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 …
On Wednesday, February 26th, journalist Carlos Dávalos and morning talk host Tony Castañeda interviewed artists Malaquías Montoya and Dewey Tafoya about the connection between art and political struggle. The interview is available online. Montoya and Tafoya will present on the topic on March 13th as part of the CLS 2024-2025 “Latinx Studies in the Midwest …
Reggaetón songs introducing millions to Puerto Rican history? A UW-Madison professor collaborating with an internationally recognized popular music star? Yes, and yes! Jorell Meléndez Badillo, a CLS affiliate faculty member in the History Department, recently created seventeen brief Spanish-language synopses of important moments in the island’s history from 1508 to the present that now accompany …