Latina/o Studies Program: Enhancing Resources, Supporting Student Success

09/22/2026

Join CLAA for a fascinating conversation moderated by Charles Kamasaki, author of Immigration Reform: The Co**se That Will Not Die. Gabriel de Corral JD ’12, CLAA President, will provide opening remarks and participate in the panel discussion.

This will be a hybrid event; the speakers will join via Zoom – the event will be broadcast virtually and hosted in-person in the LSP Conference Room on October 1st, at 4:30 PM.

09/22/2026

As September comes to an end, join LSP on the 4th floor of Rockefeller Hall this Friday, September 25th, at noon for food with friends and our wonderful faculty!! This week, meet Casey Schmitt, Associate Professor in the Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Bring your friends and enjoy some free food while learning about faculty experiences at the Latina/o Studies Program Center. If you miss it, don't stress! We'll have Fridays w/ Faculty dates all semester, so be sure to check out our page for upcoming events. Can't wait to see you there!

09/22/2026

Thank you so much to Dr. Sofia Villenas for joining us last week for Fridays with Faculty! We’re grateful for the thoughtful insights she shared on cultural education, community engagement, and anthropological perspectives.

Stay tuned for our next Fridays with Faculty session this Friday! ✨

09/18/2026

09/17/2026

Featured in this week's LSP Newsletter Photo of the Week: LSP Interns Leslie Monter-Casio '28, Migual Mathis '28, and Angelica Ochoa '27 representing the Latina/o Studies Program at the Latino Living Center Bienvenidos BBQ on Sunday, September 14, 2026

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09/17/2026

The third installment in Cine Con Cultura Film Festival, "No Mas Bebes," will stream this upcoming September 18th @ 7 PM at the Cinemapolis in downtown Ithaca. Tickets are FREE!

For more information, visit https://www.lcatompkins.org/cine26

09/16/2026

Join Cine Con Cultura on September 16th (TODAY) @ 8 PM in Ithaca College Park Auditorium for the first screening of the film festival: "On the Divide" directed by Maya Cueva and Leah Galant. Tickets are FREE!

For more information of Cine Con Cultura's film schedule, visit https://www.lcatompkins.org/cine26

09/15/2026

How is it almost Friday already?

Join LSP on the 4th floor of Rockefeller Hall this Friday, September 18th, at noon for food with friends and our wonderful faculty!! This week, meet Sofia Villenas, Associate Professor for the Department of Anthropology and Latina/o Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Bring your friends and enjoy some free food while learning about faculty experiences at the Latina/o Studies Program Center. If you miss it, don't stress! We'll have Fridays w/ Faculty dates all semester, so be sure to check out our page for upcoming events. Can't wait to see you there!

09/11/2026

Another successful Fridays with Faculty. Thank you to Nicolas Rivera for an amazing talk on AI and physics! Stay tuned for our Fridays with Faculty and Fridays with Alumni Series.

09/11/2026

Join Cine Con Cultura on September 14th @ 6 PM in Cornell Cinema for the first screening of the film festival: "Huesera: The Bone Woman" directed by Michelle Garza Cervera. Tickets are FREE!

For more information of Cine Con Cultura's film schedule, visit https://www.lcatompkins.org/cine26