Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies
Congratulations to the Global Engagement Fund recipients! We are especially proud of the research focus in Latin America and LALS affiliated professors and staff elected for funding through the 2020 and the 2021 Global Engagement Fund Annual Call.
Global Engagement Fund 2020 Special Call recipients:
1) Impacts of Covid-19 on Chilean Indigenous Peoples
led by Irma Elo, School of Arts & Sciences
Country/Region in focus: Chile
Convening awardee elected for funding through the 2020 Global Engagement Fund Special Call:
1) Educating for Democratic Values in Latin America: The Role of Universities - A Netter Center/LALS/OAS Partnership
led by Catherine Bartch, School of Arts and Sciences
Country/Region in focus: Latin America
Research and Engagement awardees elected for funding through the 2021 Global Engagement Fund Annual Call:
1) The Role of Nurses in Hospital Productivity
led by Juan Pablo Atal, School of Arts and Science
Country/Region in focus: Chile
3) A Maya Community Museum in Belize: Planning and Development of the Museum
led by Richard Leventhal, School of Arts and Sciences
Country/Region in focus: Belize, Mexico
5) Business, World Heritage and Conflict Risk
led by Lynn Meskell, School of Arts and Sciences; Witold Henisz, The Wharton School
Country/Region in focus: Global, with focus on Middle East, South & East Asia, Africa & the Americas
Convening awardees elected for funding through the 2021 Global Engagement Fund Annual Call:
1) Latin American Migration and Participatory Research
led by Catherine Bartch, School of Arts and Sciences; Obed Arango and Holly Link, School of Social Policy & Practice
Country/Region in focus: Latin America, the United States, and countries worldwide with Latinx Communities
4) The Contest Over Indigeneity
led by Deborah Thomas, School of Arts and Sciences
Country/Region in focus: China, Hong Kong,Taiwan