UCR College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

10/13/2026

California’s online voter registration deadline is one week from today!
Monday, Oct. 19.
Now’s the time to make sure you’re ready for Election Day!
Got questions?
Every UC campus has its own office dedicated to making voting accessible for students!
Contact UCR's voting lead: [email protected]
Also check out the FAQ page which has lots of helpful tips:
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2026-midterms-voter-registration-faq
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A young man wearing glasses, a brown leather jacket, and headphones walks outdoors across the University of California, Riverside campus. In several locations around campus, including near the HUB building, he walks toward the camera and lifts up a poster reading "Register to Vote by Oct 19 - University of California" featuring colorful graphics. The video ends with a light blue graphic card showing the same "Register to Vote" design along with a QR code and text directing viewers to "Visit vote.ucr.edu".

10/13/2026

As the first Mexican American chancellor in the University of California system, Dr. Tomás Rivera turned his early life as a migrant worker into a lifelong crusade for higher education.

His visionary leadership and literary genius continue to inspire the UC Riverside community and beyond. 💙💛

Join us on Oct. 15 for the 2026 Tomás Rivera Conference at UC Riverside, with special guests and Rivera's fellow icons in the Chicano creative community, Luis Valdez and Severo Pérez.

FREE to attend and open to the public. Bring your friends!

tomasriveraconference.ucr.edu

10/10/2026

Honored with the 2025 Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film and selected for Sundance, the documentary "American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez" celebrates a trailblazer who transformed American culture.

Join us at the 38th annual Tomás Rivera Conference at UC Riverside on Oct. 15 to hear directly from the legend himself! 🎬⭐

tomasriveraconference.ucr.edu



Poster art from IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39150003/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

10/09/2026

Huge congratulations to Daphnie Sicre on her landmark new HowlRound piece, "The State of Latine and Caribbean Musical Theatre Today"! 🎭✨

From hybrid soundscapes to community-building fellowships, Daphnie maps out an undeniable truth: Latine & Caribbean musical theatre isn't just "emerging." It’s a deeply rooted, powerhouse field reshaping the entire theatrical landscape.

💡 Bonus: Her article includes a crowdsourced archive of over 400 Latine & Caribbean musicals created over the last two decades!

Stop what you're doing and read this essential piece on the future of American theatre 📖👇

🔗 https://howlround.com/state-latine-and-caribbean-musical-theatre-today

10/08/2026

Another year, off to a great start! ☀️
We enjoyed meeting all our new students (and our new Interim Dean, Steven Helfand) during CHASS Welcome Week! 💙🐻💛

Video by Matthew Mejia

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

Adapting a masterpiece takes a master storyteller. Severo Pérez wrote and directed "...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him" (1994), bringing Tomás Rivera’s seminal novel about farmworker life vividly to light.

Don't miss the special screening at UCR’s University Theatre at 5 p.m. on Oct. 15! 📽️🌾

tomasriveraconference.ucr.edu



Poster artwork from IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108999/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

10/06/2026

Playwright, novelist, and Texas Institute of Letters inductee: Severo Pérez has spent decades centering Mexican American history on screen and stage. 🇲🇽

Join us at UC Riverside on Oct. 15 as he discusses his remarkable legacy in storytelling alongside fellow trailblazers at the Tomás Rivera Conference! ✨📚

tomasriveraconference.ucr.edu

10/03/2026

From a modest upbringing in Delano to directing a global box-office smash, Luis Valdez captured the heart of American rock 'n' roll history with "La Bamba" (1987). 🎶

Telling the incredible true story of Ritchie Valens, Valdez created a timeless blockbuster that redefined Latino representation in mainstream cinema 🎸

Hear from this iconic writer/director on Oct. 15 at this year's Tomás Rivera Conference!

🔗tomasriveraconference.ucr.edu



Poster art from IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093378/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

10/01/2026

Before it hit the big screen in 1981, "Zoot Suit" made history as the very first Chicano play produced on Broadway.

Written and directed by Luis Valdez, this revolutionary work brought the energy, style, and resilience of the 1940s Pachuco culture front and center.

Learn about the legacy of this groundbreaking writer and director at UCR on Oct. 15 at the 2026 Tomas Rivera Conference.

tomasriveraconference.ucr.edu



"Zoot Suit" poster from: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083365/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk