Past Event Category: CLS Co-sponsored Events
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Sep 3CHICLA Program at the MSC’s First Day of School Drop-In Event
MSC Lounge, Classroom and Community Commons
The CHICLA Program will be at the MSC from 1-4 on the first day of classes to help you get the year started off right! Take a photo, grab a snack, participate in activities, and stock up on free school supplies. Plus, grab info about the MSC’s can’t-miss fall events.
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Feb 21Immigration and Empowerment: Education, Immigration, Citizenship, and Rights
On Wisconsin AB, Red Gym
Panelists including Christopher Saldaña (UW–Madison Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis), Aissa Olivarez (Community Immigration Law Clinic), Matt Sablan (University Health Services), and a representative of the UW–Madison chapter of Voces de la Frontera will address issues related to education, immigration, citizenship, and rights. Topics will include the legacy of Plyler vs. Doe, mental health, the rights …
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Feb 11Working to Create Home in Latinx Photography: A Talk by Theresa DelgadilloTheresa Delgadillo
Join Professor Theresa Delgadillo for a talk inspired by the exhibition You Belong Here: Place, People, and Purpose in Latinx Photography. This program considers the mythos of the “ideal immigrant” to query portrayals of labor, home, and belonging in Latinx photographic self-representation. Free and open to the public. Space is limited – advance registration is …
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Feb 3Intern Abroad in Spain and Latin America-Information Session
Ingraham Hall 336
Are you interested in gaining professional and cross-cultural experience in Latin America & Spain while earning UW–Madison credit? Learn about how to find, apply, and look for funding for summer internships abroad! Lunch provided for attendees (vegetarian and meat pupusas, rice, and beans). Summer 2025 applications for UW Signature Internships and scholarships are due February …
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Dec 11CLS / ChiLaCSA Study Jam
Ingraham Hall 340
As always, CLS and ChiLaCSA are putting on a Study Jam from 9am to midnight as finals approach. On Wednesday, December 11th, the last day of classes, students will gather for group study and mutual support. We’ll serve breakfast in the morning, a noon meal, and dinner later in the night, with snacks throughout the evening. …
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Nov 25Against the Deportation Terror: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Strategy
Mosse Humanities Bldg. Rm. 2340
Speaker Rachel Ida Buff will discuss the historical background of planned deportation campaigns and outline possible community responses. Professor Buff teaches in the history department at UW Milwaukee. Her published words include Against the Deportation Terror: Organizing for Immigrant Rights in the Twentieth Century & the bilingual glossary of terms A is for Asylum Seeker: …
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Oct 1Laura Chávez-Moreno: How Schools Make Race
Wisconsin Idea Room, 159 Education Building
Laura C. Chávez-Moreno, Ph.D., is an award-winning researcher, qualitative social scientist, and assistant professor at the University of California Los Angeles, in the Departments of Chicana/o and Central American Studies and Education. She received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. She will speak at 10:30 am on …
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Sep 30Informal Gathering with Laura Chávez-Moreno
Ingraham 340
Students and faculty will gather in the Ingraham 340 conference room for an informal conversation with the Laura Chávez-Moreno. Coffee and Pan dulce will be served.
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Sep 20Interfaith Unwind
Red Gym (716 Langdon Street) Room 123
Come paint retablos inspired by Mexican devotional art and the Peruvian indigenista movement! CLS Director Theresa Delgadillo will discuss devotional practices, religious diversity, and religious change. Snacks will be provided. Contact interfaith@studentaffairs.wisc.edu for accommodations.
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Sep 11New Latine/x Student Welcome
The LCC (Latinx Cultural Center) New Student Welcome is an annual event to engage with all of our Latinx identifying students. New students will learn about the LCC, meet staff, be in community, and get connected to resources on campus. The event is organized by the Latinx Cultural Center. For more information contact Natalie Ergas …