Thursday, March 10th, 2022 @ 3:30pm & 7:00pm CT
Valerie Martínez is the author of five books of poetry, one book of translations (of Uruguay’s Delmira Agustini) and a chapbook of hybrid poetry and prose. Her poems have appeared widely in anthologies, journals, and magazines. Her most recent work, Count, is a book-length poem that grapples with the devastating effects of human-made climate change while recounting the magnificent wonders of the natural world.… Continue Reading »
LACUSL Speaker Series: Queer Exposures: Roberto Bolaño, Sexuality, and Photography
Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 @ 3:30 pm CT
Queer sexuality and photography disturb linear temporalities such as normative social development and the subordination of the past to the present. Close readings of selected novels, short stories, and poems by Roberto Bolaño (1953-2003), demonstrate that queerness and photography also disturb linear conceptions of an author’s trajectory.… Continue Reading »
Student-Led Internship Panel Nov 11!
Please join us on November 11, 2021 at 3pm for a Student-led Panel on Internships. Hear from past student interns from a variety of sites, ask questions, learn about their experiences, and gain insight on pursuing a credit-bearing internship! Please … Continue Reading »
Exploring Majors Fair
Monday, October 18th, 2021 @ 10:00am – 2:00pm CT
Find our Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx (LACUSL) Studies Major and Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) Certificate representing this coming Monday in the UWM Union Ballroom.… Continue Reading »
Fall 21 Group Advising Sessions
Group Advising is a small group of students meeting to discuss, interact and explore topics with an Academic Advisor. … Continue Reading »
LACUSL Speaker Series: Sacrificing the Goat in Mario Vargas Llosa’s La fiesta del Chivo
Tuesday, October 12th, 2021 @ 3:30 pm CT
Please join us for the first LACUSL Speakers Series of the 2021-2022 academic year. Dr. Christopher Schulenburg, Professor of Spanish at UW-Platteville. … Continue Reading »
Paid Summer Internship Opportunity
Casa Romero is looking for interns during their Summer 2021 Arts Camp. Applicants should enjoy working with children and feel comfortable engaging in both visual arts and music. This is a paid opportunity! The deadline to apply is May 5. … Continue Reading »
Announcing the Multicultural Scholars Collaborative
Recently, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s “Toward an Anti-Racist Campus” action grant supported the establishment of a Multicultural Scholars Collaborative on campus. This Collaborative will serve as an institutionalized network to enhance the research productivity of scholars of color, promote retention of BIPOC faculty, and enhance student retention into this pipeline.… Continue Reading »
The Distinguished Lecture Series Presents Youth Climate Activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Monday, April, 19th, 2021 @ 7:00 pm CT
Join Student Involvement and Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies in a conversation with Youth Climate Activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, founder of Earth Guardians, an intergenerational organization with youth that trains diverse youth to be effective leaders in the environmental, climate and social justice movements across the globe.… Continue Reading »
Hispanic Serving Institution Website Launch
The Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Network of Wisconsin website has just launched. The HSI Network includes member institutions Marquette, UW-Parkside, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), Mount Mary University, Gateway Technical College, Carroll University, UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), and Alverno College.… Continue Reading »