission to the Organization of American States (OAS).
Students asked questions centered on the state of Colombian domestic leadership and specifically cited the violence towards community leaders since the signing of the peace agreement and accusations that the Colombian government has not upheld all of its commitments to the agreement.
Katrina Burgess, Professor Helen Marrow, and Tufts senior Mario Delgado joined the LAC’s Migration Panel to help individuals understand migration in the Latin American context.
Students held the LAC’s general interest meeting to share their group’s goals for the upcoming year.
At the general interest meeting students introduced themselves and shared their hopes for the reinstatement of LAC at Tufts.
LAC leaders brought together a panel of experts for their discussion on Gender Inequality and Gender Rights in Latin America.
Sara Torres, LAC co-president, on the panel: “Gender Inequality and Gender Rights in Latin America”
Prof. Anjuli Fahlberg, Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, discussing the panel: “Gender Inequality and Gender Rights in Latin America”
Student Ana Maria Samper and Prof. Kimberly Theidon on the panel: “Gender Inequality and Gender Rights in Latin America”
Prof. Kimberly Theidon, Prof. Nina Gerassi-Navarro, and Prof. Anjuli Fahlberg spoke at the LAC Panel on Gender Equality.
Students gathered for the LAC Migration Panel to learn more about significant changes in migration flows in Latin America within the last decade and how they will impact the future.
Katrina Burgess speaks on the LAC Migration Panel