Harvard University Press | David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies

The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) at Harvard University works to increase knowledge of the cultures, economies, histories, environment and contemporary affairs of Latin America; to foster cooperation and understanding among the peoples of the Americas; and to contribute to democracy, social progress and sustainable development throughout the hemisphere. DRCLAS was founded in 1994 as an initiative to promote high-quality teaching and research on Latin America and related fields at Harvard University. The Center's structure reflects its inter-disciplinary mandate: The Executive Committee is comprised of eight senior faculty members from throughout the University. A separate Policy Committee helps to direct the Center's development. DRCLAS supports faculty-directed research projects and academic conferences and assists students who want to learn more about Latin America through research, work, study, or volunteering in the region.

Since its founding, the Center has overseen the creation of six endowed professorships at Harvard dedicated to the study of Latin America. The Center's Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professorship program and the Visiting Scholars and Fellows Program, have enabled the Center to draw leading scholars from Latin America to spend time at Harvard. The Center has become known among faculty members and students as one of the most enterprising and creative of all Harvard's University-wide initiatives, providing extensive support for innovative research from faculty and students.

DRCLAS has played a critical role in establishing Harvard as a leading institution for Latin American studies both in the United States and in Latin America. In 2000, the U.S. Department of Education recognized Harvard as a National Resource Center for the Study of Latin America by awarding the Center a Title VI grant - an honor it repeated twice: in 2003 and 2006. In August 2002, the University established a Regional Office in Santiago, Chile. The office provides support to Harvard students and faculty in the Southern Cone countries of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, as well as the southern Andean republics of Bolivia and Peru. In May 2006, the Center launched a Brazil Studies Program, followed by the opening of the Brazil Office in São Paulo in June 2006. The joint efforts of Harvard University faculty members and students from diverse disciplines, and support from Jorge Paulo Lemann, enable the Brazil Studies Program to convene experts from the United States and abroad to expand and diversify research and teaching on Brazil at the University.


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	The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) at Harvard University works to increase knowledge of the cultures, economies, histories, environment and contemporary affairs of Latin America; to foster cooperation and understanding among the peoples of the Americas; and to contribute to democracy, social progress and sustainable development throughout the hemisphere. DRCLAS was founded in 1994 as an initiative to promote high-quality teaching and research on Latin America and related fields at Harvard University. The Center's structure reflects its inter-disciplinary mandate: The Executive Committee is comprised of eight senior faculty members from throughout the University. A separate Policy Committee helps to direct the Center's development. DRCLAS supports faculty-directed research projects and academic conferences and assists students who want to learn more about Latin America through research, work, study, or volunteering in the region. Since its founding, the Center has overseen the creation of six endowed professorships at Harvard dedicated to the study of Latin America. The Center's Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professorship program and the Visiting Scholars and Fellows Program, have enabled the Center to draw leading scholars from Latin America to spend time at Harvard. The Center has become known among faculty members and students as one of the most enterprising and creative of all Harvard's University-wide initiatives, providing extensive support for innovative research from faculty and students. DRCLAS has played a critical role in establishing Harvard as a leading institution for Latin American studies both in the United States and in Latin America. In 2000, the U.S. Department of Education recognized Harvard as a National Resource Center for the Study of Latin America by awarding the Center a Title VI grant - an honor it repeated twice: in 2003 and 2006. In August 2002, the University established a Regional Office in Santiago, Chile. The office provides support to Harvard students and faculty in the Southern Cone countries of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, as well as the southern Andean republics of Bolivia and Peru. In May 2006, the Center launched a Brazil Studies Program, followed by the opening of the Brazil Office in São Paulo in June 2006. The joint efforts of Harvard University faculty members and students from diverse disciplines, and support from Jorge Paulo Lemann, enable the Brazil Studies Program to convene experts from the United States and abroad to expand and diversify research and teaching on Brazil at the University.