New Faculty Roundtable and Lunch

The Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) is pleased to to announce a dynamic roundtable discussion featuring new UO faculty members across various departments who specialize in Latino/a and Latin American studies! We are excited to welcome: 

Naomi Sussman – Assistant Professor, History
Research Interests: Indigenous history, borderlands history, sovereignty, citizenship, race, history of migration

Isabel García Valdivia – Assistant Professor, Sociology
Research Interests: [Im]migration, Race and Ethnicity, Social Stratification, and Life course/Aging

Guillem Belmar Viernes – Assistant Professor, Linguistics
Research Interests: Language revitalization, language maintenance, language rights, minoritized languages, endangered languages, language documentation, minority multilingualism, Minoritized Languages and (Social Media), Minoritized Language Translation, and more

Please join us in welcoming these faculty members to UO and learning about their research, coursework, and the valuable contributions they will make in educating students about Latinx and Latin American issues across various disciplines.

Lunch will be provided. We hope to see you there!