Dean Greg Simpson invites all College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends to join him for a tailgate prior to the Homecoming game Saturday, October 21.
A Homecoming tailgate invitation
Unit: Latin American and Latino/a Studies
Conversando Entre Nosotros: LALS Brown Bag Series Lecture
Tanya Diaz-Kozlowski will discuss curriculum and Chicana feminist pedagogies for the Conversando Entre Nosotros: LALS Brown Bag Series Lecture at 3 p.m., Friday, October 20, in Williams Hall, room 314.
QUEERtalks: Arab futurism and queer cosmic utopias, October 6
Ronak Kapadia will present “Outer Views, or Palestine in the Sky: Arab Futurisms, Atmospheric Warfare, and Queer Cosmic Utopias” for QUEERtalks on October 6.
Sonia Manzano to headline Fall 2017 Latino Cultural Dinner
The 44-year Sesame Street veteran, Sonia Manzano, is set to speak at the fall 2017 Latino Cultural Dinner at 5 p.m. Thursday, October 26, in the Brown Ballroom at the Bone Student Center.
Nana Dijo showing with performance by Bocafloja, September 20
Mexico City hip-hop legend Bocafloja will perform spoken word poetry at a showing of his documentary Nana Dijo: Irresolute Radiography of Black Consciousness at 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 20, at the Normal Theater.
ILACHE awards Cyndy Alvarez with the Emerging Leadership Award
Latin American and Latino Studies would like to congratulate Cyndy Alvarez for her recent Emerging Leadership Award at the 2017 ILACHE (Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education) 25th conference at Northeastern Illinois University.
LAN students take part in Nuestros Logros graduation ceremony
The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures was well represented at the Nuestros Logros graduation ceremony on May 7.
Field experience brings Spanish students to Chicago’s Little Village
Students in Professor James Pancrazio’s section of Spanish 244, Latin American Culture, participate in the all-day field experience in Chicago’s Little Village, one of the largest Mexican-American enclaves in Illinois.
Zamudio and the Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education
ILACHE is a statewide organization dedicated to the development of educational programs, fostering leadership, and promoting Latino higher education advocacy.
Latino studies faculty spotlight: John Baldwin
John Baldwin is a professor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University. This year he received the 2016 Outstanding University Teacher Award!
