[Latina-o_studies] FW: Latinx students at the University of Michigan

[Delgadillo, Theresa]

Dear Latina/o Studies Colleagues and Students,

See news below from Maria Cotera at U of Michigan on Latinx student demands on their university.

See also the news from students at Northwestern who are pushing for a Latina/o Studies and Asian American Studies Department and circulation of letter: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/01/23/lateststories/letter-editor-aasp-llsp-demand-resources-autonomy-departmental-status/

See also news of demands at U of Chicago for Latina/o Studies Department:

Things are picking up in the Midwest!

All best,
Theresa



Theresa Delgadillo
Professor, Department of Comparative Studies
Graduate Studies Chair for Comparative Studies
Director, Latina/o Studies Program
Editor, Latinx Talk<http://latinxtalk.org>
Author of Latina Lives in Milwaukee (2015) and Spiritual Mestizaje: Religion, Gender, Race, and Nation in Contemporary Chicana Narrative (2011)
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From: Maria Cotera [mcotera at UMICH.EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2018 5:58 PM
Subject: Latinx students at the University of Michigan

Dear Colleagues,
I wanted to alert you to events that are happening on the University of Michigan's campus.

A Latinx student group, La Casa, has been pressuring the university to respond to the needs of Latinx students, faculty and staff since last Fall, when they were subjected to hate speech<http://www.latinorebels.com/2017/09/04/university-of-michigan-latinx-students-greeted-with-fck-latinos-and-maga-graffiti/> at the start of the term.

On Monday they submitted a list of demands to University Administration. They will be sharing these demands with the Regents at their next meeting in a few weeks time. You can read a story about these efforts here<https://www.michigandaily.com/section/campus-life/latino-students-send-demands-representation-u-administrators>.

If you'd like to see a copy of their demands (which are beautifully cogent) just shoot me an email and I can share the document with you.

I am deeply inspired by the commitment, intelligence, and perseverance of these students, they are actively shaping their future against great odds...


Maria E. Cotera
Director, Latina/o Studies Program
American Culture Department
Women's Studies Department
University of Michigan

[https://utpress.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/images/covers/full/9780292718685.jpg]
Native Speakers: Ella Cara Deloria, Zora Neale Hurston, Jovita Gonzalez and the Poetics of Culture
Winner of the Gloria Anzaldúa Book Prize, National Women's Studies Association (2009)

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