CLS at MSU

Save the date of April 6 for Chicano/Latino Studies Graduate Certificate Student Gene Garcia's masters thesis defense "Participation and Engagement with Michigan Collegiate Mexican Ballet Folklórico Registered Student Organizations (RSOs)" clstudies.msu.edu/news-events/ev…

MSU's ballet folklorico group, Pasos de la Tierra, is performing tonight at the Kellogg Center at 7:00pm as part of Michigan State's Farmwork Appreciation Commemorative Celebration.

CLS is happy to welcome a new Dual Degree Doctoral Student to our department - Miguel Logan Treviño-Fica is a first-generation, first-year Ph.D. student in Sociology with an interest in sex/gender/sexuality, race/ethnicity, and social movements. Welcome, Miguel!

Teresa Rivera has successfully defended her Dissertation Proposal entitled "A Stress Process Model-Chicana Feminist Approach to Understanding Latina Immigrant Experiences and Interpretations of Interpersonal Violence." Congratulations, Teresa!

The Hispanic Latino Commission of Michigan is proud to announce their Annual Statewide Post-Secondary Graduation Celebration on April 10, 2026 in Lansing, Michigan at the Michigan Historical Center. bit.ly/HLCOMGraduatio…

MSU YEP Brown Bag presents Dr. Jennifer Renick "Utilizing Community - Engaged Research to Contextualize Social-Emotional Learning Within the Lives of Black Adolescents" at 12 p.m. April 1 in Room 9 of Human Ecology.

Reminder: MSU Chicano/Latino Studies and Sociology Dual Major Doctoral Degree student Teresa Rivera will present her dissertation proposal defense at 9:30 a.m. this Wednesday. sociology.msu.edu/events/rivera-…

CLS welcomes you to join the Latino Achievement Gala hosted by Culturas de las Razas Unidas. The event will take place on April 24th, 2026 from 6-8PM in The Multicultural Center. Make sure to register spaces ae limited : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

CLS is doing a Reflection Wall for Farm Worker's Awareness Week. Please drop by the office (200 S. Kedzie Hall) until March 31 to leave a heart on our wall with a message of love and support towards the Farm Workers community.

Join us at the MSU Libraries for an author talk and book signing by Robert “Carlos” Fuentes, author of The Vacation: A Teenage Migrant Farmworker’s Experience Picking Cherries in Michigan. clstudies.msu.edu/news-events/ev…

CLS celebrates the publication of Dr. Márquez’s first monograph, Lenchitudes. Sapphic Representation in Contemporary Mexican Narrative. Dr. Márquez is an Assistant Professor of Spanish with a focus on Gender and Sexuality in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The city of Lansing has canceled its annual Legacy of Cesar Chavez Dinner this month following sexual misconduct allegations against the historic labor leader. wilx.com/2026/03/18/lan…

CLS Students! Dr. Adrian Huerta will be meeting with graduate students at noon instead of 11am on Thurs. March 19th. Please join him for "Navigating the Academy" in 200 S. Kedzie Hall.

Please join us on March 25 as MSU Chicano/Latino Studies and Sociology Dual Major Doctoral Degree student Teresa Rivera will present her dissertation proposal defense in 457 Berkey with a Zoom option. sociology.msu.edu/events/rivera-… #MSUSocialScience #MSUSociology

Congratulations to CLS Core Faculty Elena Ruíz (College of Arts & Letters), Sara's House, and WHEAT, recipients of the 2026 Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Research. go.msu.edu/UOEAwards26

Happy Give Green Day! 💚 MSU Chicano/Latino Studies Program asks for your support for our Emergency Student Fund. Please consider supporting our students. givingto.msu.edu/causes-to-supp… #GiveGreenDay

Reminder! Tonight Dra. Cristina Rivera Garza, Mexican author and Pulitzer Prize winner, will discuss her book "Liliana's Invincible Summer" and the wider topic of "Confronting Gender Violence Through Literature" at 6 p.m. in the MSU Union Ballroom. clstudies.msu.edu/news-events/ev…

CLS Core Faculty Deyanira Nevárez Martínez shares her research on homelessness in Detroit. She is assistant professor of Urban and Regional Planning. theconversation.com/housing-first-…

Welcome to CLS, Ayaka Lingard! Ayaka (she/they) is a PhD student in Sociology and a graduate certificate student in Chicano/Latino Studies. We are so glad you are here!

The College of Arts & Letters presents the 2026 Legacy Lecture featuring Rocio Quispe Agnoli, Professor of Latin American Literatures and Cultures. Join us for an inspiring evening filled with thought-provoking insights and a captivating presentation. clstudies.msu.edu/news-events/ev…