UC Santa Cruz will be part of a national initiative in Latinx studies called “Crossing Latinidades: Emerging Scholars and New Comparative Directions.”

The University of Illinois Chicago has been awarded a three-year, $5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a national initiative in Latino humanities studies called “Crossing Latinidades: Emerging Scholars and New Comparative Directions.”

A $5 million grant has been awarded to the University of Illinois Chicago from The Andrew W. Mellow Foundation to support a nationwide program called Crossing Latinidades: Emerging Scholars and New Comparative Directions.

The University of Arizona is part of Crossing Latinidades, a consortium of 16 Hispanic-Serving Institutions, or HSIs, funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Six graduate students at the University of Arizona have been selected as Creative Writing Fellows.

The University of Illinois Chicago has been awarded the 2021 Institutional Excellence Award by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, or NADOHE, for its efforts as a four-year public institution.

Graduate student recipients from University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Arizona and the University of Texas at El Paso will each receive $500 to attend and participate in roundtables, workshops and readings

The University of Illinois Chicago will lead a new consortium of 16 Hispanic-Serving Institutions.