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 …
Year: 2021
New York Times quotes CLS Prof. Delgadillo on National Film Registry
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 …
TA for CLS Class Wins Early Excellence Award
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 …
CLS is Hiring a Project Assistant
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 …
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 …
WPR’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 …
Jesus 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 …
CLS Joins a New Effort to Document Latinx History in Wisconsin
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 …
CLS Mourns the Passing of Regent José Delgado
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 …
Rubén Medina receives Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award
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 …