College of Letters & Science
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 the two World Wars with host Norman Gilliland. Between 1921 and 1944, the U.S. expelled nearly one million people of …
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 ethnic Mexican women in Milwaukee to the poetry of Oscar Mireles, the fiction of Fred Arroyo, changing gender roles, labor …
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 of Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies, and affiliate faculty with the Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies program. An award-winning scholar and teacher, Prof. …
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 position requires general event support, clerical and administrative tasks, maintenance of the CLS Library collection, and assistance on special projects …
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 over demonstrations in Los Angeles and elsewhere against Federal immigration enforcement actions. In a June 11th television interview with Telemundo …
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 “Immigration, Crime, and Enforcement” since he arrived on campus in 2017. As the Cardinal notes, the class is consistently full and …
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 …
Is there such a thing as “the Latinx Vote?” In the wake of the 2024 election, pundits have been focusing on an apparent shift from Democrats to Republicans by voters of Latin American descent. Former CLS Director Armando Ibarra thinks that abstractions like “The Latinx Vote” may keep us from understanding what’s really going on …