Poet and translator team Oriette D’Angelo and Lupita Eyde-Tucker will visit ISU on Thursday, September 19, for a discussion and bilingual poetry reading from D’Angelo’s Homeland of Swarms.
Two Illinois State University students recently visited the town of San Sebastián del Monte, a small community in southern Mexico, to produce a documentary film focused on the preservation of the Indigenous language Mixtec.
The Latin American and Latina/o Studies Program is thrilled to announce the Third Annual Community of Belonging and Success (COBAS) Workshop, focusing on the recruitment, retention, and degree completion of first-generation students. This year, the keynote speaker is Dr. Howard Rambsy II, a renowned research professor from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. His presentation, “Safe & Salient Spaces: The Importance of Enriched Environments for Underrepresented Students,” will delve into the successful strategies employed in his courses for first-year Black men and women, emphasizing the creation of supportive and empowering educational environments. Join us on Thursday, May 23, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Jaime Escalante Conference Room.
On Wednesday, April 10, at 4:30 p.m., Dr. Juana Goergen, M.A ‘86, will deliver a bilingual reading of her poetry on the second floor of Milner Library as part of National Library Week and National Poetry Month. A book signing will follow her presentation.
Across the Gulf of Mexico, more than 3,000 miles away from campus, a group of 12 Illinois State University students spent a portion of winter break picking pineapples and building stoves and showers in a rural Costa Rican community as a part of a service trip through the Alternative Winter Break (AWB) program.
When Gabriela Lozano stepped onto campus as an undeclared major, she was eager to explore an array of opportunities. This December, she’ll earn a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University and will remain on campus to help future Redbirds.
Spotlight on Scholars in the Latin American and Latina/o/x Studies program at Illinois State University. This series celebrates the diverse and remarkable faculty, staff, and students at Illinois State University, highlighting their unique journeys, research, and teaching contributions.
On Monday, October 30, the Brown Ballroom at the Bone Student Center was a packed house as a sellout crowd of 430 came to hear the inspirational story of U.S. Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, keynote speaker for Illinois State University’s annual Latino Cultural Dinner.
University Housing Services will host U.S. Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez for the Latino Cultural Dinner, Monday, October 30, at 5 p.m. in the Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center.
Dr. Hilda Lloréns, a distinguished cultural anthropologist and decolonial scholar, will deliver this year’s keynote address, “Ecological Knowledge and Sustainable Practices in Afro-Puerto Rico,” on Tuesday, October 17 at 7 p.m. in Felmley Hall of Science Annex 133.
