Karen Jaime receives both Schomburg Fellowship for 2023-2024 and Cornell Faculty Champion Award

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.

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Nexus Scholars Program expands research opportunities to 101 students

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.

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Fall 2023 Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty luncheon seminar series

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.

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Latina/o Studies celebrates the class of 2023

Congratulations to the Latina/o Studies undergraduate and graduate minors and graduates of the class of 2023!

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'I've learned about and connected to my culture in ways I had never imagined'

Claudia León is an American Studies major.

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'I am more than capable of attaining all of my heart's desires'

Yomaris Valerio Hernandez is a sociology major.

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'I feel like I am leaving a family of friends, mentors and loved ones behind'

Fabio Cabrera is a philosophy and German studies major.

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'I became a poet at Cornell'

Isaac Salazar is an English major.

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Melissa Montejo '23: How She Found Her Space at Cornell

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.

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'Challenge yourself to think differently, explore broadly, and connect wholly'

Peter Terrazas is a science and technology studies major.

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Monica Cornejo shares experiences as an Undocumented Immigrant in Academia

Cornejo’s status as an undocumented immigrant and DACA recipient has inspired her work as a professor.

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Support Latinx Studies on Cornell's Giving Day

"I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." Support Latinx Studies on March 16, 2023!

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Latina/o Studies welcomes Dr. Monica Cornejo

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.

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Nuestra voz en español /Spanish Conversation Hour

“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.

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Teatrotaller celebrates 30 years of great theatre

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

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Latina/o Studies offers a robust curriculum in Fall 2023

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.

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Graduate minor field at Cornell was the first established at an Ivy League

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.

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Spring 2023 Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty luncheon seminar series

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

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Independent Journalist to Give Talk on Current Local Issues in Puerto Rico

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.

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29th Unity Dinner brings together Cornell's Latinx community

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.

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Anthology celebrates Nuyorican Poets Cafe founder

A digital and print collection, co-edited by Karen Jaime, pays tribute to the late Miguel Algarín.

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Professional Directions: Q&A with Jimmy A. Noriega, Professor of Theatre and Dance, The College of Wooster

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

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Juliana Garcia joins Cornell Health as Latinx Community Liaison

Juliana Garcia returns to Cornell and will resume in-person "Let's Talk" Rockefeller. As a Cornell alumna, graduating from the ILR school in 2014, she brings with her the ability to relate with Latinx undergraduates facing challenges she once navigated.

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Professor Karen Jaime launches poetry collection at the Nuyorican Poets Café

Jaime launches Memorias de Miguel: The Hard Work of Love (Hemi Press 2022), a print and digital anthology including prose and poetry that aims to celebrate the life and legacy of Nuyorican Poets Cafe founder, Miguel Algarín.

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Alumni return to celebrate theatre troupe’s 30th anniversary

A series of special events, including visits from alumni involved in theatre, film and television, is being planned to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Teatrotaller, a theatre troupe formed to promote Spanish, Latin American and Latino culture.

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Book: Policymakers are failing ‘climate refugees’

The United States must transform its outdated migration policies to address the human devastation that is left in the wake of climate change and environmental catastrophe, Maria Cristina Garcia argues.

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Latina/o Studies offers a robust curriculum in Spring 2023

For the 2023 Spring 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.

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Fall 2022 Cine con Cultura Latinx American Film Festival

Cine con Cultura launches its film festival celebrating Latinx Heritage month and brings 14 films in Spanish, English, and Portuguese to Ithaca to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month (Sept. 17-Oct. 16). Film screenings will be held at Cornell Cinema, Cinemapolis, Ithaca College or virtually. Some films are free and all are open to the public.

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Bran Alves-Morgan brings experience in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as new Advising Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences and the Latinx Student Success Office

Third-generation educator Bran Alves-Morgan (he/they, él/elle) smiled through Zoom, articulating how his passion for learning and educating lives vicariously through him.

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The Queer Nuyorican wins at the 24th Annual International Latino Book Awards

Professor Karen Jaime's book The Queer Nuyorican: Racialized Sexualities and Aesthetics in Loisaida (NYU Press, 2021) was awarded a Silver Medal in The Victor Villaseñor Best Latino Focused Book category at the 24th Annual International Latino Book Awards

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Can poetry challenge the systems of power? A bilingual feature about Karen Jaime

Karen Jaime was born and raised on Long Island, New York by a single Dominican mother who immigrated to New York in her twenties. Dominican cultural norms — the food, speaking Spanish at home (her mother was proficient but not fluent in English) — and community formations informed her upbringing.

