Featured Profiles
Professor Ramírez Opinion Piece in The NYT
February 24, 2020
LALS Associate Professor Catherine Ramírez's opinion piece on the new wealth test for immigrants asks us to "rebuild the safety net, not tear it down."
New Book Highlights Youth Activism
October 21, 2019
Jessica Taft's timely new book questioning children's exclusion from political decision-making coincides with young people leading the charge on climate change
Sylvanna Falcón's interview and new book
March 16, 2016
LALS Assistant Professor Sylvanna Falcón's great interview by The University of Washington Press
Professor Ramírez Featured in WalletHub’s Recent Study
September 24, 2015
Check out what Professor Ramírez has to say in WalletHub's recent study; "2015’s States Where Hispanics Are Most Assimilated"
LALS New Faculty Member - Fernando Leiva
July 1, 2014
Help us welcome LALS's new faculty member, Fernando Leiva!
LALS New Faculty Member - Jessica Taft
March 10, 2014
Help us welcome LALS's new faculty member, Jessica Taft!
Prof. Arredondo appointed to the (OAH) Distinguished Lectureship Program
February 20, 2014
Sandra Alvarez - Assistant Professor at Chapman University
February 14, 2014
LALS Designated Emphasis student accepted a tenure-track position
Professor Rosa-Linda Fregoso "Stice Feminist Scholar of Justice"
February 14, 2014
Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Rosa-Linda Fregoso will speak at the University of Washington
Sylvanna Falcón was awarded Career Enhancement Fellowship
August 9, 2013
LALS Launches New PhD Program
July 24, 2013
Latin American and Latino Studies Department has launched a PhD Program and is accepting students for Fall 2014.
Shannon Gleeson - Conflicting Commitments: The Politics of Enforcing Immigrant Worker Rights in San Jose and Houston
February 1, 2013
LALS Associate Professor Shannon Gleeson's new book, "Conflicting Commitments: The Politics of Enforcing Immigrant Worker Rights in San Jose and Houston" is out.
Julia Sweig Named UCSC Distinguished Alumni in 2011
July 8, 2011
Latin American and Latino Studies program graduate named UCSC Distinguished Alumni in 2011.
