Latinx community welcomes Jo-Ana Rivera
The Latina/o Studies Program, Latino Living Center and the Latinx community at Cornell University welcomes Jo-Ana Rivera as the Residence Hall Director of the Latino Living Center.
Local creatives weave together art and action with month-long Orozco Gallery exhibit
The art pieces hanging on the walls of Orozco Gallery, a pop-up exhibit open on The Commons from April 3 to May 2, are continuously evolving. The nomadic gallery, curated by Colombian-American artist Yen Ospina, primarily highlights the work of Latine fiber artists, bringing perspectives often marginalized in the art world to the center of…
New Latina/o Studies major opens for A&S students
A new Latina/o Studies major will launch in Fall 2026 at Cornell University, a program that expands coursework, seminars, and community engagement for Arts and Sciences students.
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.”
Latina/o Studies celebrates the class of 2026
Congratulations to the Latina/o Studies undergraduate and graduate minors and graduates of the class of 2026!
On storm-ravaged Vieques, a microgrid builds resilience
A collaboration with Cornell is bringing relief to Vieques, a Puerto Rican island that still has unreliable power nine years after Hurricane Maria.
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.
What does the Latina/o Studies Program mean to our students?
"What I like the most about LSP is the people. I feel supported by my coworkers and supervisors, and I know I can count on them whenever I need any guidance or help. There's a strong sense of community which makes the work environment that much more empowering and welcoming."
Héctor Abruña, long-time supporter of Latina/o Studies, honored for chemistry in the public interest
For his work in energy storage and power generation, Héctor D. Abruña, the Émile M. Chamot Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has received the 2026 Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest from the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society.
Two Years Post Affirmative Action, Student Racial Affinity Groups Discuss Shifts in Campus Culture
Two years after the Supreme Court deemed race-conscious admissions for higher education institutions unconstitutional, student leaders of campus racial affinity groups have noticed changes in their communities. Full story.
Orozco Gallery Hosts Month-Long Pop-Up Gallery & Community Event Series in Downtown Ithaca
In times of uncertainty, art remains a powerful act of resilience. This April and early May, Orozco Gallery will open its doors for the second year as a vibrant pop-up space for creativity, connection, and cultural celebration at 115 S. Cayuga St. in Downtown Ithaca (next to Hawi Ethiopian Cuisine!).
Fall 2026 Latina/o Studies course offerings
For the 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.If you have questions about Latina/o Studies courses, or the resources the program provides, we invite you to…
34 Years Strong: Sabor Latino Dance Ensemble Spring concert
Founded in 1992, Sabor Latino Dance Ensemble is Cornell University's longest-standing performing Latin Dance group on campus, centering our performances on the celebration of our heritage. Sabor's mission is to educate Cornell University and the greater Ithaca community about Hispanic and Latin culture through various Latin dance styles, including bachata, merengue, salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, soca,…
Fridays with Alumni continues during Spring 2026
Now in its second year, the Fridays with Alumni series introduces students to Cornell alums who will offer advice on preparing for an ever-changing workplace. Alums will discuss their academic trajectories, networking, internships and employment, and what they wish they had known when they were students at Cornell. This hybrid series was launched in Spring…
Production in memory of Professor Debra Castillo
In the course, students learned performance techniques in Spanish-speaking and Latinx communities, demonstrating the array of Latin-American stories through music, visual arts, and performance. They were tasked to prepare short, original, collectively-created plays for this public presentation as their final projects. With handcrafted sets matched to a prompt of self expression, students created an array…
Spring 2026 Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty seminar series
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 while enjoying FREE lunch. All are welcome
Fall 2025 Fridays with Alumni
This series introduces students to Cornell alums who will offer advice on preparing for an ever-changing workplace. Alums will discuss their academic trajectories, networking, internships and employment, and what they wish they had known when they were students at Cornell. This hybrid series was launched in Spring 2025. A light lunch will be available for…
Hispanic, Black First-Year Enrollment Increases in Second Year Post-Affirmative Action
In the second year post-affirmative action, enrollment of Hispanic and Black first-year students increased from the Class of 2028 to the Class of 2029. Enrollment for white and Asian first-year students decreased.
Latina alum, Patricia Campos-Medina honored as Changemaker Champion
Patricia Campos-Medina ’96, MPA ’97, executive director of ILR’s Worker Institute and senior extension associate, was honored as a Changemaker Champion by the YWCA of the City of New York on Oct. 22 at the Salute Gala fundraising event.
A night of celebrating “Nuestra Esencia es Nuestra Presencia”
On Friday Oct. 17th, a myriad of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members joined together at Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room in celebration of the 32nd Annual Unity Dinner. This year’s theme was “Nuestra Esencia es Nuestra Presencia,” embodying the core principles of a Cornellian: community, inner strength, and honor.
‘Champion, Advocate and Ally’: Remembering Debra ‘Debbie’ Castillo
Prof. Debra Castillo, comparative literature, was announced dead at 72 on Oct. 5.
Gio Rodriguez presents research in New Mexico
As a first-generation, low-income student, navigating academia has been challenging, but not impossible, thanks to the support of programs like the Latina/o Studies Program; I have been able to advance in my academic career.
Remembering Prof. Debra Castillo, champion of Latinx students, community
Professor Debra Castillo, Stephen H. Weiss presidential fellow and Emerson Hinchliff professor of Hispanic Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences, died Oct. 5 at the age of 72.
Spring 2026 Latina/o Studies course offerings
For the Spring 2026 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.
