As details emerge about the murderous attacks on businesses in Georgia, one thing should be clear. Nearly two centuries of open structural racism and sexual imperialism against people of Asian descent cannot be reduced to one non-Hispanic White man’s “bad day.” In this context, we the undersigned the faculty and staff of the Chican@ & …
When the Congressional Hispanic Caucus nominated 25 films on Latinx themes, including Gregory Nava’s Selena, for inclusion in the National Film Registry, the New York Times needed expert analysis. They turned to Theresa Delgadillo, a professor of English and Chican@ & Latin@ Studies here at the UW-Madison. “It is an important way to influence that diversity …
Political Science doctoral candidate Kennia Coronado has won an Early Excellence Award for her fine work with POLI SCI/CHICLA 231, “Politics in Multi-Cultural Societies,” taught by CLS affiliate professor Benjamin Márquez. The Early Excellence Award recognizes outstanding and inspirational performance by teaching assistants with fewer than four semesters of experience in the classroom. The University …
The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program seeks a Project Assistant to help with publications, events, and outreach during the 2021-2022 academic year. If you’re a graduate student at the UW-Madison and you’re interested in the program, think about applying through the Student Jobs Center. The application window is March 5th through April 9th.
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 the lives of essential workers, their families and their communities. While many in the U.S. can work from home during …
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 progress of the initiative and the efforts of university- and community-based researchers all over the state and the Wicsonsin Historical …
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 awards are due April 5, 2021. Every Spring, the Program awards at least one $500 Jesus Salas Scholarship to at …
The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is proud to be the major UW-Madison partner for the Wisconsin Latinx History Collective, a new initiative involving the Wisconsin Historical Society and a growing group of academics and community researchers all over the state. Under the leadership of CLS Emerita Andrea-Teresa “Tess” Arenas, the group will to “retro-fit” …
The faculty and staff of the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program joins the University of Wisconsin System in mourning the passing of Regent José Delgado. More information about Regent Delgado and his contributions to the UW System are available through a public statement made by the System.
Folks in the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program were delighted to learn that one of our own, Prof. Rubén Medina (Spanish & Portuguese/CLS), has received the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Medina is one of thirteen faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to …