Wisconsin State Journal: UW-Madison to debut Chicana/o and Latina/o major
The College of Letters & Science is set to launch a Chicana/o and Latina/o major in fall 2023. The degree will be the first major dedicated solely to Chicana/o and Latina/o studies across the University of Wisconsin System.
New public history collective focuses on neglected history of Latinx in Wisconsin
The project will not only add critical perspectives and missing facts to the historical record, but will also help combat ongoing racism and bias.
Building common ground in Wisconsin as demographics change
Associate professor and director of the Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program Armando Ibarra highlights the ongoing social and cultural transformations as a result of migration and settlement.
Professor Ibarra's community-based research explores needs of Wisconsin Latin@s
Professor Armando Ibarra is a tireless advocate for Wisconsin’s Latin@ community, dedicating his teaching and research to ensuring the needs of the state’s Latin@ population are being met. “The best way to do this,” Ibarra says, “Is by having those conversations.” And those conversations always start with a simple question: “What do you want?”
New Faculty Focus: Revel Sims
Q&A with new faculty member Revel Sims in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and the Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program.
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