LACS GRADUATE COLLECTIVE
The Graduate Student Community of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center at UMD
In 2019, the Latin American Studies and Caribbean Studies Center (LACS) at the University of Maryland celebrated its 30th anniversary. It was not, however, until 2016 that the LACS Graduate Collective was born from the work undertaken by students coordinating the 2016 LACS student conference "Hybridity: Examining Processes of Circulation, Collaboration, and Conflict.” Our group comprises Latinx, Latin American, Latin Americanist, Caribbean, and Caribbeanist graduate students and allies at the University of Maryland (UMD), and since 2016, we have continued organizing yearly Conferences, we have established a Writing Group and we have advocated for the development of a Graduate Certificate at UMD. Our members also participate as Mentors, supporting students with their capstone project for the undergraduate LACS certificate.