Chicano/Hispano/Mexicano Studies

Starting this weekend, the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos will present Following the Manito Trail–a cultural heritage exhibition that shares the largely untold histories of nine Hispanic New Mexican families from Taos County with public audiences.  The...

The Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards were established last year to honor recently promoted faculty who have accomplished outstanding research or creative works in their respective career stage. Two new faculty members were awarded and...

The basic definition for the Spanish language word querencia is a metaphysical concept taken from the verb querer, which means "to want” or “to love." But the reality of querencia is more complicated, more poetic and sentimental, seated in deep emotions...

The Native American Alumni chapter, Chicana & Chicano Studies, and Native American Studies recently hosted the third annual Ethnic Studies and Alumni Town Hall. This webinar was hosted virtually on zoom, with three sessions focusing on high school...

The University of New Mexico's Native American Studies and Chicana & Chicano Studies departments host the third annual Ethnic Studies and Alumni Town Hall on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. it’s being co-hosted by each program’s Alumni...

The Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine recently released its annual Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics' issue, and The University of New Mexico is well represented. Every year, the magazine puts together the lists to chart the national...

The Latin American and Iberian Institute at The University of New Mexico has announced its Fall 2020 Im/migration and Human Rights Series, co-sponsored by the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, the Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies, and El...

Family, friends and colleagues will come together Sunday, Nov. 10 to celebrate the life of UNM Professor Ruth Trinidad Galván. At a young age, Galván and her four younger siblings, Esmeralda, Teodoro, Juan Carlos and Abraham moved to Los Angeles,...

The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies is hosting an event with Representative Christine Trujillo as the keynote speaker.  The event is aimed at highlighting lasting contributions of the Chicano/Latino Civil Rights Movement in New Mexico and its...

Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau undertakes a mammoth task: counting all the people residing in the United States. Not only is the count mandated by the U.S. Constitution, it also affects the allocation of funding for our community’s public...