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
Reception for Aurora Santiago-Ortiz and Jorell Meléndez-Badillo
Join CLS faculty, students, and staff for conchas, coffee, and conversation as we welcome new faculty members Aurora Santiago-Ortiz and Jorell Meléndez-Badillo. Dr. Santiago joined our Program as a budgeted faculty member this semester, and …
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 …
Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Community Gathering
We would like to invite you to the 2022 CLS Community Gatherings! We’ll see you Thursdays at noon in Ingraham 336 this Spring starting February 17 and running through April 28, with the exception of …
Paola Hernández Publishes “Fifty Key Figures in Latinx and Latin American Theatre”
CLS Affiliate professor Paola S. Hernández has published Fifty Key Figures in Latinx and Latin American Theatre with co-author Analola Santana. Published by Routledge, the book offers a critical introduction to the most influential and innovative …
Edna Ledesma Receives PARCI Grant to Study Farmers Markets
CLS affiliate faculty member Edna Ledesma (Planning & Landscape Architecture) has recieved a Pandemic Affected Research grant to continue a longitudinal study of four Latino Vendor Markets (LVM), classified as flea markets or swap meets, …
Almita Miranda Receives PARCI Grant to Study Mixed-Status Families
Almita Miranda, Assistant Professor of Geography and Chican@ and Latin@ Studies, received funding from the Pandemic-Affected Research Continuation Initiative (PARCI) to conduct follow-up ethnographic research with return migrants and transnational family networks in rural communities …
CLS Faculty Meet and Greet
The event will feature CLS faculty in an informal setting. Come network with CLS faulty, staff and students. The faculty will discuss their research and ways students can get involved. Food will be provided. The …
Marla Ramírez Receives PACI Grant for Undocumented Organizing Collecting Initiative
Congratulations to CLS faculty member Marla Andrea Ramírez Tahuado, who has secured funding from OVCRGE’s Pandemic-Affected Research Continuation Initiative for oral history research on undocumented youth organizing in the United States.
CLS Faculty Receive Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Grants
Two teams headed by CLS affiliate faculty have secured significant grants for applied research from the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. One team led by Clinical Professor of Law Erin Barbato, will help to create a …