UConn’s El Instituto (Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean and Latin American Studies)
Merging Latina/o and Latin American studies courses and faculty, El Instituto supports the development of hemispheric and Latina/o-centered perspectives on critical ethnic studies and world area studies.
Upcoming Events
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Nov
21
CANCELED: ELIN Seed Grant Presentation with Dr. Milagros Castillo-Montoya 12:00pm
CANCELED: ELIN Seed Grant Presentation with Dr. Milagros Castillo-Montoya
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
12:00 PM
Ryan Building
UConn’s El Instituto (Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies) awarded small seed grants to support faculty-led workshops, reading groups or other research, on any theme of relevance to Latine, Latin American or Caribbean studies in the academic year 2023. Please join us this fall semester in this 4-part series of events to hear about their research accomplishments in October and November.
Light refreshments served. Everyone is welcome!
RSVP today!
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Dec
3
SAVE THE DATE: ELIN’s End of Year Event 5:00pm
SAVE THE DATE: ELIN’s End of Year Event
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Center for International Students & Scholar Services (CISS)
Join us for El Instituto’s end of year gathering on Tuesday December 3rd from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
We invite all faculty, staff, and students from across the university whose work involves Latino, Caribbean and Latin American Studies.
We especially welcome new faculty and graduate students. We want to meet you!
Light dinner will be served RSVP today!
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Dec
4
Wednesday Workshops: Hana Maruyama “The Land Is Fenced: The Role of Japanese American Incarcerated Labor in the Formation of Settler Property on Indigenous Lands” 1:15pm
Wednesday Workshops: Hana Maruyama “The Land Is Fenced: The Role of Japanese American Incarcerated Labor in the Formation of Settler Property on Indigenous Lands”
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Walter Childs Wood Hall
The History Department hosts Wednesday Workshops several times throughout the semester to further scholarly dialogue among graduate students, faculty, and visiting scholars. In the form of a brownbag lunch, the speaker presents their research-in-progress and then engages in a Q&A with the audience.
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Mar
26
International Women’s Day 11:30am
International Women’s Day
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
11:30 AM - 01:30 PM
Student Union
Join us as we celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness about work still to be done, and take action to drive gender parity. We will have speakers, performances, activities, snacks and flowers for everyone!