Tony-nominated actress Ariana DeBose will be the speaker for the Latino Cultural Dinner. Tickets available until November 4 or until sold out.
Latino Cultural Dinner: Tony-nominated actress Ariana DeBose, November 8
Unit: Latin American and Latino/a Studies
Tickets available until November 4
Conversando Entre Nosotros: Discussion highlights methods for ensuring student success
Last week, three Illinois State professors led a public discussion on the affirmation of the bilingual skills and cultural identities of first-year students.
Art installation to honor National Immigrants Day, October 28
Illinois State University will honor National Immigrants Day with an art installation on the Quad. I Am Here. We Are Here. We Belong, will be installed around campus for 24 hours.
Latinx Heritage Month continues
A talk with filmmaker Neyda Martinez and a Latin American music concert highlight events for Latinx Heritage Month.
Centering Blackness in Latinx: The Fallacy of a Raceless Latinidad, September 23
The talk by Dr. Maritza Quiñones-Rivera will be September 23 as part of Latinx Heritage Month.
Artist Fidencio Fifield-Perez to open Latinx Heritage Month, September 15
Fidencio Fifield-Perez will present the talk “Legalities of Being.” His current work examines borders, edges, and the people who must traverse them.
Rivadeneyra appointed associate dean for Academic Programs and Student Success
Dr. Rocio Rivadeneyra has been appointed associate dean for Academic Programs and Student Success, effective July 1, 2021.
LALS talk: Why Do Hispanics Spend More Time in Local Jails Than Whites?
Illinois State University’s Latin American and Latino/a Studies will host a talk titled “Why Do Hispanics Spend More Time in Local Jails Than Whites?” from 3-4 p.m. Thursday, April 8 on Zoom.
LALS faculty spotlight: Aramis Martinez
Aramis Martinez is an academic advisor with the Honors Program.
Health inequalities exposed by COVID-19, March 30
A talk by scholars Javier M. Rodríguez and Dean Robinson will explore “What COVID 19 Reveals about Politics, Policy and Racial Health Inequalities in the United States” at 3 p.m. March 30, via Zoom.
