By Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS, ’16) LACIS alum Cameron Perra is currently working as a contract interpreter, but his relationship with Latin American culture started years ago, when …
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LACIS Alum Jacob Wolbert Dishes on LACIS and his PhD Pursuit
by Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS, ’16) Recent LACIS alum Jacob Wolbert is currently pursuing his PhD in ethnomusicology at the University of Cal-Berkeley. I reached out to him …
LACIS’ Alum RJ Hayes to Enter the Peace Corps in Mozambique!
By RJ Hayes, LACIS Alum, MA Candidate, Dept of Portuguese So, as I sit here, finishing my last month of graduate school in the Portuguese MA program, and finishing my long checklist of tasks to …
LACIS Alum Jacob Kushner Published by National Geographic
by Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS, 15′) LACIS alum Jacob Kushner continues to make a name for himself. His most recent accomplishment is being published by the one …
LACIS Alum Thaís Passos
By Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS ’15) Thaís Passos graduated from LACIS with her MA in the summer of 2015, and her story is as unique as they come. We …
FLAS Fellowship Recipient Charlie Minard
by Charlie Minard (Accounting, ’15) During my time at UW-Madison, I had the opportunity to take a number of Spanish and Portuguese classes in addition to my accounting major. These classes were incredible for me …
LACIS Alum Helps Family in Argentina, Learns Along the Way
by Emily Temple (LACIS alum, ’13) When I was in your seats, the question I always got was: “What are you going to study? What’s your major? Are you getting any certificates?” … and whenever …
LACIS Alum Ty Peterson
by Bette Benson (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BA, LACIS, Pol Sci, & Intl Stud ’15) LACIS Alum Ty Peterson has been making a splash in the Cuban Salsa music scene! Ty was profiled by the …
FLAS recipient and Portuguese Alum featured as outstanding Language Alum
by Bette Benson (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BA, LACIS, Pol Sci, & Intl Stud ’15) Giso Broman, BA in Geography and Portuguese (2011) and MA in Library and Information Studies (2013) has been featured by …
Outstanding Alum – Karl W.
by Bette Benson (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BA, LACIS, Pol Sci, & Intl Stud ’15) Previous LACIS outreach assistant Karl Whitemarsh has been highlighted by the Language Institute for being a distinguished Portuguese Alum! Karl …