Annual Bienvenidos Provides Latine Communidad
Bilingual chisme, laughter, music, dancing and singing radiated throughout the crisp evening air of Thurston Avenue’s 500 Block last Friday evening, September 5, 2025, echoing throughout lower North Campus as the sun went down. Latino Living Center (LLC) annual tradition, hosted their annual Bienvenidos BBQ in the courtyard between sides A and B, where more…
Hispanic Heritage Month & Cine con Cultura Film Festival
The Latino/a Studies Program is a proud collaborator of the 2025 Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, including the 11th annual Cine con Cultura Latinx Film Festival featuring 10 films alongside a month full of community events from art exhibits to drag shows!
Fall 2025 Nuestra Voz en español/Spanish Conversation Hour
Nuestra voz en español will return during Fall 2025 semester on Thursdays from 4 to 5 pm starting on September 18th, 2025. Nuestra voz en español is a collaborative initiative between the Latina/o Studies Program, LSP Student Success Office, the Department of Romance Studies, and the Language Resource Center brings students together to speak Spanish…
Latinx Microtheater Festival comes to Cornell and downtown Ithaca
Teatrotaller, founded in 1993, has over 30 years of experience in Latinx production and performance arts, with performances in Cornell University, Ithaca, across the United States and international theatres. On November 15th, Teatrotaller will collaborate with Performing Identities Across Cultures (PICS) to host their annual Microtheatre (Microteatro) Festival with Ithaca Story House and Community School…
Welcome!
During this fall semester, I will be interim director of the program, standing in for Professor Maria Cristina Garcia, who will return to lead LSP this Spring. My own departmental home is Comparative Literature, and my research and teaching focus on literature, culture, and performance in the Americas. I also have a strong interest in…
Dr. Evelyn Ambríz '11 and '15 joins Latina/o Studies
Dr. Evelyn Ambríz '11 and '15 is a Postdoctoral Associate for Mentoring and Faculty Engagement at Cornell University, where she co-leads the Faculty Advancing Inclusive Mentoring (FAIM) Resource Center. In this role, she designs research-informed tools and workshops that support inclusive, values-driven mentoring across the university. Her work focuses on helping faculty and graduate students…
Engaged Opportunity Grants connect students with hands-on community projects
The David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement awarded nine grants to a diverse array of projects that connect classroom learning with hands-on collaboration.
Fall 2025 Latina/o Studies course offerings
For the 2025 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.
Kety Esquivel '97 ILR gives TEDx talk
Cornell alum Kety Esquivel, president of Cornell Latino Alumni Association gives a TEDx Adams Morgan talk, 'Being Unstoppable, No Matter What'!
From posters to precedent, humanities scholars showcase their research
Projects spanned topics from Confederate cemeteries to Korean textiles.
Fall 2025 Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty seminar series
Now in its twenty second 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 while enjoying FREE lunch.
'It's essential to view history considering multiple perspectives'
Isabella Riano is an American studies & government major.
Professor Karen Jaime receives VONA Fellowship
Voices of Our Nations Arts (VONA), a foundation recognized as "the premier multi-genre workshop for BIPOC Writers," has selected PMA/LSP Associate Professor Karen Jaime as a 2025 VONA Fellow. As a Fellow, Jaime will be participating in their summer poetry workshop.
“We are La Voz” event highlights Latine artists
A collaboration between Cornell faculty, students and Ithaca community members is bringing together a monthlong event in downtown Ithaca, focused on Latine artists.
Associate Professor Karen Jaime gave talk at the University of Miami’s Center for Humanities on Queer Nightlife Kinships
PMA/LSP Associate Professor Karen Jaime was recently invited to the University of Miami's Center for the Humanities to discuss her research during a luncheon and public lecture on March 27, organized by the Queer Studies Interdisciplinary Research Group.
Death of Pope Francis marks end of historic papacy
Cornell experts comment on the legacy of Pope Francis, who died on Monday, marking the end of a historic papacy.
Latina/o Studies celebrates the class of 2025
Congratulations to the Latina/o Studies undergraduate and graduate minors and graduates of the class of 2025!
Cornell Giving Day 2025
"I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study."
Spring 2025 Nuestra Voz en español/Spanish Conversation Hour
Nuestra voz en español, a collaborative initiative between the Latina/o Studies Program, LSP Student Success Office, the Department of Romance Studies, and the Language Resource Center brings students together to speak Spanish with other heritage speakers in an informal setting.
Latina/o Studies offers new way to connect with alumni
“Fridays with Alumni” kicks off Jan. 31 featuring Kim Cardenas '17 & Joseph De Los Santos '19,
Doctoral student Laura Caicedo creates community at Cornell
Like many academics, fifth-year doctoral candidate Laura Caicedo's (they/them) journey through academia has been complex and sometimes isolating. However, through a love for learning and teaching and through their efforts to find people at Cornell interested in intellectual discussions, Caicedo has used a literature-centric lens to find their community.
Latina/o Studies launches Fridays with Alumni
In the Spring 2025, Latina/o Studies and the Cornell Latino Alumni Association launches, Fridays with Alumni. This series will introduce students to Cornell alums who will offer advice on preparing for an ever-changing workplace. Alums will discuss their academic trajectories, networking, internships and employment, and what they wish they had known when they were students…
Spring 2025 Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty seminar series
Now in its twenty first 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 while enjoying FREE lunch.
Chemist Héctor D. Abruña wins Enrico Fermi Award
The award recognizes scientists, engineers and science policymakers who have given unstintingly over their careers to advance energy science and technology.
31st Unity Dinner Creates Communidad Through Voces
An abundance of laughter and conversation in English and Spanish filled the air of Willard Straight Hall’s Memorial Room on October 18, 2024, as guests enjoyed dinner catered by Catering by Beacon Events Catering. The ambiance turned musical with a perfomance by Mariachi Regional en Cornell University, followed by dance performances from Salsa Pa’lante and…