Karrieann Soto Vega

TODAY! Deadline to cast your votes for the @RicanStudies incoming board! It’s important to get as many people to vote so please check for an Election Buddy email from Mónica Jiménez. Spread the word!

Look at this beautiful and necessary work!

And the good news train keeps on rolling! It is so incredibly exciting to be working with the folks in this cohort as a fellow this year! Thank you to everyone at Centro making amazing things happen ✨

@xEmmaAmador @CentroPR Felicidades Emma! I am so excited to work with you! 💖🇵🇷

✨🇵🇷 I am thrilled that this year I will be on fellowship at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, CUNY! This is a dream come true. @CentroPR

#NewProfilePic to announce that this year marks the beginning of my career at Pennsylvania State University, where I will be assistant professor of rhetoric in the English department. Look forward to connecting with other folks here!

PUERTO RICO IS A COLONY. So glad to have @RicanStudies at UCSC this weekend. 🍉🍉

"Made in NuYoRico: Fania Records, Latin Music, and Salsa’s Nuyorican Meanings" by @marinegronphd tells the cultural history of salsa since 1964. Read the introduction on our website today. ow.ly/E4tl50SX2N6

🧵 Have questions about the Rooted & Relational Community Micro-Grant Program? We've gathered some of the most frequently asked questions, and answered them for you. Applications are due August 30th, 2024 at 11:59pm ET →centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/opportunities/…

Exciting news! CENTRO at @Hunter_College has received $6.468M from the @MellonFdn Presidential Initiatives! This 5-year "Rooted + Relational" project, led by Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez, kicks off Fall 2024 with the theme "Archives, Memory & the Present Past of Puerto Rico.”

Call for Peitho Editor/Co-Editors We are seeking an editor–or a pair of co-editors–for Peitho, our quarterly peer-reviewed online journal, beginning June 1, 2025, with early onboarding to begin on or around January 1, 2025. More Info: cfshrc.org/call-for-appli…

@KishonnaGray @umsi Congrats congrats congrats!!! 🎊

Soooo... guess what? I have accepted a position as FULL professor at the University of Michigan in the School of Information!! Sending so many thanks to Dean Andrea Forte and the wonderful faculty, staff, and students who made this process amazing @umsi

Joining us at #RicanStudies2024 at UCSC in August? Register & make sure your membership is current! Register here: ricanstudies.com/registration. Renew membership here: ricanstudies.com/membership. The prelim schedule & info on travel & lodging is available here: ricanstudies.com/logistics-2024.

I am so looking forward to this authors meet readers session 🤩🤩💞💞🇵🇷🇵🇷

Excited to announce our keynote speaker for the PRSA 2024 Conference--Ileana M. Rodríguez-Silva! Check out our latest email for more information on her work and to learn about lodging logistics in the UCSC campus. Feel free to share and reach out if you have questions 🤓 🇵🇷

@Caddie_Alford Congratulations, Caddie! 🎉🎉

Please read and share the PRSA Statement on the Repression of Student Encampments and Palestine Solidarity Work ricanstudies.com/solidarity-wit…

Join CENTRO & @dslprojects for a dynamic 2-day symposium leading up to the 116th St. Festival & the National Puerto Rican Day Parade! Fellows from across the DSL will converge for a symposium with CENTRO:

In 1969, African-American & Puerto Rican students took over City College to protest their five demands. This article from the CENTRO Journal in 2009 explores these protests through interviews with the students who were there. Read it here: ow.ly/pMov50RwkqA