Talk To Me Nice: Spoken-Work Event

8th Annual Diversity Career Expo

Students networked with recruiters for internships, leaderships programs, and entry-level positions.

The Student Advisory Board at Bryant Park

To celebrate the great achievements of our fellow student leaders, the ISLA Familia spent a day on the rink at Bryant Park’s Winter Village.

The Student Advisory Board Visits Bloomberg HQ

It was an honor for our Student Advisory Board (SAB) to be welcomed back for another Bloomberg office visit! Our SAB had the chance to connect with a Bloomberg recruiter while they learned about the history and culture of one… Continue Reading →

Latin American Jewish Women Writers Series

Wasserman Jewish Studies Center hosted three amazing Latin American Jewish Women writers for a special series, and ISLA was proud to co-sponsor! Marjorie Agosin is the Andrew Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Wellesley College where she teaches courses on… Continue Reading →

‘Lluvia de piedras’ – A Memorial Tribute toLordes Gil, Professor and Poet

A celebratory tribute to Professor Lourdes Gil and the launching of her posthumous poetry collection Lluvia de piedras (Ediciones Furtivas, 2023). Featuring literary critic Elena Palmero (Universidade do Rio de Janeiro) and with the participation of Iraida Iturralde. Organized by the Cuban Cultural Center of New York and co-sponsored by ISLA-The… Continue Reading →

Primer Cafecito 2023

Thank you to all that attended our fourth annual Primer Cafecito! Mil gracias! Primer Cafecito is an event dedicated to fostering warm connections between students, staff, faculty and friends as we welcome in the new academic year. This year, we… Continue Reading →

Discovering Crypto-Jewish Identities

Join us for an evening with Benjamin Moser, author of the award-winning biography “Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector.” In this captivating event, Moser will discuss the life and work of the enigmatic Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector, exploring… Continue Reading →

A Book Talk: The Rural State

Join us for an engaging book talk event with Javier Puente, Chair and Associate Professor of Latin American and Latino/a Studies from Smith College, who will be discussing “The Rural State: Making Comunidades, Campesinos, and Conflict in Peru’s Central Sierra”. This insightful book explores… Continue Reading →

Fictions of the Museum

Prof. Jorge Téllez (University of Pennsylvania) presents his ongoing book project on how 21st-century Latin American novels engage the figure of the museum to reflect on the relationship between collective and individual cultural memory in our contemporary hypermediated society. In these… Continue Reading →

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