UIC poet’s translation wins PEN America Literary Award
UIC poet Daniel Borzutzky has been named winner of the 2023 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation, which recognizes book-length translations of poetry from any language into English.
One of the Largest Private Collections of Chicano and Latino Art Comes to Blanton Museum
More than 5,000 works of art by U.S. Latino artists are now at the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin as part of an initiative to expand the museum’s focus on Latino art.
Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Institute: Encouraging More Latino Doctoral Students and Faculty
Article in Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine by Gary M. Stern
Humanities projects receive funding for Latino research and scholarship
Three project teams of principal investigators at Arizona State University have received funding from the Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiative, a subaward of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Ph.D. student from Mexico earns the 2022-23 Crossing Latinidades Mentorship program and research fellowship
Read about Aldo Barrita’s journey in academia and the importance of scholarship opportunities in his life.
Supporting Latinx Students on the Way to a PhD
Psychological and brain sciences grad student Aldo Barrita's fellowship helps expand research in Latino humanities.
History Ph.D. Shine Trabucco wins prestigious national Latinidades research award
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) doctoral student Shine Trabucco has been awarded the Crossing Latinidades Mellon Humanities Fellowship by the Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiative, acquiring funding for tuition, medical insurance and fees for the 2022-23 academic year and paving the way for her heritage dissertation research.
“Stronger Together”
Twenty Hispanic-serving research universities are banding together to increase the number of Latino graduate students and professors at their institutions.
Winners selected for $3M in grants supporting Latino humanities research
A $3 million grant competition from the Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiative will support Latino humanities research projects across the U.S.
‘Crossing Latinidades’ program selects UC Santa Cruz faculty and graduate students for national research and mentoring collaboration
Two UC Santa Cruz faculty were recently awarded $310,000 grants to lead research working groups through the Crossing Latinidades project, a nationwide consortium of R1 designated Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Two Texas Tech Students Awarded Crossing Latinidades Mellon Humanities Fellowship
Maria Sanchez and Megan Miner will participate in Latinx-centered research during the 2022-23 academic year.
CRI Awarded Research Grant to Study Latino Identities
The Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiative, funded by an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant, has approved the collaborative research project Forging Panethnic Allegiances: Hispanic Caribbean Communities in Three Gateway Cities—Miami, New York, and Orlando.
UIC LALS Prof. Adam Goodman Awarded a Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University
Prof. Adam Goodman has been awarded a fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University for the 2022–23 academic year.
University of California, Santa Barbara: The Chicana and Chicano Studies Department welcomes our newest member of the faculty, Dr. Silvia Rodriguez
The Chicana and Chicano Studies Department welcomes our newest member of the faculty, Dr. Silvia Rodriguez Vega.
University of Arizona: New Undergraduate Certificate in Cultural Competency in Mexican/Mexican American and Border Communities
This undergraduate certificate is a 12 credit certificate grounded in a social justice analysis from the field of Mexican American Studies.
CUNY Dominican Studies Center: A History of Dominican Music in the U.S.
A History of Dominican Music in the U.S. is the first NEH-funded open-source digital tool narrating the history of Dominican music as it developed during the past century in the United States.
(PAST OPPORTUNITY) The University of Texas, Austin: CMAS-Benson Latin American Collection Summer Research Fellowships
The Center for Mexican American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin announces its 2022 competition for short-term summer research fellowships at the Benson Latin American Collection in the fields of Mexican American and Latinx Studies.
UIC: Prof. Patrisia Macías-Rojas Receives Prestigious Russell Sage Foundation Grant
LALS is thrilled to announce that Prof. Patrisia Macías-Rojas has been awarded a prestigious Russell Sage Foundation Pipeline Grant.
(PAST OPPORTUNITY) Study Abroad: Learning from Puerto Rico: Environmental, Economic, and Political Challenges for the Future
This study abroad program allows for a first-hand, critical examination of global warming focused on the experiences of the Puerto Rican people during post-Hurricane Maria.
Super HSIs: Recognizing a New Tier of Institutions
Federal funding should be targeted to those institutions that most effectively serve Latino students, not just those that enroll large numbers, Kim A. Wilcox writes.