Month: October 2022

CLS Affiliate Pacheco Named one of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Latino Leaders

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The online news publication Madsion365 has placed Prof. Mariana Pacheco Ortiz on its list of the 46 most influential Latino leaders in Wisconsin.  Every year since its founding in 2015, Madison365 has compiled this list to recognize the achievements of influential leaders of color in the state.  A former bilingual (English-Spanish) teacher in Southern California, …

Jesús Salas Recognized with Plaque at Alumni Park

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Jesús Salas, a longtime labor organizer, educator, former UW System Regent, and benefactor of the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program, was honored earlier this month with a plaque at Alumni Park commemorating his achievements.  He was one of eleven distinguished alunni of the University whose images are now visible in the park.  Like many of …