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Dr. Linda Halgunseth continues as Chicano/Latino Studies Program Director
August 13, 2026
After a year serving as interim director of CLS, Dr. Linda Halgunseth has been named permanent director for the Chicano/Latino Studies Program, announced College of Social Science Dean Brent Donnellan.
CLS Core Faculty Elena Ruíz recognized for her work with survivors of domestic violence
August 10, 2026
Ruíz received the Community Engagement Scholarship Award and the Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Research presented at the MSU Outreach and Engagement Awards Ceremony.
"Use Your Heart" - a new publication by CLS dual major PhD student
July 22, 2026
Natalie Rivera, dual major doctoral student in CLS and the School of Criminal Justice, has published "Use Your Heart: Promise of a Program to Prevent the Use of Sexual Violence and Promote Youth Development Among Middle School Boys on a Tribal Reservation" in the journal Violence and Gender.
Student view: Graduating takes a community
May 26, 2026 - Adilene Martinez-Carmona
Adilene Martinez-Carmona is a graduating first-generation James Madison College student with a minor in Chicano/Latino Studies, class of 2026. Over the past two years, she worked as a lead communications intern writer, publishing dozens of stories that shaped the campus experience.
CLS graduate students receive research funding for their work in Latin American and the Caribbean
May 7, 2026 - Karessa Weir
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies recently announced their 2026 awards and included two Chicano/Latino Studies students as recipients.
CLS Faculty wins Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Research
March 11, 2026
CLS Core Faculty Elena Ruíz, College of Arts and Letters - together with Sara’s House/Place Detroit and Women Healing Eternally and Transforming (WHEAT) - have been awarded the Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Research.
CLS Core Faculty shares her research on homelessness in Detroit
March 6, 2026 - Deyanira Nevárez Martínez
CLS Core Faculty Deyanira Nevárez Martínez is professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and wrote this article for The Conversation.
Natalie Rivera selected for the 2026 Bouchet Graduate Honors Society
January 5, 2026
CLS Dual Doctoral Major Natalie Rivera has been selected to be an inductee in the seventh cohort of the MSU Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.