Center for Mexican American Studies at Arlington

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Center for Mexican American Studies at The University of Texas at Arlington

The Center for Mexican American Studies at The University of Texas at Arlington is an academic research center that promotes research and the recruitment, retention, and professional development of UTA faculty actively engaged in studies on Latino issues.

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The Center administers an 18-hour academic minor in Mexican American Studies and its annual Distinguished Speaker Series. Additionally, it provides service outreach activities to the Latino community in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex .

History

Through the efforts of State Representative Roberto Alonzo of Dallas, the 73rd Texas Legislature authorized the creation of CMAS-UTA in 1993.

On October 12, 1994, the Center held its grand opening under founding director Dr. José Ángel Gutiérrez, a member of UTA's Department of Political Science. Dr. Gutiérrez's directorship ended in 1996.

In 1997, the university named Consulting Director Dr. Neil Foley of the University of Texas, Austin to reconstitute and reactivate the center, and to search for a new director. Those efforts led to the appointment of Dr. L. Manuel García y Griego as CMAS director in fall 1999. Dr. García y Griego relinquished leadership of the center in 2003.

In 2003, Interim Director Dr. Alejandro Del Carmen of UTA's Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice was appointed until 2005. In 2005 Dr. Susan González Baker became the next CMAS director until 2013. [1] In 2013, Dr. Christian Zlolniski, [2] a member of UTA's Department of Sociology and Anthropology, took the helm as CMAS director with Dr. William Arce from UTA's Department of English joining in as assistant director. In 2015, Dr. Ignacio Ruiz-Perez from the Department of Modern Languages is appointed as the new Assistant Director [3]

MAS Minor

The minor in Mexican American Studies is an interdisciplinary program that offers a strong complement for students majoring in Liberal Arts, Education, Business, Social Work, and Nursing. The MAS minor enables the student to explore the Mexican American and Latino experience. [4]

Distinguished Speaker Series

The Distinguished Speaker Series is the annual lineup of speakers who are notable figures within the area of Mexican American Studies. Notable guest speakers have included Dr. Jorge Casteñeda the former Foreign Minister of Mexico, [5] Maria Hinojosa, NPR Journalist, [6] Pia Orrenius, Vice President & Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Leo Chavez, anthropology professor at the University of California, Irvine, [7] and Dr. Neil Foley of the University of Texas. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ staff, Kathryn Cargo, The Shorthorn. "Mexican American studies director dies".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Janitors, Street Vendors, and Activists".
  3. ↑ "CMAS director Zlolniski appointed to key state committee on Mexican-American studies at Texas colleges, universities - UTA News Center". www.uta.edu.
  4. ↑ "Mexican American Studies (MAS) < University of Texas Arlington". catalog.uta.edu.
  5. ↑ staff, Alysia R. Brooks, The Shorthorn. "Former foreign minister: U.S., Mexico are equal partners in immigration reform".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Maria Hinojosa lecture at UT Arlington". 18 April 2017.
  7. ↑ staff, Zahraa Ileiwi, The Shorthorn. "Speaker confronts negative immigrant stereotypes".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Neil Foley Lecture - UTA News Center". www.uta.edu.
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