WELCOME TO THE CHICAN@/LATIN@ STUDIES PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON!
PROGRAM MISSION
The Program in Chican@ and Latin@ Studies (CLS) offers a systematic and interdisciplinary analysis of Mexican- and Latin-American-origin people, cultures, and collectivities within the United States. The CLS certificate is designed to provide students with a broad knowledge base and the intellectual tools to understand the unity and diversity of U.S. Latina/o populations. The primary objective of the CLS Program is to train students in the study of Chican@ and Latin@s and to introduce them to the central questions, topics, and applications that have emerged in this field of inquiry. CLS offers a variety of courses, some focusing on particular national-origin groups or specific academic disciplines, and others organized around comparative topics or issues. We welcome you to join our academic community of learners.
CURRENT COURSES
Curious about CLS? Our committed and engaging faculty offer interdisciplinary undergraduate courses at all levels. Check out our listings to find out more.
NEWSLETTER
2018-2019 was a great academic year for the CLS Program. The Spring 2019 issue of our newsletter, Regeneración, highlights the accomplishments of our students, alumni, faculty, and staff during the Spring. 
LIBRARY AND ARC
The CLS library (Ingraham 313) offers books, music, and films on the U.S. Latinx experience, as well as quiet study space. The Academic Resource Center (Ingraham 338W) has computers for CLS students. 
CLS News
Statement on White Supremacy, Mass Shootings, and ICE Raids by the Faculty of the University of Wisconsin Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program (August 2019)
As scholars of Chicanx & Latinx Studies we rely on words to do our work, but we struggle to find them in the wake of the recent mass shootings by white supremacists in El Paso, …
August 14, 2019
Armando Ibarra’s “Latino Question” wins 2019 “Best Book in Latino Politics”
The Latino Caucus of the American Political Science Association has chosen CLS Director Armando Ibarra’s co-authored book The Latino Question: Politics, Laboring Classes, and the Next Left for the 2019 Best Book in Latino Politics Award. …
July 29, 2019
Ben Márquez talks Politics on WPT4’s “Here and Now”
Latinx politics in Wisconsin was in the national spotlight recently as the President visited Milwaukee for a fundraising dinner and Democratic Presidential hopefuls spoke to the League of United Latin American Citizens’ 2019 Convention. On …
July 24, 2019- More news