College of Letters & Science
The undersigned faculty and staff of the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hail the Minnesota jury’s guilty verdict on the charges in the death of George Floyd. This verdict is an important step and signals that change toward a more just society is possible in the United States. We also acknowledge …
CLS Affiliate Faculty member Diego Román (Principal Investigator), along with Co-Investigators Dr. Lisa Barker (PLACE) and Dr. Patrick Robinson (Division of Extension), will lead an interdisciplinary study that will bring together Latinx students and families as well as their science and social studies teachers to examine how local environmental topics (e.g., water quality) impact Latinx …
CLS faculty members Revel Sims (Planning & Landscape Architecture/CLS), Carolina Sarmiento (Civil Society & Community Studies), and Armando Ibarra (School for Workers/CLS) have received a grant from the University for a participatory action research project focused on the health and safety of essential immigrant workers. In partnership with the Milwaukee-based community organization Voces de la …
The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is hiring lecturers to teach during the Fall 2021 and/or Spring 2022 term. The position will teach one or more of the following courses: -CHICLA 201, ‘Introduction to Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies’ – 8/23/21 – 1/5/2022 and 1/6/2022 – 5/22/2022 -CHICLA 210, ‘Chican@ & Latin@ Cultural Studies’ – 8/23/21 …
The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program has extended the application deadline for the Regent Jesus Salas Academic Activist Scholarship and the Somos Professional Development Awards for students and faculty. The Salas Scholarship recognizes the achievements of CLS Certificate students who have made outstanding contributions to the community. The Somos awards provide funding for professional development …