Chicano/Hispano/Mexicano Studies

Veronica Lopez has spent the last two years getting her master’s degree in Chicana and Chicano Studies. Her area of focus was researching ways to support Chicano students and teachers in urban areas, and she did it all while working full time as a high school teacher in Chicago.

Graduate Studies’ 2025 LoboBITES competition boasted a wide array of research topics. Twelve students competed recently representing four colleges.

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations continue at The University of New Mexico with Sabor y Sonido: A CCS Backyard Fiesta, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1829 Sigma Chi NE. Hosted by UNM’s Department of Chicana/o Studies in...

Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off on campus with the third Annual Lobos y Lowriders at Cornell Mall. Sponsored by the Department of Chicana/o Studies and the Student Activities Center, the event brought hundreds of students and community members...

This week, educators from across the state are gathering at the University of New Mexico to learn how to help their students connect to New Mexico history and Chicana & Chicano Studies. The Initiatives for Student-Engaged Educations Ecosystems (ISEE)...

From California to Georgia and finally to New Mexico, Ruben Loza has been prioritizing finding community throughout his academic career.

It is that time of year when The University of New Mexico Chicana/o department professors Eliseo “Cheo” Torres and Mario Del Angel-Guevara host their annual Curanderismo: Traditional Medicine without Borderssummer program.  This summer, they celebrate...

The Critical Mystery Studies symposium focuses on developing our awareness of the cultural importance of monsters, ghosts, aliens, and conspiracy theories in many communities.

For more than 20 consecutive summers, Eliseo “Cheo” Torres and Mario Del Angel Guevara, University of New Mexico Chicana/o Studies professors, have hosted “Traditional Medicine without Borders: Curanderismo in the Southwest and Mexico.” This two-week...

The University of New Mexico's Chicana and Chicano Studies (CCS) department is hosting GRAMMY award-winner Dr. Arturo O’Farrill and renowned scholar, philosopher, and poet, Dr. Cornel West. They will perform their latest recording, “Four Questions” (ZOHO...