• 2021-11-30 - The Department of Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign invites applications for two Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Associates. These are one-year appointments with a start date of August 16, 2022. For complete details visit...
  • 2021-11-19 - Check out our Fall 2021 newsletter and first E-newsletter! Meet our new Chair and faculty, read about our student and faculty accomplishments, and learn about the new Edna Viruell-Fuentes memorial fund and the Jorge Chapa memorial scholarship...
  • 2021-10-25 - The Latina/Latino Studies Department at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign has an opening for a full-time Full/Associate Professor.  The full announcement can be found at  https://go.illinois.edu/LLSFacultysearch.  For full consideration,...
  • 2021-09-24 - Congratulations to the LLS faculty, affiliates, and teaching assistants who made it onto the University's List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent for Spring and Summer 2021! SPRING 2021 Atiles, Osoria, J.  SOC 275, 479 Burgos, A.  HIST/LLS 280 Ettinger, S.  TA-LLS 279 Garcia, A.   CW 106 Lira, N.  LLS 279, 479 Mora, J.  TA-LLS 100 Ngo, F....
  • 2021-08-05 - Congratulations to Prof. Sandra Ruiz for being named a 2021 Conrad Humanities Scholar! The Conrad Humanities Scholars Award recognizes promising mid-career scholars and provides financial support for continued achievement, research, and scholarship in humanities. The designation is for five years. Prof. Ruiz plans to use the award to continue her work on several book projects, including a book of...
  • 2021-06-21 - On May 1, 2021 we celebrated the graduation of the LLS major Class of 2021 in a Zoom symposium and celebration. All LLS majors are required to complete a senior paper or a thesis on a topic of their interest related to Latina/o Studies. The senior class spent all of spring semester working on their senior projects or working one-on one with a professor over the course of 2 semesters on the senior...
  • 2021-06-16 -   It gives us great pleasure to announce the winners of this year’s LLS scholarships and paper award. Isabella “Issy” Marquez, Latina/Latino Studies, English, and Political Science major, and May 2021 graduate, is the winner of the  Dr. Jorge Chapa Memorial Scholarship...
  • 2021-04-29 - The Department of Latina/Latino Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign invites applications for two full-time, non-tenure track Instructors/Lecturers for the 2021-22 academic year. Start date of August 16, 2021. Candidates are required to hold an M.A. (Ph.D. or other terminal degree preferred) and have experience teaching U.S. Latina/o...
  • 2021-03-16 - Congratulations to the LLS faculty, affiliates, and TAs who made it onto the University's list of Teachers Ranked as Excellent for Fall 2020!   Burgos, A. HIST/LLS 281, HIST 390 Cervantes, V. SPAN 324 Cisneros, J. COMM 250, 538 De La Garza, J. LLS 242, 442 Ettinger, S. TA-HIST 272 Flores, N. LLS 230, 387 Gonzalez, M. CI 415 Gutierrez, R. CI 547 Lira, N. LLS 235 Mora, J...
  • 2021-03-16 - Prof. Sandra Ruiz has been awarded a Humanities Research Institute (HRI) Campus Fellowship for the 2021–22 academic year for her project titled, “Minoritarian Pedagogy: Psychoanalytic Affections in the Space of Aesthetics.” The Humanities Research Institute has awarded its annual Faculty and Graduate Student Fellowships to seven...
  • 2021-03-12 - Professor Natalie Lira has been awarded the 2020-21 Latina/Latino Studies Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award honors the Department’s best teachers. Professor Lira is an engaging and dedicated teacher who has had a tremendous impact on students. Beyond the classroom, Professor Lira has worked closely with students in a...
  • 2021-03-03 - Senior Issy Marquez (triple major in Latina/Latino Studies, English, and Political Science) recently received the Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award.   "The annual award goes to one senior from each participating four-year college and university in Illinois. Each year, the Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award is given to a senior at the University of Illinois through the...
  • 2021-02-22 - We are accepting applications for our teaching assistantships for the 2021-22 academic year. The application deadline is March 12, 2021. Visit here for more details.
  • 2021-02-10 - Professor Gilberto Rosas was interviewed for a story on NPR today, February 10, 2011. He was interviewed in connection to his work on the Labor, Health, Equity, Action Project (LHEAP), a collective community-engaged research project that makes it possible for marginalized workers in Rantoul, IL to be tested for COVID-19....
  • 2021-01-19 - Join us for a symposium in memoriam of the life and work of Dr. Edna Viruell-Fuentes on Wednesday, February 17, 12-3pm CT. Visit here for more information.