LASA extends the deadline to search for its next President and Executive Council members

September 18, 2023

CALLING ALL MEMBERS

Nominations Invited for the 2024 Slate
Deadline: September 30, 2023

LASA members are invited to nominate candidates for vice president, one student representative, and two members of the Executive Council for terms beginning June 1, 2024. Criteria for nomination include professional credentials and previous service to LASA

Each candidate must have been a member of the Association in good standing for at least one year prior to nomination. The rationale for nomination and the CV must be uploaded to the LASA website using the link below by September 30, 2023.

NOMINATE A CANDIDATE

The winning candidate for Vice President will serve in that capacity until May 31, 2025, as President from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026, and then as Past-President for an additional year. The two Executive Council members will serve a three-year term from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2027.  The student representative will serve a two-year term from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2026. 

Members of the Nominations Committee

Evelyne Huber, (Co-chair), Political Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gioconda Herrera, (Co-chair), Sociology, FLACSO Ecuador
Andrés Malamud, Political Sciences, Universidad de Lisboa 
Antonio Gómez, Literature, Tulane University
Eduardo Dargent
, Political Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 
María Rosa Olivera-Williams, Literature, University of Notre Dame
Monserrat Sagot, Sociology, Universidad de Costa Rica
Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, (Executive Council Liason), Political Sciences, University of Notre Dame

About LASA

The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest professional association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. With over 13,000 members, over 60% of whom reside outside the United States, LASA is the one association that brings together experts on Latin America from all disciplines and diverse occupational endeavors, across the globe. LASA's mission is to foster intellectual discussion, research, and teaching on Latin America, the Caribbean, and its people throughout the Americas, promote the interests of its diverse membership, and encourage civic engagement through network building and public debate.

If you wish to interview a LASA Executive Council member, you can contact the LASA communications office at (412) 648-7929 or send an email to lasa@lasaweb.org.