{"id":187,"date":"2016-03-03T21:18:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T21:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.jsis.washington.edu\/latinam\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2026-03-27T16:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:39:42","slug":"students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/latinam\/people\/students\/","title":{"rendered":"Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n<p>LACS currently offers a major and minor for undergraduate students. However, our work with students goes beyond the confines of our undergraduate curriculum. Our faculty members take great pride in serving as mentors for students affiliated with various campus organization and programs like <a href=\"http:\/\/students.washington.edu\/mecha\/\">MEChA<\/a>, the College Assistance Migrant Program (<a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/omadcs\/camp\/about-uw-camp\/\">CAMP<\/a>) and our own undergraduate organization, LACS Student Association (LACSA).<\/p>\n<p>The LACS Program offers a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies as well a minor in the discipline.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2447\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 300px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I0pMTLaPdYU&amp;t=10s\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2447 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/latinam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/Capture-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/latinam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/Capture-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/latinam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/Capture-1-375x211.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/latinam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/Capture-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">25 reasons to major in LACS according to our students<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Graduate Students<\/h2>\n<p>Although LACS does not currently offer MA or PhD programs, we have an active community of graduate students from across campus that participate in initiatives like our regular works-in-progress series, Dangerous Subjects and collaborations with the Global Health Program in Education and Research in Latin America (<a href=\"http:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/interactive-map\/projects\/907\/Program-in-Education-and-Research-in-Latin-America-PERLA\">PERLA<\/a>). We are currently designing a graduate certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Look forward to that and more soon!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undergraduate Students LACS currently offers a major and minor for undergraduate students. However, our work with students goes beyond the confines of our undergraduate curriculum. 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