Chicana/o and Latinx Studies
(Formerly Mexican American Studies)
UNC’s Chicana/o and Latinx program works to achieve a strong, culturally-based education 让你茁壮成长. Through community engagement and small classes guided by top faculty who are well rounded on contemporary culture and history, our deeply experienced teachers ensure that our students receive personal attention.
The superb education practices will assist all students in meeting their professional 的职业道路. The variety of program concentrations available through the CLAS department provides plenty of opportunities to expand your career path. 学生将获得 sophisticated skills to work with complex and changing populations in the U.S. In recent years, undergraduates have been involved in celebrating Dia de los Muertos and the Chicana/Chicano Festival de Artes; as well as participated in UNC’s World 语言天.
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Undergraduate Concentrations
青年宣传
美国.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2020, youth from ethnic/racial minorities will together comprise half of the population under the age of 18. 利用你的教育 to examine concepts of race, ethnicity, class, gender and diverse family experiences to assist this quickly-growing population. Some careers include: residential youth advocacy programs, juvenile corrections, new-corner programs, probation offices and 更多的.
Social Justice and Public Policy
For those pursuing careers in such places as immigration law, education, political office and many others, the Social Justice and Public Policy concentration is a superb 从哪里开始. This will introduce students to human rights and political issues through the lens of social justice. They will be led to navigate frameworks and theories of poverty, inequality and intersectionality among diverse Latinx populations.
Globalization, Borders, and Migration
With global migration patterns becoming an ever-prevalent modern dynamic, students in the Globalization, Borders, and Migration concentration will be introduced to the complex migratory concerns that have evolved in the 21st century. 实习补充 the concentration are available for students in many various local and state non-profit 组织.
Community Health and Nutrition Professions
Combine your passion for health professions with your understanding of the Humanities in the Community Health and Nutrition Professions concentration. 因为拉丁人是 the second largest ethnic population in the United States, information about specific health and nutrition concerns among these populations is a growing concern—here, you can use your studies to help assess this concern.
Secondary Teaching Concentration
UNC’s reputation as a teacher-training university is unparalleled in the state of 科罗拉多州. Proudly sporting an excellent education in the history, geography, political science and cultural studies of Mexican-American cultures, graduates of this program are perfectly suited to teach a culturally diverse social studies curriculum.
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学生 Recognized at 2024 Honors Convocation
学生 Angelica Rodriguez, Marely Martinez and Marisol Madrid Flores were recognized during the 2024 HSS Honors Convocation ceremony for excellence in their program. 祝贺你 to these outstanding students!
The Importance of Teaching Underrepresented Cultures
David Barillas Chón博士.D. and assistant professor in the Department of Chicana/o and Latinx Studies, was recently featured in an article on UNC's main news page. 这篇文章的重点是 Dr. Barillas Chón's past, his history in education, and priorities and philosophies for instructing students here at UNC.
博士的生平和时代. 马丁而言
The mural on the three walls of the north stairwell of Candelaria Hall on the University of Northern 科罗拉多州 campus in Greeley, 科罗拉多州 reflects the life of Dr. 马丁而言. On the stairwell tower are scenes reflecting the culture and heritage of Dr. 而言的 Hispanic 科罗拉多州 and New Mexico heritage, beginning from lower left.
