CLS core faculty member Revel Sims received word this Fall that he was promoted to Associate Professor. Prof. Sims began teaching for the CLS Program in 2016. His research on how the structures of urban …
Fall 2025 Faculty/Staff Updates
Diana Leon-Boys Helps Mattel Create “American Girl” Raquel Reyes
Professor Diana Leon-Boys recently collaborated with Mattel/American Girl in the creation of Raquel Reyes, the 2026 American Girl of the Year. The doll is Mexican American, and the Mattel website describes her as “a paleta …
Mariana Pacheco Helps Bilingual Youth Find their Voices
Professor Mariana Pacheco and two collaborators published “Re-imagining social futures: Bi/multilingual youths’ sociocritical literacies” in the July 2025 issue of the Journal of Literacy Research. The paper focuses on a summer writing program that Pacheco …
Alfonso Morales Contributes to Artificial Intelligence Research, Helps Farmers Markets
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor Alfonso Morales has finished a successful run as chair of the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, but he’s not resting on his laurels. This semester, he has served on the …
Marla Ramírez’s Publishes “Banished Citizens,” Receives Bogue Award
For CLS faculty member Marla Ramírez’s, Fall 2025 saw the publication of her highly successful first book and a notable research award from the Department of History. Her book Banished Citizens: A History of the …
Armando Ibarra Appointed to Governor’s Council on Migrant Labor
The Chicanx & Latinx Studies Program proudly shares that Professor Armando Ibarra, former CLS Director, has been appointed by Governor Tony Evers to the Wisconsin Governor’s Council on Migrant Labor as a migrant representative. His …
Theresa Delgadillo’s “Geographies of Relation” Receives National and International Acclaim
CLS Director Theresa Delgadillo, who is also a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, published Geographies of Relation: Diasporas and Borderlands in the Americas, in September 2024, and since then, the book has earned notable awards and led …
Almita Miranda Wins “Nuevas Direcciones” Award from ALLA
CLS Faculty member Almita Miranda won the 2025 “Nuevas Direcciones” award from the Association of Latina/o and Latinx Anthropologists for her work with the ¡Presente! project, which brings UW-Madison researchers and community archivists together with …
“Latinx Talk” Selected for OACIP Diamond Open Access Journals Cohort
The open access academic journal, Latinx Talk, co-founded and co-edited by Professor Theresa Delgadillo, has been selected as part of the 2025-2028 cohort of the Open Access Community Investment Program (OACIP) of the Lyrasis network. OACIP mobilizes …
Victor Goldgel-Carballo to Teach Two New Classes
Professor Victor Goldgel-Carballo (Spanish & Portuguese) has developed two exciting new classes, which he will teach next semester. “Introduction to Race in the Americas,” to be taught in English, examines how the experiences of marginalized …