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Enhancing students’ understanding of Latinas/os in the United States

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Latina/o Studies offers a multi-disciplinary range of courses that enhance students’ understanding of Latinas/os in the United States ranging in topics from immigration, labor, politics, music and health to history, culture, law, education, performance and literature. Course offerings are mostly drawn from history, sociology, anthropology, government, literature and performance studies, among others, but the program also cross list courses from other colleges.

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Spring 2026 Featured Course:

African American & Latinx Histories LSP/ILRGL 3805

Monday & Wednesday • 2:55-4:10 • 105 Ives Hall

We will explore histories, cultures, and politics of the African, Caribbean and Latin American diasporas especially since the Haitian Revolution and the Mexican War of Independence. Students will examine relationships between hemispheric events such as the abolition of slavery in the Americas, Reconstruction, the New Deal, the civil rights movement, and the roles of Latinx workers in US politics. The course fulfills a social science distribution for the Latino Studies minor.

Questions: Contact Professor Paul Ortiz @ portiz@cornell.edu

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Latina/o Studies News

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María Cristina García receives a Lifetime Achievement Award

María Cristina García, professor of history and American studies in Cornell's College of Arts & Sciences, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Immigration and Ethnic History Society. The award recognizes “her service to the Society and her outstanding scholarly contributions to the fields of immigration and ethnic history.”

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Admitted Class of 2030 seeks real-world impact

Cornell admits the Class of 2030 emphasizing real-world impact, enrolling 5,776 students from 102 countries. At Cornell University, the diverse cohort reflects the land-grant mission and applied learning goals across multiple colleges.

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Fridays with Faculty Seminar

Originated in 2004 and currently supported by the College of Arts & Sciences, the Latina/o Studies Program Fridays with Faculty 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 informal conversation and lunch. The program features speakers with some connection to Latina/o Studies or the Latina/o experience at Cornell and provides a significant alternative academic component for the LSP community. The seminar also serves as a cornerstone retention program as it builds connections and sense of belonging among undergraduate and graduate students, staff and faculty, and increases students' use of Cornell's academic resources. 

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