Alumni | Department of Latina/Latino Studies

Centering community in urban planning

2026-03-04

Q&A with Latina/Latino studies and anthropology alum C. Lucio, the executive assistant to the general superintendent for participatory budgeting at the Chicago Park District.

Alumna Jasmin Patrón-Vargas' work for educational justice

2026-02-18

Q&A with Jasmin Patrón-Vargas (BA, '11, Latina/Latino studies and gender and women's studies) an assistant professor of teaching, learning, and culture at Texas A&M University.

First generation graduate helps students find postsecondary success

2025-07-30

Meet Yesenia Olvera (BA, '14, Latina/Latino studies and history) the director of postsecondary success at Benito Juarez Community Academy. She was a first generation graduate who has dedicated her career to helping students and their families navigate their career paths after high school. She...

LLS alumna Celina Villanueva receives LAS Outstanding Young Alumni Award

2025-02-26

We’re pleased to announce that LLS alumna Celina Villanueva (BA, ’08, Latina/Latino studies) has been awarded the LAS Outstanding Young Alumni Award. The award recognizes alumni who have demonstrated the values...

LLS and anthropology alumna Teresa Ramos named first secretary of Illinois Department of Early Childhood

2024-12-04

LLS and anthropology alumna Teresa Ramos (BA, ’04; MA, ’08; PhD, ’12; anthropology with a minor in Latina/Latino studies) has been named the first secretary of the Illinois Department of Early Childhood (IDEC). Ramos is currently the first assistant deputy governor for education in Governor JB...

More than a haircut: Father and transgender son Zeke Acosta

2019-09-06

Our former student outreach coordinator and recent LLS major alum Zeke Acosta was featured on "...

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