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Students at a teach-in hosted by the Latinx Asian American Collective play Kahoot as an introduction to their discussion. The Collective introduced a published proposal for the Latina and Latino Studies Program and the Asian American Studies Program to become departments within the University.

Teach-in held to discuss petition for new academic departments

February 8, 2018

The Latinx Asian American Collective held a teach-in Wednesday to introduce a published proposal for the Latina and Latino Studies Program and Asian American Studies Program to become academic departments....

Offices of Asian American Studies and Latina and Latino Studies Programs at 1819 Hinman Avenue. Anthropology, AASP, LLSP faculty wrote individual department and program letters condemning Schapiro's Monday email.

In fight for department status, LLSP, AASP students stress importance of ethnic studies

February 4, 2018

Justine Kim had lived as a racial minority her entire life — her hometown of Glenview, Illinois, is more than three-quarters white. Fearing that she wouldn’t be accepted, she did not often express...

Crowe Hall, home of the African American Studies department. Faculty and affiliates sent an email to President Schapiro following his condemnation of student protests on Monday afternoon.

MEChA, APAC members push for department status for ethnic studies

January 31, 2018

MEChA de Northwestern and the Asian Pacific American Coalition are leading a campaign for department status for two of the University’s largest ethnic studies programs. Working together as the Latinx...

Scholars explore identities of queer Latinos during daylong symposium

May 25, 2015

More than 150 people gathered Friday to explore the intersection of queer and Latino identities at a daylong symposium in Annie May Swift Hall. “Queer Latinidades" featured three different panels...

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