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The grants provide funding for students in unpaid or low-paying summer experiences to offset the cost of taking on those positions.
The Latina/o Studies Program laments the recent passing of former collaborator and affiliated faculty, Margarita Suñer, Professor of Linguistics Emerita in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Reflecting on wisdom, Ochoa notes the struggle to find not only an inclusive space but also a space where you feel like you belong. Regarding being at Cornell, "It gets easier and then it gets harder, but it gets better." To other Latine students, Ochoa remarked on the need to continue investing in the Latino Studies Program: " People really put so much effort into making it what it is. It's on them, it's on you all, to keep showing up."
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"I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." Support Latinx Studies on March 14, 2024!
Latina/o Studies welcomes three new student interns: Hayley Marino (she/her) from the College of Human Ecology, Ángel Escamilla (he/him) from the College of Arts & Sciences, and Angélica Ochoa (she/they) from the College of Arts & Sciences.
“Nuestra voz en español” will continue during Spring 2024 to bring students together to speak Spanish with other heritage speakers in an informal setting.
Every Thursday 4:30-5:30 pm @ 429 Rockefeller Hall.
The collaborative mixed media projects, showcased online and in Rockefeller Hall, explore how culture strengthens and uplifts communities.
Estefania Perez ’21 is in her second year as a paralegal with the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division.
Now in its twentieth year, the Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty luncheon seminar offers an opportunity for Latina/o and non-Latina/o students of all levels and disciplines to meet faculty and administrators from across the university for an informal conversation about their current research/work in progress with lunch provided.
April 26 @ 12 pm
429 Rockefeller Hall
Gabriela S. Gómez Estévez
Assistant Professor
Director of Orchestras
Department of Music
College of Arts and Sciences
Fiction writer Manuel Muñoz, MFA ’98, draws inspiration from his upbringing in a Mexican-American farming family
Latina/o Studies visiting assistant Professor Fernando Enrique Villegas Rivera aims to connect with Cornell Latino/a/e Students by furthering his Transnational Studies of Migration.
María Cristina García, Professor of Latina/o Studies and Department of History awarded a 2023 Stephen H. Weiss Teaching Award. We are grateful to have faculty like Professor García advising and advocating for students in and outside of the classroom.
Three years after the disruptions of 2020, teaching and research continue to be immensely different from pre-pandemic times, according to scholar Debra Castillo.
Cornell alumna, Karla Vergara ‘11 J.D. Boston College ‘17 gave uplifting keynote address about her time at Cornell, her culture and advice to current Latine students at Cornell.
Join us for a weekend of events, A Celebration of Chicana Feminism and the Work of Helena María Viramontes, October 20 - 21, 2023 at Cornell University.
This new Mentoring Initiative for Cornell Latinx Students is designed to connect students with CLAA alumni who have expertise in specific fields, and to cultivate, engage, and inspire Cornell Latina/o/x students in achieving personal and professional excellence and be the leaders of today and tomorrow.
For the 2024 Fall semester, Latina/o Studies offers a range of courses at the undergraduate and graduate level with the opportunity to explore and learn about history, communities, literature, immigration, as well as cultural identity, migration, language, and more.
Juan Jaimes Costilla joins Cornell University as Associate Dean of Students and Director of Latinx Student Empowerment.
Held Oct. 20-21, “Lest Silence Be Destructive" will feature readings, discussions and the first public performance of a musical album based on Viramontes' work.
Simon Velasquez joins Latina/o Studies as the new Latine Student Success Office advisor.
¡Bienvenidos! event brings Latine students together for an evening of music, food and camaraderie!
Cine con Cultura launches its film festival celebrating Latinx Heritage month. This years festival brings 11 films in Spanish, English, and Portuguese to Ithaca to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month. Film screenings will be held at Cornell Cinema, Cinemapolis, CUSLAR, or virtually. Some films are free and all are open to the public.
Join the Latina/o Studies Program and the Latine Student Success Office for lunch as we welcome new and returning students, mingle with faculty, staff and friends, and learn about how to enhance your degree with a Latina/o Studies minor.
