Friday, April 26, 2019

Huracán, Tormenta, Storm: Winds of Change

LASC would like to invite to you to our annual student conference that will happen May 2nd and 3rd. This year, our theme is "Huracán, Tormenta, Storm: Winds of Change." We are excited to host Dr. Hilda Lloréns, an anthropologist from the University of Rhode Island, as our plenary address, along with UMD's Dr. Isabella Alcaniz and Dr. Merle Collins, recent UMD Geography Ph.D. Dr. Ana Ivelisse Sanchez-Rivera, Salvadoran journalist Daniel Alvarenga, and Dominican natural disaster activist and social worker Wendy Osirus as our keynote speakers. In addition, we have an exciting line-up of graduate and undergraduate students who will share their research and art. Please, spread the word among your your students and colleagues. You will find our flyer for the conference below.

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