LACUSL Speaker Series: Prof. Anjana Mudambi

Critically Reflexive Racialization: Building Interracial Solidarity through Research Practices Monday, February 24, 2025 3:00-4:00 PM AGSL (UWM Libraries, 3rd floor) UW-Milwaukee Dr. Anjana Mudambi Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee In this talk, I’ll share my framework of critically reflexive …

Bomba Workshop with Beto Torrens & Imani Jalil

December 4th, 2024, 1:00-2:15 PM  Zelazo Center Room 250 2419 E Kenwood Blvd. Join renowned percussionist and Bembé-artist-in-residence Beto Torrens for a hands-on workshop on Puerto Rican bomba, an Afro-Indigenous genre that is the island’s oldest music and dance tradition. …

Trenque Lauquen Showing

October 4 at 5:30 pm and October 5 at 5:00 pm FREE for everyone!   Both in love with Laura, Rafael and Ezequiel set out to find her after learning about her mysterious disappearance, and the pair soon discover that …

LACUSL Speaker Series: Professor Emily Latch & Billie Harrison

“The Grenada frog: Long term monitoring, mapping, outreach and conservation.”   Monday, November 18th, 2024 3-4 pm AGSL (UWM Libraries, 3rd floor) UW-Milwaukee Professor Emily Latch & Billie Harrison Biological Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The island of Grenada is home to …

LACUSL Speaker Series: Dr. Jorge Coronado

“Indigeneity and Writing: Rethinking Indigenismo in Early 20th Century Latin America” Monday October 28th, 2024 3pm-4pm AGSL (UWM Libraries, 3rd floor) UW-Milwaukee Jorge Coronado Professor of Latin American and Andean Literatures Co-Director, Andean Cultures & Histories Northwestern University  In this talk, Professor Coronado reconsiders …

Authenticity and Inclusion: Engaging Language Learners through UDL

October 12, 2024 9am-12:30pm Northwest Quadrant D 1871 (2025 E Newport Ave) The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Explore Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a research-based framework for meeting the needs of all learners. This interactive workshop will highlight UDL principles and …

LACUSL Speaker Series: Dr. Gabriela Nagy

“Health among Latino/a Immigrants and Refugees” Monday, September 23, 2024 3-4 pm AGSL (UWM Libraries, 3rd floor) UW-Milwaukee Dr. Gabriela Nagy  Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The overarching focus of Dr. Gabriela Nagy’s research is on reducing …

Astronomy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Evidence of the study of astronomy has been found around the world dating back generations. El Pais has an article focusing on Indigenous pre-Hispanic “contemplations of the cosmos”, found here. A presentation given for the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club by Ana Maria Milla …

Climate Change and Freshwater in Latin America and the Caribbean

Many of us are familiar with the story of the “Cochabamba Water War”, a rebellion of Bolivians against water privatization that was further immortalized in the 2010 film “También la lluvia.” Unfortunately, there are still many issues with water rights …