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National Museum of the American Latino

Paid Smithsonian Leadership Program Extended Application Deadline: April 14, 2023 Watch the program in action. Young Ambassadors Promotional Video Listen to Alumni speak about the Young Ambassadors Program. Nuestro Quinceaños: A Retrospective This summer our Young Ambassadors are creating positive change in your community! Be a Part of It and Apply Now to the Young Ambassadors … Continue reading National Museum of the American Latino

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Dancing Bahia: Essays on Afro-Brazilian Dance, Education, Memory, and Race

This work by Dr. Lucía Suárez, USLS Program Director, was awarded the special citation for the 2019 Dance Studies Association de la Torre Bueno© Award. It was recently published in Portuguese translation by the prestigious Federal University of Bahia Press.

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USLS Graduating Minors

~ USLS Graduating Minors ~ — Cassandra Bucklin: What’s Next: After graduation, I am going to move to Missoula, Montana. Once settled into my new home, I plan to continue on to graduate school and pursue my master’s degree to become a Spanish professor Nicholas Flores Natalie Rivera: What’s Next: I will be attending graduate … Continue reading USLS Graduating Minors

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Women’s History Month

It’s Women’s History Month✨ It is an honor to celebrate the amazing women who are a part of the USLS program! Here are the women who are highlighted: Dr. Lucia Suarez- Director and associate professor of the USLS program. Dr. Shannon Harper- Core faculty and assistant professor. Flor Romero-Slowing- USLS advisor Dr. Kimberly Greder- Affiliate … Continue reading Women’s History Month

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USLS Project Featured on Iowa Public Radio

The USLS “Voces of a Pandemic” project was recently featured in on Iowa Public Radio on both a news report by Kassidy Arena and on the long-format show Talk of Iowa with Charity Nebbe. For more information about the program, visit https://voces.lib.utexas.edu/voces-pandemic.

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Call for Interns!

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End of Year Celebration, 2021

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Fall 2021 Classes!

USLS 211: Intro to Latino/a Studies Click to watch video (Dr. Lucía Suárez) Click to watch video (Dr. Brian Behnken) Click to watch video (Dr. Megan Myers) EDUC 420/520: Bilingualism and the Education of Latinx Youth HIST/USLS 371: Mexican American History SPAN 324: Latin America Today SPAN/USLS 325: Culture and Community: Iowa and Midwest Latino/as … Continue reading Fall 2021 Classes!

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Spring 2021 Classes!

USLS 211: Intro to Latino/a Studies Click to watch video (Dr. Lucía Suárez) Click to watch video (Dr. Brian Behnken) Click to watch video (Dr. Megan Myers) US LS/SPAN 305X: Spanish for Heritage Speakers HIST 340: Latin America I US LS/ANTHR 323C: Latin American Anthropology-Race, Class and Gender SPAN 324: Latin America Today HIST 341: … Continue reading Spring 2021 Classes!

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Fall 2020 Classes!

USLS 211: Intro to Latino/a Studies Click to watch video (Dr. Lucía Suárez) Click to watch video (Dr. Brian Behnken) Click to watch video (Dr. Megan Myers) EDU 420/520: Bilingualism and the Education of Latinx Youth HIST 340: Latin America I HIST 442: Rebellions and Revolutions in Modern Latin America CJST/USLS 360X: Latinas and Victimization: … Continue reading Fall 2020 Classes!