Hispanic Heritage Month

October 01, 2018
The Social Justice Institute and the Latino Alumni Association will host a panel discussion titled “Aftermath: Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria and Cleveland Resettlement,” an event of Hispanic Heritage Month. The discussion will take place Thursday, Oct. 4, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Clapp Hall, Room…

October 10, 2017
The campus community is invited to Gala Latina Friday, Oct. 13, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, ballrooms A and B. Gala Latina focuses on the cultural celebration and empowerment of the Latinx community at CWRU as well as in the broader Northeast Ohio community. La Alianza…

October 02, 2017
For a complex set of reasons, the story of Spanish immigration to the United States is practically unknown. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tens of thousands of Spaniards settled in compact enclaves all over the country, including large numbers in the Cleveland and Canton areas. James…

September 27, 2017
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, a lecture and Q&A with Dylan Marron will be held Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom. Marron is an IFP Gotham Award- and Drama Desk-nominated writer, performer and video maker who focuses on social justice…

September 18, 2017
Melanie Domenech-Rodriguez, professor of psychology at Utah State University, will give lectures for the university community Monday, Oct. 2, as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. She will present “From Eggshells to Solid Ground: Skills to Navigate the Complexities of Truly Diverse Contexts” for…

September 15, 2017
Actress Diane Guerrero will speak on campus Saturday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. in The Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at The Temple – Tifereth Israel. Guerrero is best known for her role as Maritza Ramos in the award-winning, Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated Netflix series Orange Is the…