On May 13, 2023 in Ingraham B10, the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program recognized eighty one students from a variety of majors who are graduating with our Program’s Certificate, another record-breaking class. Assistant Dean Emerita …
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CLS Faculty Statement on Social Media Video
The undersigned faculty and staff of the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program join the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s administration as well as ChiLaCSA and other student groups, in condemning a recent video of a profane and …
Kate Vieira Wins 2023 Kay W. Levin Award for Short Nonfiction
CLS affiliate faculty member Kate Vieira is this year’s winner of the Kay W. Levin Award for Short Nonfiction from the Art+Literature Laboratory for an essay titled “Someone Else’s Language” that was published in Guernica Magazine. …
New Major in Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Created
The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will offer an undergraduate major in Chican@ & Latin@ Studies starting Fall 2023. On March 30th, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents …
CLS Seeks Lecturers for Fall 2023
The CLS Program seeks a lecturer (MA required, Ph.D. preferred) to teach CHICLA 328 or 330, intermediate-level Topics classes offering examination of specific themes in Chicana/o life, ways and culture for Fall 2023 (08/21/2023-01/03/2024). To …
Professor Armando Ibarra awarded Vilas Distinguished Professorship
Professor Armando Ibarra (School for Workers/CLS) has been awarded a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship. This award provides generous research funding and is among the most prestigious awards granted by the university. With the award, Dr. …
CLS Affiliate Prof. Diego Román Wins Distiguished Teaching Award
CLS affiliate faculty member Diego Román, an Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, has won a distinguished teaching award from the University. He is one of twelve UW-Madison scholars so honored this year, and the …
Armando Ibarra named Distinguished Alumnus by California State University, Chico
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 …
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 …