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LLS faculty, affiliates, and graduate minors ranked as excellent for spring 2024 semester
The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning has released the list of teachers who were ranked as excellent by their students during the spring 2024 semester and many Latina/Latino studies faculty, affiliates, and graduate minors were included on the list. These lists are compiled each...
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Internship Spotlight: Trinity Mitchell's experience with the Illinois Department of Human Services Asylum and Resettlement Team
During the summer of 2024, Trinity Mitchell, a Latina/Latino studies and history major worked for the Illinois Department of Human Services Asylum and Resettlement Team. She wrote to us about...
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Internship Spotlight: Graciela Best's experience at the Chinese Historical Christian Database
During the summer of 2024, Graciela Best, a sophomore majoring in Latina/Latino studies and history, interned with the Chinese Historical Christian Database. She wrote to us about her experience....
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How have U.S. border policies affected attitudes toward migrants and violence against them? Interview with professor Gilberto Rosas
On Aug. 3, 2019, a shooter killed 23 people and injured two dozen more in an El Paso, Texas, Walmart. The gunman, who posted an anti-immigration manifesto online before the shooting, targeted Latinos. He was convicted of federal hate crimes. ...
Graduate and Professional School Preparation Resources
Latina/Latino Studies majors are well-prepared to pursue graduate and professional education following the completion of their degree.
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Deadline Extended! Call for Abstracts for Latine Studies Graduate Student Conference
The deadline for the call for abstracts has been extended for the 2024 Latine Graduate Student Conference to July 31, by 11:59PM. The conference, themed "Reclaiming Insurgency"...
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LLS graduate minor Grace Maria Eberhardt follows the trail of the Eugenics Record Office
In the summer of 2024, LLS graduate minor, and history doctoral student Grace Maria Eberhardt traveled to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island and the American Philosophical Society archive in Pennsylvania.
Awards and Honors
Latina/Latino Studies professors, graduate and undergraduate students are being consistently recognized for their scholarship, teaching excellence, and commitment to student success.