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In 2022, Latinos, as a group, comprised more than 19% of the U.S. population or nearly 64 million individuals. People of Mexican ancestry make up almost 12% of the US population and 62.3% of Latinos. Mexican, Puerto Rican and Central American Ancestry...

A new book outlining the experiences of Latinas in education is already receiving recognition for its contribution to the field. Michelle Hall Kells, Ph.D., an associate professor of Rhetoric and Writing and director of graduate studies in the...

A new book, co-authored by Catherine Rhodes, assistant professor of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico, examines a town that saw a 1,000-plus percent increase in Mexican residents, rising from less than 1 percent of the population to almost a...

On Wednesday, Oct. 17, the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) hosts a“Latinas in Politics” forum in partnership with ENLACE New Mexico, El Centro de la Raza and Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. om the Atrium at The University of...

Assistant Professor Todd Ruecker will be at the UNM Bookstore on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 1:30 p.m. to sign copies of Transiciones: Pathways of Latinas and Latinos Writing in High School and College (Utah State University Press, 2015). This event is open to...