CLS Director Theresa Delgadillo was awarded the Chancellor’s Inclusive Excellence Award for teaching in Spring 2025. A recent announcement by the University lists her among recipients of this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards. The announcement notes that Prof. Delgadillo encourages students to participate in class, reminding them…
… to push past assumptions, test evidence and consider each text with rigor. Delgadillo cultivates a collaborative learning environment where students become familiar with one another and accustomed to engaging critically with each other’s ideas. This approach gently guides their engagement toward central literary and thematic aspects of the texts.
A ceremony to honor Prof. Delgadillo and the other recipients will take place at 5 p.m. April 15 in the Great Hall of Memorial Union. A native of Milwaukee A ceremony to honor Prof. Delgadillo and the other recipients will take place at 5 p.m. April 15 in the Great Hall of Memorial Union; a link to RSVP will be posted on the awards website in February., Prof. Delgadillo came to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2019 as professor of English with a joint appointment in Chican@ & Latin@ Studies. The teaching award is the latest of many honors she has earned during her career. Last year, she was named Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor. This is her first year as Director of the CLS Program. She joins a large and growing group of CLS budgeted and affiliate faculty who have earned distinguished teaching awards from the University.