Senior I.S. Copeland Fund Trip to Vietnam

In August of 2011, I traveled to Vietnam on a generous grant from the Copeland Fund. My Senior I.S. is an oral history of the South Vietnamese civilian experience during the Vietnam War, roughly between 1968 and 1975. I conducted interviews with a FlipCam borrowed from the Office of Instructional Technology. Among the eight individuals… Read More

Kendall-Rives Research Grant for Latin America

Interested in conducting research in Latin America? The Kendall-Rives research grant makes available approximately $2,000 each year to one or more Wooster sophomores or juniors to support a research project on some aspect of United States-Latin American Relations. Funds are to be used during the current academic year, including the summer months. Research projects must… Read More

Kendall-Rives Latin American Research Grant

The Kendall-Rives Latin American Research Grant for Sophomores and Juniors makes approximately $2,000 available each year to one or more Wooster sophomores or juniors to support a research project on some aspect of United States-Latin American Relations. Funds are to be used during the current academic year, including the summer months. Research projects must be… Read More

Copeland Fund for I.S. Research

We would like to encourage you to think about applying for Copeland Funding to support the work of your I.S.  We know that you are eager to start researching and writing your topics, and this support can help you enrich your project. For Seniors, the deadline for Copeland funding applications is Friday, October 1 by… Read More

Christopher Culbertson’s Work with Fundación Chol-Chol

Christopher Culbertson (Cultural Area Studies: Latin American History) has always had an intensely personal interest in Chilean culture and history.  Christopher was born in Santiago to a Mapuche woman, but has lived in the United States since he was six months old.  He and his North American family have traveled to Chile in the intervening… Read More