Celebrating Latine Heritage Month
These stories featured on the UO Alumni Association website highlight the remarkable contributions of six Latine Ducks who are instilling positive change across their communities, organizations, and beyond.
Latinx Stories
Get to know the ASUO president: Maria Alejandra Gallegos-Chacón
“Her work ethic is amazing,” said Tan Perkins, ASUO chief of staff. “She’s the person that’s out there tabling and is like ‘Hey, there’s too many people behind the table. Get out there,’ and then she goes out there, too.”
Cipriano Ferrel, co-founder of farm worker union PCUN
Like César Chávez, with whom Cipriano worked closely until César’s death in 1993, Cipriano demonstrated Sí Se Puede spirit. Cipriano played a principal role in the founding, growth and successes of both FHDC and PCUN, making them strong vehicles for farmworker self-determination.
Lifting “Chicas” into College
Her experience and ideas make alumna Itzel Chávez Gómez the bridge to higher ed for Latinas in Oregon.
UO Latinx Strategies Group: Past, Present and Future
The Latinx Strategy Group (LSG) is an emerging alliance of faculty, staff, students, and community members collaborating to improve educational access and equity among Latin@ students at UO and in the local area.
College of Arts and Sciences to hire cluster of Latinx faculty
The University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences is adding six Latinx studies tenure-track faculty members in several departments as part of a cluster hire.
New program starting in fall will offer a minor in Latinx studies
The University of Oregon will debut a new interdisciplinary minor in Latinx studies this fall that draws on a long history of scholarship and teaching across campus.
The influence of Latinx students is felt throughout campus
Those efforts are paying off as Latinx enrollment has tripled over the past 20 years. And that growth has been accompanied by a similar expansion in the way Latinx students connect to the campus, their fellow students and the rest of the Latinx community.