In the wake of the New York Times story that revealed reports of sexual assault, abuse, and harassment by César Chávez, CLS faculty member Armando Ibarra is helping press outlets understand the story’s impact and community responses. In an interview with the Associated Press, Prof. Ibarra noted that the UFW’s 1960s-era victories made the organization …
CLS core faculty member Armando Ibarra and affiliate faculty member Sara McKinnon recently shared their thoughts on immigration enforcement with the hosts of WORT community radio’s A Public Affair. On Wednesday, Prof. McKinnon and host Ali Muldrow reviewed the second Trump Administration’s year of mass deportations, noting that the speed and scale of current enforcement efforts …
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 term runs from November 26, 2025, through July 1, 2026. The Council brings together employer, migrant, and legislative representatives to …
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 …
Wisconsin Public Radio recently spoke with CLS faculty member Armando Ibarra about the economic contributions of immigrants, documented and undocumented in Wisconsin. The interview aired November 5th. The occasion for the story was a new report by the New York-based nonprofit Upwardly Global that credits authorized migrants with revitalizing rural communities Great Lakes region. Among …
CLS faculty member Armando Ibarra shared his thoughts on migration and the upcoming US election with reporters Alfredo Corchado and Dudley Althaus of the online news outlet Palabra for a recent story about the politics of migration. Centered on profiles of recent immigrants from Nicaragua working in Milwaukee, the story sought to give context for ongoing debates …
Armando Ibarra, a Professor with the School for Workers and former Director of the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program, was quoted in a recent story on Centro Hispano of Dane County published by the Capital Times. The story describes the work of Centro Hispano, the leading nonprofit organization serving Latinx in Dane County. In an …
A recent story by Pro Publica on the problems facing undocumented dairy workers in Wisconsin who cannot obtain driver’s licenses drew on needs assessment of Wisconsin’s farmworkers authored by CLS Professor Armando Ibarra and his colleague Alexia Kulwiec of the UW-Madison School for Workers. After the passage of the 2006 RealID act, Wisconsin stopped granting …
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. Ibarra joins a growing list of CLS budgeted and affiliate faculty who have been named Vilas professors, including Theresa Delgadillo …
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 advocacy that earned him the honor. Armando Ibarra is a Professor in the School for Workers and served as CLS …