Contributed by Charles R. Venator Santiago This academic year El Instituto will hold a graduate conference that explores New Perspectives in Latin American and Latine studies. Our understanding of new perspectives extends beyond contemporary regional matters; their grounding connects to its longstanding historical, political and economic challenges rooted thoroughly in Latin America and the Caribbean.  […]

Contributed by Charles R. Venator Santiago 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 2023-2024. Please join us this fall semester in this […]

Contributed by Charles R. Venator Santiago We are saddened to note that Wilfredo “Willie” Matos passed away on October 14, 2024, during a panel presentation at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut. Willie was sharing his thoughts and experiences in a panel addressing the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act. […]

Contributed by Charles R. Venator Santiago The University of Connecticut’s Puerto Rican Studies Initiative for Civic Engagement and Public Policy (UConnPRSI) was founded during the Summer of 2021. The UConnPRSI is a research initiative seeking to document and support Puerto Ricans’ vital economic, intellectual, and cultural contributions to Connecticut and provide research-based support for developing public […]

Contributed by Charles R. Venator Santiago El Instituto is also happy to welcome Professor Salvador Vidal-Ortiz, who has a senior joint appointment with the Department of Sociology. Professor Vidal-Ortiz will be joining us during the Fall of 2025. Dr. Vidal-Ortiz’s scholarship cuts across racialization, sexuality, gender, migration, and religion; his work is interdisciplinary. He co-edited […]