Quae homines arant, navigant, aedificant, virtuti omnia parent. Sed multi mortales, dediti ventri atque somno, indocti incultique vitam sicuti peregrinantes transiere; quibus profecto contra naturam corpus voluptati, anima oneri fuit. Eorum ego vitam mortemque iuxta …
Year: 2025
Sobremesa Gatherings Go Sustainable
Quae homines arant, navigant, aedificant, virtuti omnia parent. Sed multi mortales, dediti ventri atque somno, indocti incultique vitam sicuti peregrinantes transiere; quibus profecto contra naturam corpus voluptati, anima oneri fuit. Eorum ego vitam mortemque iuxta …
UW-Madison Launches a Puerto Rican Studies Hub
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has just launched a new hub for Puerto Rican Studies, thanks to the work of CLS affiliate faculty member Jorell Meléndez-Badillo and core faculty member Aurora Santiago-Ortiz (Gender & Women’s Studies). …
Students celebrate Latine heritage with annual march up Bascom Hill
Every September, students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison kick off Latine Heritage Month with a march up Bascom Hill. The event is a chance for all UW students to celebrate Latine culture, make new connections …
Marla Ramírez discusses Depression-Era Mass Removals with WPR
On August 31, Marla Ramírez (Assistant Professor of History and Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies) appeared on WPR’s “University of the Air” to discuss her research on removals of ethnic Mexicans from the United States between …
Theresa Delgadillo Discusses Latinx Placemaking in the Midwest on WPR’s University of the Air
On the August 10th edition of Wisconsin Public Radio’s University of the Air, CLS Director Theresa Delgadillo shared her research on Latinx life in the Midwest with host Emily Auerbach. The conversation ranged from histories of …
CLS Affiliate Prof. Paola Hernández named Kellett Fellow
Congratulations to CLS Affiliate Faculty member Paola Hernández, who was recently honored with a Kellett Mid-Career Award by the University. Prof. Hernández is a Mellon-Morgridge professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, core faculty …
CLS Program Seeks a Student Hourly Worker for Fall 2025
A student hourly/work study position is available for the Fall 2025 semester in the Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies Program. The position may be extended to future semesters at the discretion of the Program’s Director. This …
Theresa Delgadillo Discusses Flying the Mexican Flag with Telemundo Chicago
What does it mean to display the Mexican flag, or any other national flag for that matter, on U.S. soil? That question is on many minds recently as the green, white, and red banner flies …
Daily Cardinal Highlights the Work of Prof. Michael Light
As part of an issue focused on immigration in Wisconsin, the Daily Cardinal highlighted the teaching and research of Michael Light. A Professor of Sociology and Chican@ & Latin@ Studies, Light has been teaching the class …