Latin American and Latino/a Studies spotlights faculty and staff who are affiliated with the program.
Latin American and Latina/o Studies Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kathryn Sampeck
Unit: Latin American and Latino/a Studies
Study Abroad student perspectives
On Wednesday February 23, 2022 from 12–1 p.m. Central Time, the Spring 2022 International Seminar Series, ISU International Engagement, will feature Alex Ratcliff-Hanger, associate director for Study Abroad, as well as three student panelists: Devon Fine, Joi Strickland, and Anna Tulley. This free zoom webinar is open to the public with advance registration.
Tony-nominated actress Ariana DeBose speaks about Hamilton, Spielberg, and identity at Latino Cultural Dinner
Actress Ariana DeBose, who appeared in the monumentally popular and ground-breaking musical Hamilton, was the keynote speaker November 8 at University Housing Services’ Latino Cultural Dinner.
Black Women Rising: From the Classroom to the Boardroom, January 24
Illinois State University’s African American studies program will host “Black Women Rising: From the Classroom to the Boardroom” on January 24, 2022 in the Rosa Parks Room of Watterson Towers.
Art installation to honor National Immigrants Day, November 1
Illinois State University will honor National Immigrants Day with an art installation on the Quad, November 1.
Latino Cultural Dinner: Tony-nominated actress Ariana DeBose, November 8
Tony-nominated actress Ariana DeBose will be the speaker for the Latino Cultural Dinner. Tickets available until November 4 or until sold out.
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.
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.
