Category Events

Los Guardianes Del Maiz Screening

Professor León and LTS/ANT/SOC 3021 hosted a special screening of “Los Guardianes Del Maiz” (“The Keepers of the Corn”) for a Q&A with Producers Yira Vallejo and Johnathan Barbieri. The documentary served as a testament to both the fragility and tenaciousness… Continue Reading →

Celebrate Women’s History Month with ISLA!

Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in the month of March in the United States since 1987. In 2023, our theme of Women’s History Month is “EmpowHER:… Continue Reading →

New York City Latin American History Workshop

Directed by Sinclair Thomson (NYU) and Pablo Piccato (Columbia), this long-running working group is a partnership between the graduate programs in Latin American History at NYU, Columbia, CUNY, and SUNY Stony Brook. Join us every last Friday of the month for a presentation by… Continue Reading →

Spring 2023 Virtual Diversity Career Expo

The Baruch College Spring 2023 Virtual Diversity Career Expo is designed to provide candidates from diverse backgrounds with an opportunity to meet employers and organizations interested in recruiting new talent for internships, leadership programs and entry-level positions.  This event will kick… Continue Reading →

Carnival on Film: Precession as Politics 

Baruch College’s Mishkin Gallery, Black and Latinx Studies, and Initiative for the Study of Latin America (ISLA) are pleased to present Carnival on Film: Procession as Politics, a film program taking place this coming 2023 Carnival season. From February 6-24th the Mishkin Gallery… Continue Reading →

KICK OFF EVENT! Primer Cafecito – September 21, 2022

About the Event: Primer Cafecito is designed to provide First-Year and Transfer students with a brief introduction to the key programs, offices and student organizations that Baruch offers! RSVP now for an opportunity full of valuable insight, meaningful connections and… Continue Reading →

Carnival/Carnaval- Wednesday, February 23rd 2022

About the Event: ISLA and BLS partnered again to celebrate Carnival/Carnaval for a second year with a virtual party and speaker event on Wednesday, February 23rd, 6-8 pm! We were delighted to welcome back our wonderful faculty and staff speakers who… Continue Reading →

Lost in Translation- February 17th, 2022

About the Event: Latinx music tells stories about love, moments lived, fun times, dreams and desires, and much more to their listeners. On the one hand, music is a form of art that everyone who has had the opportunity to… Continue Reading →

La Gran Colombia Event -November 18th, 2021

About the Event: Participants learned more about the region from Professor Tshombe Miles (Black and Latinx Studies, BLS), Professor Mark Rice (History), and Professor Enrique Desmond Arias (Marxe Chair of Western Hemisphere Affairs, MSPIA) about the history that brought these… Continue Reading →

Marxe School Virtual Open House- October 28th, 2021

About the Event: ISLA and Baruch’s Marxe School of International and Public Affairs hosted a Virtual Open House for the Marxe School Master of International Affairs (MIA) Program, featuring the concentration in Western Hemisphere Affairs. Students got the opportunity to meet the Director of… Continue Reading →

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