An ISU delegation traveled to Chicago Friday to explore connections with Mexican and Puerto Ricans museums and communities.
Unit: Latin American and Latino/a Studies
Latin American and Latinx Studies Student Spotlight: AJ Kurfman
AJ Kurfman, a senior here at Illinois State, is majoring in Spanish with a Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) minor. This spring, as he finished up his degree, he is doing an internship with the Immigration Project for credit toward the LALS minor. Despite his busy schedule, he made time to share with LALS
Latin American and Latinx Studies faculty spotlight: Alejandro Enriquez
Professor Alejandro Enriquez has been part of the Latin American and Latino studies program since he began his teaching career at Illinois State University, offering courses in Spanish on Latin American literary and cultural history.
Drip, drip to near-watershed moments: Moving beyond media stereotypes
Rocío Rivadeneyra, a scholar who has studied Latina/os and gender in the media for decades, discusses how roles are starting to delve a little deeper.
Career Center’s commitment to diversity advocates for student career success
With graduation rates for African American and Hispanic students at Illinois State exceeding the national average, the Career Center’s Cultural Career Network (CCN) hosts several programs annually to champion career success for all students.
Documentary on racial justice advocate Dolores Huerta to kick off ILACHE Conference
To celebrate the Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education coming to campus, a free screening of the documentary Dolores will be April 19 at the Normal Theater.
ILACHE returns to ISU for the 26th annual Professional and Student Development Conference
The 26th annual Latino Professional and Student Development Conference of the Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education (ILACHE) is coming to ISU on April 20, 2018.
Faculty panel on the importance of interdisciplinary studies, February 16
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to hear a panel of campus faculty from different fields discuss interdisciplinary studies at 3 p.m. on Friday, February 16, in Stevenson Hall, room 401.
Aurora Chang to address the experiences of undocumented students, February 6
Aurora Chang will deliver the talk “Undocumented to Hyperdocumented: A Journey of Papers, Protection, and Ph.D. status.”
Puerto Rico solidarity teach-in and benefit concert in January
Two events aimed to raise awareness about the effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico will be in January, with a teach-in and a concert.