CLS at MSU

Associate Professor Eric Gonzalez Juenke (CLS and Political Science) discussed the role Michigan’s Latino voters played in the state’s blue wave on Michigan Public yesterday. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… #MSUSocialScience #YesPLS

Bringing together "the wisdom of the elders and the energy of youth": Chicano/Latino Studies students find inspiration and joy from sharing a meal with Lansing Hispanic senior citizens clstudies.msu.edu/news-event…

Please join the Coalition of Racial and Ethnic Minorities for a Town Hall discussing how the 2026 election results and rhetoric impacts our communities. Students, staff and faculty are all welcome Thursday Nov. 5 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Holden Hall Room C133.

CLS is so grateful for those who helped make our ofrenda - Kimberly Grimaldo, Maria Mendoza, Estela Goncalves, Jennifer Mojica, Alex Aponte, María Claudia López Pérez, María Isabel Espinoza Paredes, Patrica Martins, José Causadias, Ingrid Aguayo and Catalina Picasso.

Dr. Miguel Pinedo, UT Austin director of the Migration and Health Lab will discuss issues at the intersection of migration, health, and social equity Wednesday, November 11 at 10am Registration can be found on the MSU College of Education events page: education.msu.edu/events/202…

The loss of Dolores Huerta fills us with incredible sadness, but also with incredible gratitude to her. We honor her today. Thank you, Dolores, for fighting against an unjust and unfair labor system on behalf of all Chicanx and Latinx in the U.S.

Congratulations to CLS Dual Major PhD candidate Teresa Rivera who recently attended the 206 Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop as part of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium in Knoxville, Tennessee. We are very proud of you and your work, Teresa!

CLS Director Dr. Linda Halgunseth will be teaching CLS 896 (HDFS 843) Latinx Families course next semester. Learn about Latinx youth and families from social and developmental perspectives. Topics will include parenting, siblings, youth development and adjustment, and more!

Please join us for a special lunch with the Cristo Rey Senior Citizens at the Raices de Comunidad this Wednesday Oct. 28 from 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Multicultural Center (MCC). Food and Wisdom provided!

Dia De Los Muertos community mixer will be held at 5 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Broad Art Museum. CLS is sponsoring! Join us!

Reminder: CLS Graduate Student Meeting will be held today at 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. in CLS Office, 200 S. Kedzie. This lunch meeting includes CLS Director Linda Halgunseth discussing upcoming important dates and events. Former CLS Director Isabel Ayala is the guest speaker.

Apply now for a Julian Samora Research Institute scholarship! Applications are now being accepted for MSU graduate and undergraduate students. Visit jsri.msu.edu/ for more information.

Congratulations to CLS Librarian Andrea Salazar McMillan who was presented with the Brown Pride 2026 Orguilo Latino Award at Brown Pride 2026; La Lucha, Libre. Breaking Barriers, Changing The Narrative hosted by Culturas de las Razas Unidas. We are so proud of you!

Please join the Chicanx Latinx Association in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on Tuesday Oct. 20 with food, music and mingling. Please fill out this form to RSVP: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/se4d…

A reminder of our upcoming Grad Student meeting, which will take place at 2:30pm on October 23. Former CLS Director, Dr. Isabel Ayala will be a guest speaker at the meeting. Please RSVP for the meeting by this Friday, October 16 with the QR code or docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

CLS Graduate Certificate student Gene Garcia has been invited by El Ballet Folklorico Estudiantil to put on a pre-concert performance for the Lupita Infante show at University of Michigan. ums.org/performance/lupita/ Congratulations Gene!

CLS core faculty Dr. Aldo Barrita (Psychology) is presenting "From Oppression to Resistance: Immigration Related Oppression and Critical Consciousness among Latine Adults During Heightened Anti-Immigrant Enforcement" at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 21, Room 230 Psychology building.

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Today we celebrate Jennifer Mojica Santana, CLS graduate certificate student in the Department of English.

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Today we celebrate Rachelle Rosario, Dual Major Doctoral Student in CLS and Social Work.

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Today we celebrate Sofia Rosales, CLS Graduate Certificate Student and PhD student in Political Science. Her research interests focus on the Supreme Court, particularly on how the Courts affects the Latino population in the U.S.