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Stinchcomb, Dennis A
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Analyzing Impacts of COVID-19
CLALS is committed to disseminating quality analysis of COVID-19's impact on Latin America and Latino communities in the United States, including Center projects and publications from American University faculty and partner institutions worldwide. View our collection of analyses, projects, and infographics.
CLALS News
CLALS Launches New AU Brazil Research Initiative
The Center has launched the AU Brazil Research Initiative, an effort to catalyze and advance work undertaken by faculty from schools and colleges across American University, as well as research conducted in partnership with numerous Brazilian institutions with which the Center has collaborated previously. The AU Brazil Research Initiative includes a blog dedicated to the discussion of exciting new social science research on Brazil, complementing the commentary from our faculty and fellows on contemporary issues in Brazil on the AULABLOG. Visit the new Brazil Research Initiative webpage and blog.
Funder & Partner Highlights
CLALS has been awarded $306,720 from the U.S. Department of State, as part of its one-year “Western Hemisphere Regional Transnational Crime Assessment and Analysis” initiative. Led by CLALS faculty affiliate and SIS Associate Professor Matt Taylor and CLALS Research Fellow Steven Dudley, this project will assess and map criminal networks throughout the region at the hemispheric, subregional and national levels, evaluate connections between these networks, create a regional typology of networks, and evaluate the effectiveness of state efforts to tackle such criminal organizations.
Media Mentions
The CLALS study “COVID-19: Impacts on Higher Education in Latin America” was cited by both The New York Times and The Economist in recent articles about universities in Latin America. CLALS surveyed academic leaders across Latin America to assess the pandemic’s effects on higher education in the region. The survey covered a variety of topics, including the transition to online classes and telework, financial implications, and student resources on campus.