Mexico

At a recent Tuesday Seminar at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS), former electoral authority Luis Carlos Ugalde offered a sobering assessment of Mexico’s democratic trajectory, one shaped not by abrupt breakdown, but by...

For decades, the “war on drugs” has been widely described as a failure. Violence persists, trafficking adapts, and the human toll continues to mount across Latin America. But what if failure is the wrong way to understand it? At a recent gathering at...

Gabriela Soto Laveaga, Professor of the History of Science and Antonio Madero Professor for the Study of Mexico at Harvard University, and Co-Chair of the Mexico Studies Program at DRCLAS was formally received as a corresponding member in the United...

Migration through Mexico’s northern border reveals deep intersections between gender, violence, and human rights. In a recent talk at Harvard, Dr. Roxana Rosas Fregoso, Associate Researcher at the Institute of Legal Research, Northwest Station of the...

The Urban Resilience Office (ORU) was born from friendships and collaborations among young Mexicans at Harvard. What began as an idea among peers has since evolved into a pioneering space for urban, environmental, and social projects in Mexico—always with...

One of the pillars of DRCLAS student programming is the Summer Internship Program (SIP) and Mexico has consistently stood out as a dynamic and impactful destination. This summer, a group of Harvard students traveled to Mexico for an eight week journey...

This summer marked the successful launch of the first Harvard Summer School (HSS) program in Mexico , hosted by the DRCLAS Mexico Office. Over the course of eight weeks, students enrolled in SPAN S-64: Encountering Mexico – Public Art in the Contemporary...

Located in a historic textile factory from the 1920s in Mexico City’s Colonia Doctores, La Laguna México has become a vibrant hub where leaders in design, architecture, urbanism, gastronomy, and art converge. Its unique history and creative energy...