Rest in peace, tatiana de la tierra
Received from Amelia Montes: (via Kathryn Blackmer Reyes) Update 8/2: Read Diane Lefer’s touching tribute to tatiana here. Update 8/1: Queridas y Queridos NACCS familia: …
Malcs 2011: Madres Por Justicia
One of my greatest pleasures in coming to the Summer Institute is to experience all the wonderful cultural output. From local artists featured in the …
TWO JOBS: Latin American Literature, UChicago
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago invites applications for two faculty positions in Latin American literature, one at the …
JOB: Asst/Assoc Prof, MexAm History, Tx State San Marcos
The Department of History at Texas State University-San Marcos invites applications (link here) for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professorship in Mexican American history.
Mujeres Talk: The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
Upon returning to the ‘real world’ after a wonderful time spent with mujeres at UC Santa Barbara last week, I have been reflecting on how …
Actress Lupe Ontiveros dies at age 69
Remembering this wonderful actress, Lupe Ontiveros.  By Mireya Navarro, from the NY Times (July 27, 2012) Lupe Ontiveros, a Mexican-American character actress who struggled through …
Finding Your Mid-Career Mojo: Saying ‘No’
Reprinted from Inside Higher Education By Kerry Ann Rockquemore Last year, sociologists tested the hypothesis that women do more service than their male counterparts at …
MALCS Summer Institute – Day 3 by Ester Trujillo
Muchisimas gracias to UCSB graduate student Ester Trujillo for spontaneously posting to our Facebook page this series of three daily reports from the Summer Institute …
MALCS Day Two by Ester Trujillo
The second day of MALCS got started off bright and early as the cool sea breeze rolled onto campus. At 9:00 I walked over to …