When NPR’s Franco Ordoñez needed context for a story on the Latine vote in Wisconsin and a later follow-up, he turned to CLS affiliate faculty member and former Director Benjamin Márquez (Political Science). Prof. Márquez …
CLS in the News
Pro Publica Story on Dairy Worker Driver’s Licenses Cites Study by Armando Ibarra
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 …
WSJ highlights UW-Madison Center for DREAMers
The Tuesday, October 19 issue of the Wisconsin State Journal highlighted the work of Erika Rosales and CLS affiliate Erin Barbato, who are launching a statewide resource center for students with Deferred Action for Childhood …
No Border Crisis: CLS Affiliate Erin Barbato in the “Examiner”
Is a “surge” of migrant youth causing a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border? Not if you ask CLS affiliate faculty member Erin Barbato. Her comment appeared in a recent article by Ruth Conniff in the Wisconsin …
New York Times quotes CLS Prof. Delgadillo on National Film Registry
When the Congressional Hispanic Caucus nominated 25 films on Latinx themes, including Gregory Nava’s Selena, for inclusion in the National Film Registry, the New York Times needed expert analysis. They turned to Theresa Delgadillo, a professor …
WPR’s “Central Time” Profiles the Wisconsin Latinx History Collective
On Friday, February 5th, CLS Emerita Andrea-Teresa (“Tess”) Arenas joined WPR’s Rob Ferrett on the afternoon talk show “Central Time” to describe the ongoing efforts of the UW-Madison Latinx History Collective. The two discussed the …