Who We Are
Latino Studies is a powerhouse of Latino thought and advocacy at the University of Texas at Austin, fearlessly upholding the mission of ethnic studies by creating space to explore and understand the lives of Latinos in the U.S while using our knowledge and resources to support Latino communities everywhere. Since 1970, we've grown from a student initiative calling for courses on Mexican American topics to a substantial organization of recognized stature encompassing three program units: the Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS), the department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies (MALS), and the Latino Research Institute. Together we are fiercely committed to the empowerment of students, scholars, and communities for the purpose of realizing a just and affirmative future for all.
What We’re Fundraising For
Student Internship Support
Opportunities like unpaid internships can open countless professional doors for college graduates, but are simply not a viable option for low-income students, many of whom continue to financially support family members back home. The department of Mexican American & Latina/o Studies seeks to establish two one-year, post-undergraduate internships to financially sustain students in this situation who are seeking professional, entry-level experience.
La Tiendita Student Pantry
As a way of addressing food insecurity among low-income student populations, this donation-based resource pantry located in the Latino Studies student lounge serves to help students who deserve an education that is unburdened by the struggle to meet basic human needs. The open pantry is stocked with non-perishable food items, toiletries, household cleaning products, and more.
Student Summer Fellowships
The Latino Research Institute recruits undergraduate research assistants who are interested in community advocacy and Latino health and wellness to assist with various grant-funded projects in the community and around central and South Texas. From interviewing families who have been detained along the border to surveying rural communities regarding healthy food habits, these research projects allow students to translate their studies into real impact. These funds will ensure the Institute's continued ability to recruit during the summer, when help is most needed.
Your Impact
To our majors as well as Latinx students around campus, Latino Studies is more than just an academic department. Here's what students have to say about what Latino Studies at UT means to them:
"Latino Studies is my home away from home. The friends, connections I have made truly changed my UT experience and I am so grateful for that."
"Latino Studies has opened up new doors for me and created an environment that makes me feel welcomed. The people I have met, the friends I have made, and the words shared by professors have made my experience at UT so much more memorable."
"Having Latino Studies here at UT means I get to recognize my Latinidad and my pride in my culture in the midst of all this white space. I can embrace traditions with people who look and speak like me and have the opportunity to seguir hablando español without a confused face looking at me."
"I think that in a world where families are split by a wall, Latino Studies can help us overcome that wall and get to know each other more."
"Latino Studies to me was that first step to truly finding my complete identity. I took one class in bilingualism and was hooked! Being a part of MALS and Latino Studies is also a way to just LEARN about me, my culture, and how its a part of the space of UT. A proud double major (MALS and Government)."
"Latino Studies is a place where I feel safe, I feel like I belong. Es un rinconsito donde puedo aprender y ser feliz, being my true self. ❤️ My home away from home."
"Latino Studies means community, amazing food, a family away from home and people like me."
"Latino Studies means learning and getting in touch with my identity. It also means not losing touch with where I come from and everything I had already established."
"Latino Studies helps me acknowledge that I belong here at a top tier university. They support that I have a place."
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | UT Sailing Team | 89 |
2 | $750 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 86 |
3 | $250 | Texas Orange Jackets | 23 |
4 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 15 | |
5 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 14 | |
6 | McCombs School of Business | 13 | |
7 | College of Fine Arts | 9 | |
8 | College of Liberal Arts | 8 | |
9 | UT Student Emergency Fund | 8 | |
10 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | 7 | |
11 | College of Natural Sciences | 7 | |
12 | School of Law | 7 | |
13 | Harry Ransom Center | 7 | |
14 | Texas Crew | 7 | |
15 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 6 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 126 |
2 | $750 | Texas Orange Jackets | 113 |
3 | $250 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 109 |
4 | TX Votes | 35 | |
5 | Texas Exes | 27 | |
6 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 26 | |
7 | UT Sailing Team | 23 | |
8 | Dell Medical School | 16 | |
9 | McCombs School of Business | 15 | |
10 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 14 | |
11 | College of Natural Sciences | 14 | |
12 | Black Studies at UT Austin | 11 | |
13 | College of Liberal Arts | 10 | |
14 | UT Student Emergency Fund | 10 | |
15 | Longhorn Athletic Training Student Association | 9 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Raised |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $28,865.00 |
