College of Letters & Science
The faculty and staff of the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program welcome the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. We also commend Chancellor Blank for her statement on the case. The news comes at a time when the University and the country as a whole are facing unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, …
Like most people in the United States, the faculty and staff of the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program find ourselves overwhelmed by grief and rage following recent reports of police and vigilante violence against African Americans. The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are, unfortunately, only the latest examples of a nationwide pattern of disregard for Black …
As a new semester begins, The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is delighted to welcome our newest faculty colleagues to campus. If you’re interested in migration, borders, and citizenship, you’ll want to get to know these top-notch scholars. Joining the CLS Program with a joint appointment in Geography is Assistant Professor Almita Miranda. Dr. Miranda …
Latinx politics in Wisconsin was in the national spotlight recently as the President visited Milwaukee for a fundraising dinner and Democratic Presidential hopefuls spoke to the League of United Latin American Citizens’ 2019 Convention. On July 9th, CLS Affiliate Professor and former Director Ben Márquez spoke to Wisconsin Public Television’s “Here and Now” about the …
As scholars of Chicanx and Latinx Studies and other academic fields we unequivocally denounce the practice of separating families by the United States Immigration Customs Enforcement ...