Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)

Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Jr. Lecture Series: Dr. Jennifer Nájera: "Here to Learn, Here to Stay!: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education"

Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm 10/5/2026
Location: Campus Instructional Facility, Room 4025

Please join the Department of Latina/Latino Studies for its annual Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Jr. Lecture Series. Dr. Jennifer Nájera (University of California, Riverside) will discuss her book Learning to Lead: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education (Duke University Press, 2024).

Lecture

"Here to Learn, Here to Stay!: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education" This talk will take place on October 5th from 4 to 5:30 pm in the Campus Instructional Facility, Room 4025 When our community is under attack, what do we do? Fight back. This talk examines the intersections of immigration, higher education, and activism through a case study of undocumented student activists in southern California. It looks at the uncommon places students build political knowledge and the multi-scalar ways activists advocate for migrant justice. These students offer a way for us to understand how political power circulates, how social movements evolve over time, and the power of collective action and community. Dr Jennifer R. Nájera is Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Nájera's research interests lie at the intersections of race, immigration, and education. She is the author of The Borderlands of Race: Mexican Segregation in a South Texas Town (University of Texas Press, 2015) and Learning to Lead: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education (Duke University Press, 2024)

Election Panel I

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm 10/6/2026
Location: Coble Hall 306

Informational

CLACS & CEAPS Present: Narratives of youth, violence and drugs. Comparing “mano dura” in Ecuador and the Philippines

Time: 3:00 pm 10/7/2026
Location: Coble Hall 306

Lecture

CLACS Talk Series presents "Narratives of Youth, Violence and Drugs: Comparing 'Mano Dura' in Ecuador and the Philippines. Event will take place on October 7th at 3:00 PM in Coble Hall Room 306. The speaker, Cristina Cielo, is Professor in the Department of Sociology and Gender Studies at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencas Sociales (FLACSO) in Ecuador. The evented is cohosted by the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies (CEAPS).

Reproductive Justice Symposium

Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm 10/7/2026
Location: Campus Instructional Facility, Room 4025

Join the Departments of Latina/Latino Studies and Gender and Women's Studies for the Reproductive Justice Symposium: a space for conversation between leading scholars of reproduction and the campus community. Professors Lina-Maria Murillo (UT Austin) and Jallicia Jolly (Amherst) will discuss their new books followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.