2 | $750 | Longhorn Wrestling | $11,050.00 |
3 | $250 | College of Liberal Arts | $10,835.00 |
4 | Landmarks | $10,025.00 | |
5 | Texas Exes | $9,809.00 | |
6 | School of Law | $8,045.00 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | $5,055.00 | |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | $3,228.00 | |
9 | Longhorn Band | $3,060.00 | |
10 | Moody College of Communication | $2,640.00 | |
11 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | $2,460.00 | |
12 | School of Architecture | $2,200.00 | |
13 | UT Sailing Team | $2,185.00 | |
14 | Texas Crew | $1,675.00 | |
15 | School of Nursing | $1,585.00 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $3,000 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 783 |
2 | $1,000 | Texas Orange Jackets | 636 |
3 | $500 | Texas Crew | 394 |
4 | McCombs School of Business | 380 | |
5 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 346 | |
6 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 301 | |
7 | College of Liberal Arts | 267 | |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | 265 | |
9 | Texas Exes | 253 | |
10 | UT Sailing Team | 218 | |
11 | UT Student Emergency Fund | 210 | |
12 | Moody College of Communication | 192 | |
13 | TX Votes | 166 | |
14 | Longhorn Band Student Association | 165 | |
15 | University of Texas Libraries | 149 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 114 |
2 | $750 | Longhorn Band Student Association | 73 |
3 | $250 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 51 |
4 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 42 | |
5 | McCombs School of Business | 22 | |
6 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 17 | |
7 | College of Liberal Arts | 16 | |
8 | Texas Orange Jackets | 16 | |
9 | Dell Medical School | 12 | |
10 | Harry Ransom Center | 12 | |
11 | Texas Exes | 11 | |
12 | School of Law | 11 | |
13 | School of Nursing | 9 | |
14 | Classics Department | 9 | |
15 | TX Votes | 9 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Orange Jackets | 195 |
2 | $750 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 170 |
3 | $250 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 55 |
4 | McCombs School of Business | 53 | |
5 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 47 | |
6 | Texas Exes | 32 | |
7 | College of Liberal Arts | 32 | |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | 32 | |
9 | UT Student Emergency Fund | 28 | |
10 | Moody College of Communication | 24 | |
11 | Daily Texan | 21 | |
12 | Texas Crew | 21 | |
13 | UT Sailing Team | 19 | |
14 | TX Votes | 18 | |
15 | Black Studies at UT Austin | 17 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 68 |
2 | $750 | Texas Orange Jackets | 67 |
3 | $250 | Texas Men's Water Polo | 27 |
4 | UT Sailing Team | 21 | |
5 | Classics Department | 16 | |
6 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 15 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 12 | |
8 | UT Archery Club | 10 | |
9 | College of Liberal Arts | 7 | |
10 | University of Texas Libraries | 7 | |
11 | Moody College of Communication | 7 | |
12 | School of Nursing | 7 | |
13 | Texas Exes | 6 | |
14 | School of Law | 6 | |
15 | College of Natural Sciences | 6 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Orange Jackets | 61 |
2 | $750 | Texas Crew | 60 |
3 | $250 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 27 |
4 | College of Natural Sciences | 26 | |
5 | Texas Exes | 22 | |
6 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 15 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 14 | |
8 | Harry Ransom Center | 14 | |
9 | TX Votes | 14 | |
10 | University of Texas Libraries | 12 | |
11 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 12 | |
12 | College of Liberal Arts | 11 | |
13 | Dell Medical School | 11 | |
14 | UT Student Emergency Fund | 11 | |
15 | The University of Texas Weightlifting team | 10 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Raised |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $3,000 | Texas Exes | $1,594,752.95 |
2 | $1,000 | McCombs School of Business | $1,292,542.12 |
3 | $500 | Moody College of Communication | $1,181,474.00 |
4 | Dell Medical School | $548,353.04 | |
5 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | $447,655.23 | |
6 | The University of Texas at Austin | $247,057.53 | |
7 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $246,177.00 | |
8 | Texas Athletics | $245,665.00 | |
9 | College of Natural Sciences | $205,904.14 | |
10 | UT Student Emergency Fund | $154,000.37 | |
11 | Black Studies at UT Austin | $107,261.00 | |
12 | College of Liberal Arts | $86,029.00 | |
13 | Longhorn Band | $82,985.00 | |
14 | University of Texas Libraries | $50,216.00 | |
15 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | $28,174.14 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Orange Jackets | 61 |
2 | $750 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 60 |
3 | $250 | Longhorn Band Student Association | 53 |
4 | Texas Exes | 15 | |
5 | McCombs School of Business | 13 | |
6 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 11 | |
7 | Classics Department | 10 | |
8 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 9 | |
9 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 8 | |
10 | UT Student Emergency Fund | 8 | |
11 | Moody College of Communication | 7 | |
12 | College of Education | 5 | |
13 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | 5 | |
14 | College of Fine Arts | 5 | |
15 | Black Studies at UT Austin | 5 |
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