FIU Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center

The Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University was founded in 1979 to promote the study of Latin America and the Caribbean in Florida and throughout the United States. By forging linkages across the Americas through high quality education, LACC's research is aimed at better understanding and addressing the most urgent problems confronting the region.

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AFA-FIU Global Sports Leadership Executive Program

The AFA-FIU Global Sports Leadership Executive Program is organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and the Kimberly Green Latin American Caribbean Center (LACC) at FIU. The program begins on Thursday, June 27, 2024, consists of ten weekly modules on a variety of topics related to sports leadership, and ends on August 29. Participants can register in one of three programs (livestream or on-demand): 1) One-module program, 2) Three-module program, and 3) Ten-module program. This exciting joint initiative between the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and FIU/LACC is focused on sharing the experience, methodology, and models of sports management, developing the first Global Sports Leadership Program between FIU and the Football Association of the Champions of the FIFA World Cup and Copa America.

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Tinker Field Research Collaborative Grant

LACC’s Tinker grant program funds graduate student travel to any Spanish or Portuguese-speaking country in Latin America and the Caribbean to conduct pre-dissertation research directly related to the region.

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USAID@LACC

Thanks to the LACC/USAID Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) Partnership Initiative, exchange between FIU and USAID is expanding exponentially and reaching new heights that benefit the entire FIU community.

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Online BA

The fully online BA in Latin American and Caribbean Studies offers undergraduate students the ability to develop an interdisciplinary awareness and understanding of Latin America and the Caribbean. Candidates will select courses from their area of concentration which include Language and Culture, Governance and Security, Migration and Transient Communities, and others.

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Bachelor of Arts Program

The B.A. in Latin American and Caribbean Studies offers undergraduate students the ability to develop an interdisciplinary awareness and understanding of the region. The program is available on campus or fully online.

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Master of Arts Program

The Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (MALACS) is a unique interdisciplinary program that allows students to design their program based on their own research and career interests. The Program is particularly valuable to those students whose research and professional interests cannot be accommodated within a single discipline.

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Brazilian Studies Program

The Program of Excellence in Brazilian Studies (PROBRAS) enhances academic and scholarly work throughout the university by strengthening ties between FIU and Brazilian academic, government and private sector institutions. This entails an active outreach program whereby LACC leverages FIU’s intellectual and financial resources to not only engage partners in Brazil but to promote and deepen our understanding of Brazil/US and Brazil/Florida relations.

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