Center for Latin American Studies-Rutgers University

08/16/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19AGJd7obQ/

07/29/2026

https://lsri.rutgers.edu/the-mexican-aviator-in-the-pine-barrens/

Captain Emilio Carranza crashed in the NJ Pine Barrens in 1928. Nearly a century later, people still gather at his monument every July.

07/23/2026

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/yesenia-barragan/in-latin-america-you-could-be-free/9781541608924/?lens=basic-books

A hemispheric history of how free and fugitive antebellum African Americans sought freedom in Latin America "A groundbreaking account of African Ameri...

07/23/2026

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07/15/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BethG2K5R/

Washington D.C., July 10, 2026 - On October 27, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents quietly detained Armando Fernandez Larios, a former Chilean secret police operative living in Florida. His incarceration at the Krome Detention Center in Miami remained unknown until he appear...

07/15/2026

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/clacls_pubs/130/

CLACLS presents proceedings papers from the third CLACLS Summer Fellows Showcase Conference, held on November 12, 2025. The daylong event showcased the research endeavors of fourteen Summer Fellows, who offered succinct presentations on their projects funded by the CLACLS Summer fellowship. The incl...

07/10/2026

Our very own Josh.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/americas/article/colonial-mesoamerican-ethnohistory-a-special-teaching-and-research-collection-for-the-americas/F51395C4E6AE351E0DAAD07D87E7DAB5?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Issues&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Issues

07/08/2026

Call for Contributions-NY, NJ, PA, CT: Latina/o Studies Research Blogs and Essays
July 7, 2026 | By Luis Contreras | News
Dear Colleagues,
Our Rutgers University Press book on Latinas/os in New Jersey has been out for a year and a half, and we continue to develop the companion website for the Rutgers Latino Studies Research Initiative (LSRI).
With support from the New Jersey Historical Commission and other partners, the site is designed as an ongoing ethnographic and historical repository that highlights the diversity of Latino and Latin American immigrant communities in New Jersey and the tri-state area.
The website features information about the book and expands its scope through blogs, articles, teaching guides, maps, and other materials contributed by chapter authors, researchers, students, and community leaders.
We invite submissions of research-based blogs (1,000–3,000 words) that include photos, sound clips, maps, charts, or video materials to help document and analyze New Jersey’s diverse Latina/o communities. Submissions should balance scholarly research with accessible writing for a wider public audience.
Please share this call widely with colleagues, students, and networks.
Details
Deadline for abstracts: 1 October 2026
Submissions (negotiable): 30 January 2027
Accepted formats: research summaries, thematic essays, community-based research
Contributors: scholars, advanced students, and community leaders
Modest stipends are available for substantial, research-based contributions
If you are interested, please send a one-page abstract, a working title, and a CV. Submissions and inquiries should be directed to:
Luis Contreras, Project Manager, Latino Studies Research Initiative, [email protected]
Visit our site for more information and examples: https://lsri.rutgers.edu/

Aldo Lauria Santiago
Professor, Latino & Caribbean Studies, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Co-Coordinator, Rutgers Latino Studies Research Initiative
[email protected]
Kathleen López
Associate Professor, Latino & Caribbean Studies, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Co-Coordinator, Rutgers Latino Studies Research Initiative
[email protected]

For the past fifteen years, faculty from the Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies have developed projects and programs that explore Latinos/as/x in the United States. We call this work the Latino Studies Research Initiative. Multiple colleagues have shared in these initiatives.

07/08/2026

https://prac.rutgers.edu/

Our collaborative model allows us to partner with different archival institutions across the island, where we assign interns to work on the processing and digitization of archival collections.