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Reflecting on Democracy and Solidarity: Highlights from the DRCLAS 30th Anniversary Symposium

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As part of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies’ 30th Anniversary Symposium, leading voices from across the region gathered to reflect on the urgent challenges—and enduring possibilities—facing democracy in Latin America today. The...

DRCLAS Celebrates 30 Years of Impact Across Latin America

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On April 26, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) marked a significant milestone: three decades of deepening Harvard’s engagement with Latin America, the Caribbean, and their diasporas. The 30th Anniversary Symposium brought...

HACIA Democracy's 30th Summit of the Americas comes to Brazil for the First Time

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In this interview, co-presidents of the HACIA Summit Dariana González (AB '25) and Sarah Borges (AB '25) reflect on what it meant to bring the conference to Brazil for the first time, discussing the logistical challenges, democratic ambitions, and...

Honoring the Visionaries Behind DRCLAS

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As part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS), we recognized four individuals whose vision, leadership, and commitment have left a lasting mark on the Center’s history and mission. We began...

Latin America at a Crossroads: Climate Leadership in an Era of Crisis

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As the planet faces unprecedented environmental shifts, Latin America stands at the center of both urgent vulnerability and immense opportunity. This reality was at the heart of the panel Climate Change and the Environment, part of the David Rockefeller...

Entrepreneurship in Latin America: Building Bold Futures from the Ground Up

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Entrepreneurship is rapidly emerging as a transformative force across Latin America, unlocking new opportunities and reshaping the region’s economic and social landscape. While Latin America has made notable progress—especially in the growth of its tech...

Celebrating 30 Years of DRCLAS

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Organized Crime and Insecurity in Latin America: A Regional Crisis Demanding a New Approach

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At the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies’ 30th Anniversary Symposium, a high-level panel on crime and security brought together leading experts to examine one of the region’s most pressing and persistent challenges: the entrenchment of...

Steven Levitsky Reappointed as DRCLAS Faculty Director for a Third Term

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The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) at Harvard University is pleased to announce the reappointment of Steven Levitsky as Faculty Director for a third and final term. Since assuming the directorship in 2020, Levitsky has led...

David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies

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The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 30th Anniversary Symposium

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Thematic Initiatives

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DRCLAS is dedicated to raising awareness about global themes currently relevant to issues in Latin America through various center-wide Thematic Initiatives.