Friday, September 8, 2023 @ 12 noon
429 Rockefeller Hall
“Nuestra voz en español” will continue during Fall 2023 to bring students and staff together to speak Spanish with other heritage speakers in an informal setting.
Every Thursday 4:30-5:30 pm @ 429 Rockefeller Hall.
Congratulations to Karen Jaime, who recently received tenure and promotion to associate professor in Cornell University's Latina/o Studies and Department of Performing and Media Arts effective July 1, 2023. Jaime joined Cornell in 2014 and received her Ph.D. in 2013 from NYU in Performance Studies.
Karen Jaime (‘97) Assistant Professor of Performing and Media Arts and Latina/o Studies has been awarded a 2023-2024 Schomburg Fellowship and the Faculty Champion Award for Junior Faculty presented annually by the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement and the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council at Cornell.
This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.
Now in its twentieth year, the Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty luncheon seminar offers an opportunity for Latina/o and non-Latina/o students of all levels and disciplines to meet faculty and administrators from across the university for an informal conversation about their current research/work in progress with lunch provided.
Congratulations to the Latina/o Studies undergraduate and graduate minors and graduates of the class of 2023!
Claudia León is an American Studies major.
Yomaris Valerio Hernandez is a sociology major.
Fabio Cabrera is a philosophy and German studies major.
Isaac Salazar is an English major.
Building community and bettering the lives of students on campus, especially after the pandemic, Montejo realized the importance of events that connected students to varying resources.
Peter Terrazas is a science and technology studies major.
Cornejo’s status as an undocumented immigrant and DACA recipient has inspired her work as a professor.
"I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." Support Latinx Studies on March 16, 2023!
Dr. Cornejo adds a welcome addition to the Latina/o Studies curriculum with a new course, "Vamos Pa'l Norte": U.S. Migration and Communication (LSP 3250) offered in Fall 2023 & Spring 2024.
“Nuestra voz en español”, a new initiative, will bring students and staff together to speak Spanish with other heritage speakers in an informal setting.
Wednesdays 1:30-2:30 @ 429 Rockefeller Hall.
Teatrotaller, founded in 1993 by a group of enthusiastic and energetic students on the Cornell campus will be celebrating 30 years with a series of special events this Spring semester.
Today @ 1:00pm
Conversation with Cornell alum, Isabel Ramos '96 and founder of Teatrotaller
Virtual event
For the 2023 Fall semester, Latina/o Studies offers a range of courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. With such a robust curriculum, you have the opportunity to explore and learn about history, performance, border environment, and education, as well as politics, immigration, cultural identity, language, and more.
The Latina/o Studies Program (LSP) at Cornell was the first of these types of programs to be established at an Ivy League institution, and it has played a significant role in validating the field as a legitimate scholarly project.
Now in its nineteenth year, the Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty luncheon seminar offers an opportunity for Latina/o and non-Latina/o students of all levels and disciplines to meet faculty and administrators from across the university for an informal conversation about their current research/work in progress with lunch provided.
April 14 @ 12 pm - 4th floor Rockefeller Hall
Shannon Gleeson
Professor, Department of Labor Relations, Law and History
School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Puerto Rican independent reporter Bianca Graulau will discuss the most pressing issues currently facing Puerto Rico in a Friday talk hosted by the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program in collaboration with the Puerto Rican Student Association.
On October 21st, Latina/o/x students, faculty, staff, and alums celebrated community and culture at the Clark Atrium in the Physical Sciences Building with a catered dinner by Cornell Catering, performances by students/student organizations and keynote address.
A digital and print collection, co-edited by Karen Jaime, pays tribute to the late Miguel Algarín.
The minor is distinctive in including courses from many disciplines, from across Cornell’s schools and colleges.
The program matches undergraduate students with summer opportunities to work side by side with faculty from across the College.
This Professional Directions session will explore the current environment for scholar-practitioners from diverse backgrounds, and how socially conscious performance can or should contribute to making a change in the world.
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 @ 4:30 pm
Schwartz center for the Performing Arts, Film Forum
430 College Ave Ithaca, NY 14805
Free and Open to the Public