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CCAS Statement on 2024 UAW Strike
Given our origins in a historic hunger strike 31 years ago, the…
CCAS Faculty Statement of Solidarity
We, the undersigned faculty of the Department of Chicana/o…
Publication: Congratulations to Dr. Karina Alma on her new book!
Congratulations to Dr. Karina Alma, Assistant Professor of…
Erika Hirugami UCLA Magazine Feature, Building a Portfolio of Hope
Check out Erika Hirugami, Doctoral Candidate, who was featured…
Publication: Read Leonardo Vilchis-Zarate’s LA Times Opinion Piece
We invite you to read and share the LA Times opinion piece co-authored…
Announcement: CCAS 8-Year Review Site Visit
Attention Members of the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o…
Faculty Search: Associate or Full Professor in Expressive Cultures and/or Histories of the Americas, Cultural Studies, Digital Humanities, or Performance
The César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American…
Q&A: Jason De León sees full picture – and price – of unauthorized immigration
Earlier in the quarter, UCLA College did a Q&A with Jason…
Q&A: Charlene Villaseñor Black on Latino studies in the world — for the world
CCAS Chair and Professor, Dr. Charlene Villaseñor Black,…
Publication: Congratulations to Dr. Laura Chávez-Moreno on her new publication
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Chávez-Moreno, Assistant Professor…
UCLA LATINO GROUPS HONOR CINDY MONTAÑEZ
UCLA LATINO GROUPS HONOR CINDY MONTAÑEZ
FOR IMMEDIATE…
2023 CCAS Summer Sessions Offerings
Enroll in summer courses at UCLA in the Department of Chicana/o…
CCAS Statement on Withholding Grades
November 29, 2022
The Department of Chicana/o and Central…
STATEMENT OF UCLA CHICANA/O AND CENTRAL AMERICAN STUDIES FACULTY SUPPORT FOR UC GRADUATE STUDENTS FALL 2022
We, the undersigned faculty of the Department of Chicana/o and…
“Chicano Moratorium”: A Document of Youth-led Activism and Police Brutality in 1970s Los Angeles
On August 29, 1970, in East Los Angeles, more than 20,000 Chicana/o/x…
UCLA Film & Television Archive helps keep full picture of L.A.’s Chicano history alive
The short documentary ‘Chicano Moratorium’ captures the brutal…
Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focusing on Central American Experiences
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
Three professors to help guide National Museum of the American Latino
UCLA professors Leisy Ábrego, Laura Gómez and Floridalma Boj…
New mural captures campus history and UCLA’s future
In a special evening ceremony on Friday, April 1, several hundred…
AFT Solidarity Statement
We, members of the Department of Chicana/o and Central American…
Call for applications: UCLA Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowships at the CSRC
As part of the UCLA HSI Infrastructure Initiative, the Chicano…
Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focusing on Chicano Ritual Celebrations
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
CCAS Graduate Students Receive New Dean’s Diversity Fund
The UCLA Division of Social Sciences is turning its attention…
Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focusing on Central American Experiences
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focusing on Chicano/Latino Politics, Economy, and Communities
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
CCAS Summer Sessions Offerings
Join the Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies…
Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focusing on Chicanos in Film & Comedy
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focusing on Activism in Latino/Chicano Communities
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focusing on Gender, Race and Identity
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focusing on Latino Working Families
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focusing on Literary Production
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focusing on Historical and Contemporary Schools
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focusing on Mexican Cinema
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focuses on Cross-Border Experiences and Social Change
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
Chicana/o & Central American Studies Department Seeking Lecturer Focusing on Mesoamerican and Indigenous Populations
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central…
New Minor in Central American Studies
Dear Faculty and Students,
It is with great joy that I announce…
Graduate Student Awards!
The best part about being Director of Graduate Studies is sharing…
Remembering Professor Juan Gómez-Quiñones
Dr. Juan Gómez-Quiñones, leading scholar and activist in Chicana/o…
Dr. Celia Lacayo Interviews Students on Afro-Latino Identity
Dr. Celia Lacayo, Professor of Chicana/o Studies and African…
Professor Eric Avila Featured in “Driving While Black: Race, Space, and Mobility in America”
Professor Eric Avila is featured in the new PBS film, Driving…
Maxwell Greenberg Selected for New Directions in Jewish Studies lectureship
Chicana/o and Central American Studies doctoral candidate, Maxwell…
Rudy Mondragón Discusses the Victory of Teófimo López
Rudy Mondragón, a CCS Ph.D. candidate, has been interviewed…
Jack Cáraves and Rafa Solórzano Author Chapters in Queer and Trans Migrations
Recent graduate alumni, Jack Cáraves and Rafa Solórzano,…
CCAS Featured by UCLA Newsroom
The César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American…
LeighAnna Hidalgo Featured on UCLA Newsroom
Recent UCLA graduate student, LeighAnna Hidalgo, was featured…
Statement of Solidarity from the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies
The César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American…
Professor Johnson and Professor De León selected for Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars
Professor Gaye Theresa Johnson and Professor Jason De León have…
Call for Dedications from the Class of 2020
During our previous commencement ceremonies, the department has…
Open Position – CPP César E. Chávez Center for Higher Education 2020-2021
The Office of Student Life and Cultural Centers at Cal Poly Pomona…
Assistant Professor in the Department of Chicana/o Studies at UCLA
The UCLA Cesar E. Chavez Department of Chicana/o Studies is pleased…
Professor Leisy Abrego and Associate Professor Gaye Theresa Johnson Awarded with Mellon Foundation Grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded UCLA a $225,000…
Professor Matt Barreto Receives NSF Grant
A UCLA-led group of racial and ethnic politics researchers…
Director of the Chicano Studies Research Center
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Institute…
UCLA Student Featured on LA Opinion
Recent UCLA undergraduate student, Manuel Cruz, was featured…
Professor Maylei Blackwell Receive Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Research
The inaugural Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Research,…
UCLA Recruitment: Assistant Professor in Central American Studies
The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at the University…
Professor Gena Carpio tackles race, space and mobility in her first book
Genevieve Carpio, assistant professor of Chicana and Chicano…
25th Anniversary of Student Activism for Chicana and Chicano studies at UCLA
The UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano…
Professor Charlene Villaseñor Black Is Awarded $1 million to Study California’s Spanish-Indian Missions
Professor Charlene Villaseñor Black and colleagues from other…
SPOTLIGHT: Maryrosy Araujo’s 2017 Departmental Senior Project
Maryrosy Araujo is a third year undergraduate student from Santa…
Judy Baca Featured in LA Weekly’s 15 Female Artists Who’ve Shaped the L.A. Art Scene
Los Angeles Weekly's Eva Reconos writes:
"Judith Baca.…