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Karen Jaime wins award for her book, The Queer Nuyorican: Racialized Sexualities and Aesthetics in Loisaida

Alumna Karen Jaime wins book award that recognizes greatness in literature honoring authors, translators, and illustrators.

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Latinx community welcomes Adriana Lima

Latinx community welcomes Adriana Lima as the Residential Hall Director of the Latino Living Center

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Fall 2022 Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty luncheon series

Now in its eighteenth 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 informal conversation about their current research/work in progress and lunch.

Friday, December 2 @ 12 pm
429 Rockefeller Hall (4th Floor Rockefeller Hall)
Ray Jayawardhana
Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences
Professor of Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences

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Latina/o Studies celebrates the class of 2022

Congratulations to the Latina/o Studies undergraduate minors and graduates of the class of 2022!

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'I gained perspective from my Arts & Sciences education'

AnnaBella Adragna is a sociology major.

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'I was encouraged to ask difficult yet necessary questions'

Luis Tamayo majors in sociology and Spanish.

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Latinx students present their research

On Friday, April 22, 2022, Latina/o Studies research grant recipients John Kennedy, PhD student, and Alan Ramos '22 presented their research at Pláticas as part of the LSSO Latinx Thrive! Series.

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Student veteran Roland Molina continues to serve

As a student at Cornell and president of the Cornell Undergraduate Veterans Association, Molina has dedicated himself to strengthening the veteran community on campus.

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Amid refugee announcement, Biden seeks to relieve a backlogged asylum system

Cristina Maria Garcia, professor of history and Latino studies, comments on President Biden’s announcement that the U.S. will admit 100,000 Ukrainian refugees.

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Debut of "A Chicano's Guide to Navigation" written and directed by Cornell students

The play, A Chicano's Guide to Navigation, written and directed by Cornell students will run from March 24-26, 2022 in the Black Box Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. The play is an inspirational story that follows the main character, Juan, who is trying to develop a presentation where he shares his insight into his own experience as a ‘Chicano’ and the effect social media has on how we communicate with each other and perceive our differing and diverse identities

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More than $12M donated to support students in 24 hours

On Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.

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A&S Student starts first term on Ithaca's Common Council

A&S student Jorge Defendini '22, a new member of Ithaca's Common Council, is focusing on environment and housing issues.

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John Kennedy takes on teaching core LSP course, embraces interdisciplinary Latinx identities

Sitting at a table in the 4th floor Rockefeller Latina/o Studies Program library, Graduate student John Kennedy smiled when asked about why Latino Studies: "Latino studies has been a way to contextualize my identity" while providing a home for community building, knowledge, and engagement.Kennedy's interests in Latin American Studies and related...

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Latina/o Studies offers a robust curriculum in Fall 2022

For the 2022 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, pop culture, and education, as well as politics, immigration, cultural identity, language, and more.

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Support Arts & Sciences on Giving Day March 16

Gifts allow the College to fulfill its mission: preparing students to do the greatest good in the world.

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Book launch and celebration of Professor Karen Jaime's, The Queer Nuyorican

Join us for a book launch and celebration on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 6 pm to honor Karen Jaime’s pathbreaking scholarship and reflect on the history of the New York institution that is the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Dr. Patricia Herrera and Dr. Arnaldo Cruz-Malavé will speak to the significance of Jaime’s book for the fields of Latinx Studies...

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Student group helps translate research into hometown projects

A new organization, founded by students in the College of Arts & Sciences, offers support and guidance for students who want to translate their research at Cornell into projects that will benefit their hometowns.

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Latina/o studies bids farewell to Professors Parra and Vélez

On the evening of December 9, 2021, the sound of cheers from Cornell faculty and staff, family and friends and community members with music by Sally Ramírez and Alex Specker, filled Cornell’s Statler Hotel Taylor room. The Latina/o Studies program hosted a retirement celebration for Professors Pilar Parra and Héctor Vélez to honor their years of...

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Emergency fund to support students at Cornell now on line

The emergency fund provides grants of up to $500 to undergraduate students with necessary emergency expenses incurred during the fall or spring semesters that cannot be funded by other means.

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