Graduate Advising

Welcome to the CLS M.A. Family! 

To our new cohort, ¡bienvenides! You are joining a graduate program grounded in critical consciousness, activist-rooted knowledge, and commitment to comunidad. In the Department of Chicana(o) & Latina(o) Studies, our M.A. paths prepare you not only for advanced study such as a Ph.D. but also for teaching in K–16 classrooms, working in nonprofit and government sectors, and serving as public intellectuals who shape justice-centered futures.

To our returning cohort, ¡bienvenides de nuevo! Your continued dedication sustains our shared mission of scholarship, healing, and transformation. We are thrilled to witness your growth and to support your research, teaching, and activism this year.

Questions or guidance? Reach out to Profe José Anguiano, Ph.D., our Interim Chair, for program details, research guidance, or anything you need to thrive academically and personally.

Here’s to a journey of conocimiento, community-building, and limitless possibilities ahead.

CLS 2024-2025 Cohort (October 2024): (L-R) Estid Galeano, Eve Sanchez, Precilla Howl, Alyssa Herrera, Nancy Velasquez, Priscilla Cuellar, Diana Rangel, and Zeltzin-Nayeli Estrada-Rodriguez.

Grad student encuentro (Summer 2025). Top row (L-R) Maribel Santana Alvarez, Precilla Howl, Alejandro Padilla, Anita Rangel, and Beatriz Chavez. Bottom row (L-R) Izel Lemus, Jessie Gomez, Chilla Cuellar, and Veronica Garcia. Not pictured: Simon Bermudez, Veronica Peña, Gimena Torres Escobar, Karla Molina-Chavez, Paul Samaniego, and Jacqueline Rocha.