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LACS Professor of History Lina Britto on the crisis in Venezuela
Prof. Britto and “war on drugs” Again on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight
Congratulations to LACS affiliated faculty Nathalie Bouzaglo for being selected as a 2025-2026 Kaplan Institute Fellow and to LACS Grad Student Sofía Sánchez for being selected as a 2025-2026 LACS Franke Graduate Fellow!
Jorge Coronado (Northwestern University) awarded a 2025 Franklin Research Grant from the American Philosophical Society
Valeria Coronel (FLACSO Ecuador) begins residency at Northwestern

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