la Webjefa Aida Hurtado, professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received the 2007 Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The award recognizes distinguished research, professional practice, and activities that advance public understanding of gender and/or sexuality throughout the educational community. Hurtado received … Read more
The 2007 MALCS Summer Institute site committee is currently seeking submissions for scholarly papers, panels proposals, workshops, roundtables, intimate circles, etc. for the 2007 Summer Institute at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus August 2-4. The theme of this year’s Institute, “Among Women, Between Nations–Entre mujeres, entre naciones,†symbolizes both the intimacy and the … Read more
Memorias del Silencio: Footprints of the Borderlands – El objetivo del proyecto era ofrecer talleres de creación literaria a clases de GED (equivalencia de preparatoria) para trabajadores del campo y sus familias, con la idea de mejorar sus técnicas de escritura y de lectura. Este libro contiene historias que hablan del trabajo en los campos … Read more
FRESNO, Calif. – When school officials announce the name of the Fresno High School prom king on Saturday, Cinthia Covarrubias will be wearing a tuxedo just like the six boys vying for the honor. Administrators agreed to reverse a district protocol this week that limited males to compete for the title after Covarrubias was nominated … Read more
From a recent commentary by El Paso Times guest columnist Christine Granados: When the guero is finished with his talk, I buy his book so I can ask him what role he thinks Chicano literature is going to play in American letters. And because I asked straight up like that, he couldn’t bring up Gabriel … Read more
Congratulations to Texas State University Anthropology professor Ana Juárez for receiving NSF funding for the “Research Experience for Undergraduate Site on Culture and Globalization in Highland Guatemala” program. The three-year multi-institutional grant will provide funding for students from four institutions to conduct research in Guatemala, including students from Texas State University-San Marcos. See full story … Read more
From: Nina Perales [mailto:] Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 10:45 AM Subject: RE: Request from MALDEF Dear MALCISTAS: Please take a moment to review this email and consider whether you know anyone who could help us. My office is interested in speaking with Latinas or Latinos who have served in the U.S. armed forces while … Read more