Congratulations to Alexa and Oscar, the U.S. Latino/a Studies Oral History Scholarship Interns, on receiving the “Outstanding Engagement in U.S. Latino/a Studies” awards at the… Read More
Meet the new U.S. Latino/a Studies Oral History Scholarship Interns! They have been hard at work on the USLS Oral History Project with Parks Library. Read More
Dr. Mari Castañeda will discuss approaches to university-community partnerships within Latinx communities. Such partnerships highlight the importance of developing collaborative higher education pedagogies that… Read More
January 2025 Dear USLS students, faculty, friends, and community members, Happy New Year! I hope that the winter vacations have provided all with the time… Read More
Anlis Mercado, USLS Minor, just graduated from the University of Puerto Rico Law School! She wrote that “Because of that internship, I made the decision… Read More
Photo by: Christopher Gannon, University Photographer The collected oral histories in this archive have been produced by students in the community engaged/outreach course, USLS/SPAN/ENG 3770: LATINA/O/X… Read More
USLS/SPAN/ENGL 377: Latino/a/x Stories, Memoirs and Oral Histories celebrated a semester of exciting collaborations with Marshalltown High School Mujeres, Al Exito, and ISU students. We… Read More
Johanna Burr, our fabulous graduate student instructor, led student centered projects throughout the semester. Here are some samples of the podcast project the students… Read More
Spring 2024 Dear USLS students, faculty, friends, and community members, The US Latino/a Studies Program at Iowa State University continues ISU strong with cross-listed classes… Read More
Berta Jottar is an independent scholar and media maker with a PhD from the Department of Performance Studies at New York University, TISCH School of… Read More
USLS is just thrilled to welcome its newest affiliate, Dr. Luana Lamberti. I am a sociolinguist and a creolist. My research focuses on the sociolinguistic… Read More
USLS is delighted to welcome Johanna Burr. Johanna Burr is a third-year student in the Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Environment Program. Read More
Anna Stultz: Office of Latino Affairs: Iowa Department of Human Rights This internship taught me responsibility and how to become more confident with scheduling and… Read More
