Carmen Raya, a member of the first class of Chican@ & Latin@ Studies majors to graduate from the UW-Madison, completed an internship in Chile this past summer. She interned with the Fulbright Commission in Chile …
CLS Students
Congratulations to the 2024 Somos Professional Development Recipients!
The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is delighted to announce that Danitza Rodríguez-Jiménez and Mariela Sida have won the 2024 Somos Student Professional Development Awards, while advisor Rachelle Eilers has won the 2024 Somos Faculty and …
Congratulations to the 2024 Jesus Salas Activist Scholar!
The CLS Program is delighted to announce that senior Yanci Almonte Vargas has won this year’s Jesús Salas Academic Activist Scholarship. A Latinx student of African ancestry, born and raised by a Black mother in …
CLS Seeks a Student Hourly Worker
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program Student Assistant A student hourly/work study position is available for the Spring 2024 semester in the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program. The position may be extended to future …
81 students graduate with the CLS Certificate
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 …
“Chicanx & Latinx Studies Online” Launches with Student Writing
CLS Professor Theresa Delgadillo and her students in CHICLA 520 “Latinx Digital Publics” spent a semester exploring how to use the digital sphere to create and share public-facing Latinx Studies knowledge. You can read their …
Madison Poet Laureate Angie Trudell Vasquez to Address CLS Certificate Recognition Ceremony
On Saturday, May 14th, at 9:00 am, City of Madison Poet Laureate Angie Trudell Vasquez will address a record graduating class of Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Certificate students. A poet, writer, performer, activist and publisher, …
Congratulations to the 2022 Jesus Salas Academic Activist Scholar!
The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is delighted to announce that senior Student Stephanie Salgado Altamirano has won this year’s Jesus Salas Academic Activist Scholarship. A vocal leader in grassroots movements for climate justice and …
CLS Seeks a Student Hourly Worker
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program Student Assistant A student hourly/work study position is available for the Spring 2022 semester in the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program. The position may be extended to future …
Congratulations to the 2021 Jesus Salas Academic Activist Scholar!
The CLS Program is delighted to congratulate Priscilla Contreras, this year’s recipient of the Jesus Salas Academic Activist Scholarship. This award is conferred annually on a Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program Undergraduate Certificate student who …