Jesús Salas, a longtime labor organizer, educator, former UW System Regent, and benefactor of the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program, was honored earlier this month with a plaque at Alumni Park commemorating his achievements. He …
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Armando Ibarra honored with Joe Rody Labor Rights Award
At its recent annual Gala, the Milwaukee-based immigrant and labor rights organization Voces de la Frontera recognized former CLS Director Armando Ibarra with the Joe Rody Labor Rights Award. The son farm workers and longtime …
Congratulations to the 2022 Somos Professional Development Award Recipients!
The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is delighted to announce that Dr. Benjamin Márquez and junior Katheryn Saavedra-Ballesteros are the winners of the 2022 Somos Faculty and Student Development Awards. Dr. Márquez is a Professor …
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 …
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 …
History Collective Researchers Win National Grant
A group of faculty affiliated with the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program, in partnership with the Wisconsin Latinx History Collective (WLHC), the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), and other collaborators, has secured funding from the National …
Carolina Sarmiento Named Oustanding Woman of Color
CLS affiliate faculty member Carolina Sarmiento was named an Outstanding Woman of Color for 2021 by the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement. The award acknowledges outstanding contributions her outstanding contribution to social justice …
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 …
Armando Ibarra Honored by “La Movida” Radio
CLS faculty member and former director Armando Ibarra has won the “Hispanic Achievement of the Year” award from “La Movida” Radio, Madison’s Spanish-language radio station. The station will present Dr. Ibarra will be presented with …