Latina/o Studies Program: Enhancing Resources, Supporting Student Success

10/14/2026

Read this week's newsletter to learn about upcoming events. Make sure you take the last few tickets available for our Unity Dinner this Friday, October 16 at 5 pm. Enjoy dinner and performances by Sabor Latino, Salsa Palante, and Cornell Tango.

Tickets are free but require registration until tonight October 14 at 11 pm. Grab the last ones. See our newssletter: https://latino.cornell.edu/latinao-studies-program/newsletter/lsp-newsletter-october-14-2026

10/08/2026

Join us Oct. 16th for our 33rd Unity Dinner "Las Raices Que Nos Unen" to celebrate Latino Heritage Month!

WSH Memorial Room doors open will at 5:00 PM. Dinner is served at 5:30 PM followed by our program, including Sabor Latino, Salsa Pa'lante, Tango at Cornell, and keynote speaker, Yen Ospina, President of the Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County.

To register, please click the link to Campus Groups: https://cornell.campusgroups.com/LSP/rsvp_boot?id=2310690

Tickets are limited.

10/06/2026

Featured in this week's LSP Newsletter Photo of the Week: Join us as we celebrate our 33rd Annual Unity Dinner during Latino Heritage Month with student/student organization performances, music, dinner, and a keynote address by Yen Ospina, President of the Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County (LCA).

Doors open at 5:00 pm. Dinner at 5:30 pm followed by the program.

Tickets are free but require registration here: https://cglink.me/2ee/r2310690

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09/25/2026

The fifth installment in Cine Con Cultura Film Festival, "Medida Provisora," will stream this upcoming September 28th @ 12 PM at the Ithaca College (Williams 323). Tickets are FREE!

For more information, visit https://www.lcatompkins.org/cine26

09/25/2026

Thank you so much to Dr. Casey Schmitt for joining us this week for Fridays with Faculty! We’re grateful for the thoughtful insights she shared early colonization in the Caribbean, historical methods, and lived experience perspectives.

Stay tuned for our next Fridays with Faculty session this Friday! ✨

09/24/2026

Featured in this week's LSP Newsletter Photo of the Week: Mexican filmmaker Michelle Garza Cervera joined Professor Ignacio Sánchez Prado, known as Nacho, in a post-screening conversation at Cornell Cinema following the acclaimed debut feature La Huesera: The Bone Woman. The discussion brought Prof. Sánchez Prado's expertise in Mexican and Latin American cinema into conversation with the film’s exploration of motherhood, identity, bodily autonomy, and horror. Photo credit: Enrique Gonzalez-Conty.

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09/22/2026

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED.

Join CLAA for a fascinating conversation moderated by Charles Kamasaki, author of Immigration Reform: The Co**se That Will Not Die. Gabriel de Corral JD ’12, CLAA President, will provide opening remarks and participate in the panel discussion.

This will be a hybrid event; the speakers will join via Zoom – the event will be broadcast virtually and hosted in-person in the LSP Conference Room on October 1st, at 4:30 PM.

09/22/2026

As September comes to an end, join LSP on the 4th floor of Rockefeller Hall this Friday, September 25th, at noon for food with friends and our wonderful faculty!! This week, meet Casey Schmitt, Associate Professor in the Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Bring your friends and enjoy some free food while learning about faculty experiences at the Latina/o Studies Program Center. If you miss it, don't stress! We'll have Fridays w/ Faculty dates all semester, so be sure to check out our page for upcoming events. Can't wait to see you there!

09/22/2026

Thank you so much to Dr. Sofia Villenas for joining us last week for Fridays with Faculty! We’re grateful for the thoughtful insights she shared on cultural education, community engagement, and anthropological perspectives.

Stay tuned for our next Fridays with Faculty session this Friday! ✨

09/18/2026