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Director’s Letters

  • Lucía M. Suárez
    Director’s Letter Spring 2025

    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

    January 7, 2025

  • Lucía M. Suárez
    Director’s Letter Spring 2024

    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

    January 25, 2024

  • Lucía M. Suárez
    Director’s Letter Spring 2023

      January 2023 Dear USLS students, faculty, staff, friends, and community members, Happy New Year! I hope that the winter break has offered you time… Read More

    January 9, 2023

  • Lucía M. Suárez
    Director’s Letter Fall 2023

    Fall 2023 Dear USLS students, faculty, staff, friends, and community members, Welcome to the new academic year at Iowa State University! At USLS, we have… Read More

    February 9, 2022

  • Letter From the Director, Summer 2021

    Summer 2021 Dear USLS Friends, It has been a year of unprecedented challenges that has highlighted the incredible work we are all capable of doing… Read More

    April 27, 2021

  • Letter from the Director: Spring 2021

    Spring 2021   Dear USLS faculty, students, staff, and community,    I am delighted to welcome the new year and the… Read More

    January 29, 2021

  • Letter from the Director: Fall 2019

    Fall 2019   Dear US Latino/a/x Studies and ISU Intersecting Communities, WELCOME to the US Latino/a/x Studies Program for the 2019-20 academic year! I hope… Read More

    September 6, 2020

  • Letter from the Director: Fall 2020

    Fall 2020   Dear USLS faculty, students, staff, and community,   A new academic year is upon us, filled with unprecedented… Read More

    September 6, 2020

  • Letter from the Director: Summer 2020

    Summer 2020   Dear amazing USLS intersecting community, I am writing to check in on you. How are you all? Please feel free to write… Read More

    May 13, 2020

  • Letter from the Director: Spring 2020

      Spring 2020 Dear All, Welcome to the New Year! … and another exciting semester. I am delighted to report that our USLS Ambassadors Austin… Read More

    January 13, 2020

  • Letter from the Director: Summer 2018

    Summer 2018 Dear Friends, It is with great pride that I write this end of year USLS letter to our intersecting communities on campus and… Read More

    September 6, 2019

  • Letter from the Director: Fall 2018

    Fall 2018 Dear Latino/a/x Studies, and intersecting ISU Communities, This is my second year here, and I am thrilled with all of the amazing energy… Read More

    September 6, 2019

  • Letter from the Director: Fall 2019

          Fall 2019   Dear US Latino/a/x Studies and ISU Intersecting Communities, WELCOME to the US Latino/a/x Studies Program for… Read More

    August 25, 2019

  • Letter From the Director: Summer 2019

    June 2019 Dear US Latino/a/x Studies and ISU Intersecting Communities, It has been an incredible year of connections, collaborations, and invention. The Latino/a Studies… Read More

    May 27, 2019

  • Letter From the Director: Spring 2019

      Spring 2019 Dear US Latino/a/x Studies and ISU Intersecting Communities, I am delighted to welcome 2019 with lots of exciting news for the US… Read More

    October 1, 2018

  • What’s going on in USLS?

    It is with great pride that I write this end of year USLS letter to our intersecting communities on campus and throughout Iowa. Read More

    May 24, 2018

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