Events

Stop by to have a delicious treat and learn about the major and minor offered by the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies. Meet other students in the major and minor, as well as current faculty. Non-dairy options will be available!

Interested in learning more about the Graduate Summer Research Mentorship (GSRM), Graduate Research Mentorship (GRM), Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF) and other extramural funding opportunities? Want to know what it takes to make a successful proposal? Chérie Francis currently works in the Fellowships & Financial Services unit of UCLA’s Graduate Division. Dr. Francis sees her 31-year...

The 17th annual Día de los Muertos celebration and ritual, a collaboration between UCLA and SPARC. SPARC partners with Professor Martha Ramirez-Oropeza and over 100 UCLA students to honor the memories of those who have passed on. Students will build intricate altars that represent Día de los Muertos traditions of various regions of Mexico and...

Join our department Student Advisor, Ellie Hernández, and faculty for some cafecito, pan dulce, and quesadillas salvadoreñas. This is a good opportunity to meet fellow students and ask questions!

The Box Project originated in France with the Paris Women's Salon, a group of creative women, who began getting together to talk about their work and support each other in their creative endeavors. This inspired the creation of its two sister groups, one in Mexico City and another in Los Angeles, which quickly grew with...

A two-day symposium and dramatic prequel to the world premiere of JUANA, the opera based on the novel “Sor Juana’s Second Dream,” by UCLA Professor Alicia Gaspar de Alba, and presented by Opera UCLA. Dates: November 22 (9AM-3:30PM) and 23 (10AM-3PM), 2019 Free and open to the public! For more information, visit: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/resources/center-for-musical-humanities/

Stop by for some hot chocolate, pan dulce, quesadillas salvadorenas, and tamales on December 2! Tamales will be available for the first 20 students. This cafecito will be cohosted with Michelle Lucarelli-Beltran, LCSW.

Join Professor Leisy Abrego for a MA and dissertation timeline workshop! This workshop is a good opportunity to ask questions regarding your MA thesis and dissertation! RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/MA-DissertationWorkshop

Join us for some cafecito and pan dulce! This is a good opportunity to meet with the department student advisor and fellow students.