Former CLS director Armando Ibarra has been named a distinguished alumnus by his undergraduate alma mater, California State University, Chico. The institution has also published an interview with Prof. Ibarra exploring the scholarship and farmworker …
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CLS Faculty Publish Special Journal Issue on Intersectional Research Methodologies
This Fall saw the publication of “Intersectional Methodological Approaches: Research movidas to Center Latino/Latina/Latinx Voices,” a special issue of the journal Latino Studies edited by Marla Ramírez Tahuado (CLS/History) and Sarah Rios (Community and Environmental Sociology). …
CLS Affiliate Sarmiento named Outstanding Woman of Color In Education
Carolina S. Sarmiento, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the School of Human Ecology and Chican@ & Latin@ Studies faculty affiliate, has received the Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award from the UW System at …
CLS Affiliate Pacheco Named one of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Latino Leaders
The online news publication Madsion365 has placed Prof. Mariana Pacheco Ortiz on its list of the 46 most influential Latino leaders in Wisconsin. Every year since its founding in 2015, Madison365 has compiled this list …
Jesús Salas Recognized with Plaque at Alumni Park
Jesús Salas, a longtime labor organizer, educator, former UW System Regent, and benefactor of the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program, was honored earlier this month with a plaque at Alumni Park commemorating his achievements. He …
Daily Cardinal Features CLS “Sustainability and Placemaking” Panel
On September 22, the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program held the first of a series of panels in the “Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Today” series. The panel brought contributors to the new volume Building Sustainable …
Armando Ibarra honored with Joe Rody Labor Rights Award
At its recent annual Gala, the Milwaukee-based immigrant and labor rights organization Voces de la Frontera recognized former CLS Director Armando Ibarra with the Joe Rody Labor Rights Award. The son farm workers and longtime …
“Chicanx & Latinx Studies Online” Launches with Student Writing
CLS Professor Theresa Delgadillo and her students in CHICLA 520 “Latinx Digital Publics” spent a semester exploring how to use the digital sphere to create and share public-facing Latinx Studies knowledge. You can read their …
Madison Poet Laureate Angie Trudell Vasquez to Address CLS Certificate Recognition Ceremony
On Saturday, May 14th, at 9:00 am, City of Madison Poet Laureate Angie Trudell Vasquez will address a record graduating class of Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Certificate students. A poet, writer, performer, activist and publisher, …
Congratulations to the 2022 Somos Professional Development Award Recipients!
The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is delighted to announce that Dr. Benjamin Márquez and junior Katheryn Saavedra-Ballesteros are the winners of the 2022 Somos Faculty and Student Development Awards. Dr. Márquez is a Professor …