Salisbury University hosted the national conference MACLAS (Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies) for the first time on March 10 and 11. About 50 scholars and students from around the country presented their research (including SU faculty and students from the departments of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies, History, and Political Science). Significant debates focused on the conference’s central theme: Afro-Americas: A Hemispheric Conversation. The event was made possible with the help of the Fulton School of Liberal Arts and the Department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies, the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) and the Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS).