Creighton University Latin American Studies Program

11/30/2018

We are very proud to announce that our colleague, Dr. Jose Miguel Lemus, has received the Ohtli Award for his indefatigable work building bridges of solidarity between the Mexican community and the states of Nebraska and Iowa. His work toward social justice has been recognized by the consul of Mexico, Guadalupe Sánchez. The award took place during the commemoration of the 108th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. ¡Enhorabuena!

11/28/2018

We had a wonderful meeting with Guadalupe Sánchez, consul of Mexico in Omaha, Fr. Hendrickson, president of , and board members of . Looking forward to joining forces toward a better life, social justice and education for the local Latino community! Creighton University

10/02/2018

We are very happy to share this article from El Perico where they mention the official birth of the Latin American Studies Minor at Creighton. It was a wonderful evening because it was also the celebration of Mexico's independence with the presence of the consul, Mrs. Guadalupe Sánchez.

Estamos felices de compartir el nacimiento oficial de la especialización en Estudios Latinoamericanos en Creighton. En el evento también se celebró la Independencia de México con la cónsul, Guadalupe Sánchez y la noticia apareció en el diario El Perico.

09/21/2018

Which Latin American or Spanish author are you reading right now? Share it with us!

¿Qué autor latino o español estás leyendo en este momento? ¡Cuéntanos!

09/08/2018

Join us!

Thursday, September 13, 2018 - Global Engagement Office Creighton University Dominican Partnership Programs invite you to attend An Evening with Julia Alvarez: Lecture and Book Signing - Author of "In the Time of the Butterflies" and "How the Garcia Sisters Lost Their Accents," among many other work...

05/03/2018

We are thrilled to announce that this spring semester we will have our first three students graduating with a minor in Latin American Studies! Congratulations, Avelyss Roman, Etienne Brock, and Jessica Valdez!

11/03/2016

From the Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2016:

"Degree holders in area studies--majors like Latin American Studies and Gender Studies--logged the largest gains in full-time employment and pay, with average starting salaries rising 26% to $43,524 for the class of 2015, compared with the previous year's graduates."

Here's the article:

Heads up, business majors: Employers are newly hot on the trail of hires with liberal arts and humanities degrees. Class of 2015 graduates from those disciplines are employed at higher rates than their cohorts in the class of 2014, a survey shows.

08/22/2016

11/14/2015

Great turnout at Film Streams on Tuesday for the screening of "Dayani Cristal", a compelling film that humanizes the ongoing immigration reform debate. Thank you to Tony Vargas, Scott Eastman, Dr. Jackie Font-Guzman, Emiliano Lerda, and Jonathan Benjamin Alvarado for the panel dialogue. Big thanks to Film Streams for elevating a critical issue.

11/13/2015

Come see the next film in the series!

HERE AND THERE (Aquí y Allá)
Antonio Méndez Esparza / USA, Spain, Mexico / 110 min / 2012 / Spanish with English subtitles
Sunday, November 15, 7:00 PM, Harper Center, Room 3048
Antonio Méndez Esparza's directorial debut radiantly captures the complex homecoming of a loving father. In an unexpected take on the traditional immigrant story, Pedro returns home to a small mountain village in Guerrero, Mexico after years in New York. He finds his daughters older and more distant than he imagined; his wife still has the same smile. But the locals are wise to a life of insecurity, and their thoughts are often of family members or opportunities far away, north of the border.

11/01/2015

Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide undergraduate students with a broad understanding of Latin American cultures and history. The program addresses anthropological, cultural, environmental, gendered, historical, political, and theological approaches to studying Latin America.

11/01/2015

Come to the next film in the series!