College of Letters & Science
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, in two predominantly Latino states, California and Texas. The study, which began in 2015, analyzed LVM through the lens of …
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 in central Mexico. She will be conducting semi-structured interviews, participant-observation, and archival research in Zacatecas, Mexico to examine the effects …
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 Archives to support the initial planning phase of a 10-year project titled ¡Presente!: Documenting Latinx History in Wisconsin through a Collaborative …
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.
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 Center for DREAMers, administered through the Law School. The Center will serve the approximately 11,000 people considered “DREAMers” in Wisconsin. …
The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Somos Professional Development Awards for students and faculty. Spring 2021 marks the second round of competitions, and the Program is gratified by student and faculty interest. Our student award winner is graduating Senior Elizandra Sandoval. Elizandra is a first-generation Mexican-American …
CLS Affiliate Faculty member Diego Román (Principal Investigator), along with Co-Investigators Dr. Lisa Barker (PLACE) and Dr. Patrick Robinson (Division of Extension), will lead an interdisciplinary study that will bring together Latinx students and families as well as their science and social studies teachers to examine how local environmental topics (e.g., water quality) impact Latinx …
CLS faculty members Revel Sims (Planning & Landscape Architecture/CLS), Carolina Sarmiento (Civil Society & Community Studies), and Armando Ibarra (School for Workers/CLS) have received a grant from the University for a participatory action research project focused on the health and safety of essential immigrant workers. In partnership with the Milwaukee-based community organization Voces de la …
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 progress of the initiative and the efforts of university- and community-based researchers all over the state and the Wicsonsin Historical …
The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is proud to be the major UW–Madison partner for the Wisconsin Latinx History Collective, a new initiative involving the Wisconsin Historical Society and a growing group of academics and community researchers all over the state. Under the leadership of CLS Emerita Andrea-Teresa “Tess” Arenas, the group will to “retro-fit” …