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Zion Trinidad
Zion Trinidad is a senior Latina/Latino studies and history major. After graduation, he hopes to purse a Master's and PhD.
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Jennifer Herrera
Jennifer Herrera is a senior majoring in Latina/Latino studies and political science. After graduation, she will intern for Global Repair Group and study for the LSATS.
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Kailey Reyes
Kailey Reyes is a senior Latina/Latino studies and political science major with a minor in legal studies. After graduation, she'll work at an immigration law firm in Chicago before attending law...
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Professor Mirelsie Velázquez receives Campus Research Board Grant
The Department of Latina/Latino Studies is pleased to announce that professor Mirelsie Velázquez received a Campus Research Board grant from Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation. The grant will fund her...
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Honoring our history: Celebrating 30 years of the Department of Latina/Latino Studies at Illinois
In 2026, we will celebrate 30 years at the University of Illinois. We owe our history to the 1992 student movement for Latina/o rights on campus. The courageous activism and dedication of Latina/o students, faculty, and staff led to the creation of a Program in Latina/Latino Studies in 1996. In...
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Intern Spotlight: Jalixa Sanchez's experience as an Odyssey Project intern
Jalixa Sanchez reflects on her experience as a Humanities Research Institute Odyssey Project Intern.
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New book by professor Aja Y. Martinez recounts history of critical race theory
A new book by rhetoric and history scholars examines the origins of critical race theory in legal studies. The movement is an area of legal scholarship that seeks to understand the relationship between race and racism and the law and other societal institutions in the U.S., the authors said. It is...
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Professor Velázquez awarded Campus Fellowship from Humanities Research Institute
The Department of Latina/Latino Studies is pleased to announce that professor Mirelsie Velázquez has been awarded a 2025-26 Campus Fellowship from the Humanities Research Institute for her project “Genealogies of Empowerment and the Makings of Home: Latina/o Activism at the...
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Professor Aja Y. Martinez joins the Department of Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois
This spring, the Department of Latina/Latino Studies is excited to welcome professor Aja Y. Martinez as an associate professor. She is a critical race theory scholar and storyteller and author of the multi-award-winning book ...