Nike Nivar Ortiz was projects assistant at the AHA from 2011–13. He is currently a program officer in US programs at the American Council of Learned Societies. Nike received his PhD in comparative studies in literature and culture from the University of Southern California, with a focus on Latin American studies and media studies. He also holds a BA from Vassar College in English and Hispanic Studies. Prior to joining the ACLS, Nike was a teaching fellow at USC working across the departments of Comparative Literature and Latin American and Iberian Cultures.