Executive Committee

The Center of Latin American Studies Executive Committee plays the largest role in CLAS oversight with core faculty members spaning the University, including scholars from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, professional schools, the library, and the CLAS Director and Associate Director. Major duties include development, interpretation, and implementation of policies, grant development, curricular changes, scholarly awards, and a variety of other activities.

2011-12 Membership


Melissa Birch (Ex Officio), Business
Chris Brown, Geography
Veronica Garibotto, Spanish and Portuguese
Peter Haney (Ex Officio), Latin American Studies
Linda Lee, Journalism and Mass Communication
Jana Krentz (KU Libraries)
Mehrangiz Najafizadeh, Sociology
Gary Reich, Political Science
Town Peterson, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Jill Kuhnheim (Ex Officio), Spanish & Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Ketty Wong, Music
Molly Martin, Graduate Student Representative


 

 


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