UTRGV Mexican American Studies Undergraduate & Graduate Programs

08/18/2026

DEADLINE EXTENDED!

📚 Call for manuscripts! We are seeking complete fiction and nonfiction manuscripts for publication in 2027: www.beyond-borders-books.com/manuscripts

Submission window: July 1st to August 31st, 2026. Simultaneous submissions accepted. All submissions are fee-free.

We will publish works aligned with our mission: publishing "Fronterizo Literature," or literature that transcends national, ethnic, and geopolitical borders.

Fiction: Novels and short story collections
Non-Fiction: Essay collections, histories, and memoirs

Please submit one file containing the manuscript and a cover page with the author's name, contact information, the title of the work, the word count, and a summary of the manuscript. PDF files are preferred.

08/18/2026

Proud of our MAS students, Alejandra Amezcua and Sara Azúa, for presenting their research Búho this past Friday! Want to learn more about MAS, send us a message!

08/14/2026

in 1927, delegates from Hispanic organizations across Texas gathered in Harlingen to discuss how they could unite to advocate for the rights and opportunities of Mexican Americans.

That meeting helped lay the groundwork for what would become the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), founded in 1929 and today the nation’s oldest surviving Latino civil rights organization.

For nearly a century, LULAC has fought to expand educational opportunity, protect voting rights, combat discrimination, and advance the civil rights of Latino communities across the country.

Latino history is American history. 🇺🇸



Photo source: LULAC

08/14/2026

NACCS 2027 Conference Call For Proposals
(Deadline October 15, 2026)
Spring 2027
Kosa'aay/San Diego, California

Theme: Resisting, Healing, Building: NACCS and the Work of Collective Liberation

We are excited to announce our April 2027 conference at a vibrant, transborder location for Chicana and Chicano communities: Kosa’aay/San Diego. The theme and location offer many unique vantage points for transfronterizo learning and exchange. We invite you to join us and encourage students, colleagues, and community members to participate and make the annual meeting as powerful as ever.

Thirty years ago, the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS) marked its 25th anniversary by affirming a foundational truth, NACCS is not merely an academic association. It is a political force rooted in collective care, critical analysis, and resistance. The conference theme, “Chicana y Chicano Scholarship: Un Compromiso Con Nuestras Comunidades,” spoke directly to the political moment. The conference program warned that Chicana/o Studies departments and programs were being questioned, children were being denied access to education, immigrant communities were being pitted against one another through legal status, and le***an and gay communities were struggling for equal protection. These concerns emerged amid a broader national climate of attack on our communities, including anti-immigrant, anti-bilingual education, and anti-affirmative action campaigns in California, as well as parallel efforts across the country seeking to restrict educational access, civil rights protections, and opportunities for marginalized communities. NACCS affirmed its commitment to political action by organizing an educational rally at the California State Capitol, suspending all conference activities to underscore the urgency of this action and encouraging full participation. The conference made clear that NACCS exists not to accommodate power, but to confront it.

For full Call for Proposals, please visit our website:
https://www.naccs.org/naccs/General_Info.asp

08/14/2026

08/13/2026

Join us for the second half of our escuelita de verano!! Every Wed. 6pm at Museo 956, 105 W. Bus 83 San Juan, Tx 78489, just east of the San Juan Hotel.

08/02/2026

🚨 Calling all researchers! The 2026 Dr. Hector P. Garcia Fellowship is NOW OPEN for applications! http://bit.ly/HPGFellowship

Seize this incredible chance to earn $1000 for your research on the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Papers. Apply Today!