Welcome to the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As classes continue, we will continue to make the health and safety of the entire CLS familia our top priority. At this time, our staff is primarily working remotely, and Advisor Rachelle Eilers will meet remotely with students until further notice. Contact her via email or Starfish to make an appointment. CLS Library materials are available to UW-Madison and community patrons. Contact Administrator Peter Haney for reference questions. For the time being, the Academic Resource Center and the CLS Library space are closed to the public. Watch for news about CLS events and co-curricular programming as the semester progresses. The Dígame Program will continue for the Spring with UHS counselors available for remote meetings. For more information and guidelines for use of Ingraham Hall 3rd floor, please see the Program’s reoccupancy plan, which was approved in August. Please also check the University’s COVID-19 response page for information about new safety measures in place, including new testing requirements for students and employees and the Safer Badgers App. ¡Cuídense mucho! We hope to see you soon.
Current Courses
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Newsletter
Fall 2020 has been a tough semester for everyone, but we held it together. The latest issue of Regeneración highlights the achievements of our CLS familia.
Student COVID-19 Resources
Need money? Internet access? Information? Health assistance? Academic support? Here are various forms of help available to UW-Madison undergraduates. Want to help UW students? The UW Foundation has a new emergency support fund. CLS will update this list regularly, so keep checking.
CLS News
CLS Director Ibarra Contributes to COVID Worker Safety Report
CLS Director Armando Ibarra is among the authors of a recent report from the UW-Madison School for Workers on workplace safety in Wisconsin during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, COVID-19 has devastated …
February 16, 2021WPR’s “Central Time” Profiles the Wisconsin Latinx History Collective
On Friday, February 5th, CLS Emerita Andrea-Teresa (“Tess”) Arenas joined WPR’s Rob Ferrett on the afternoon talk show “Central Time” to describe the ongoing efforts of the UW-Madison Latinx History Collective. The two discussed the …
February 8, 2021Jesus Salas Scholarship, Somos Award Competitions Open
The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is delighted to announce the opening of the 2021 Jesus Salas Academic Activist Scholarship Competition and the 2021 “Somos” Development Award Competition for students and faculty. Applications for all …
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