The screening for “Profe” will be on Monday, Sept. 16 at Studio A in Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave., from 6:30-8:30 p.m. It is free to attend. The screening will also award three educators — …
Armando Ibarra
The Myth of the Immigrant Threat with Armando Ibarra
Armando Ibarra joins Allen Ruff on A Public Affair to talk about the prevalence of anti-immigrant rhetoric in the GOP platform. Ibarra discusses what makes anti-immigrant narratives so appealing and how politicians use the language …
Professor Ibarra awarded a 2024 Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grant
Eight projects and 12 seed grants from the Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment show a range of how UW–Madison faculty, staff and students can collaborate with community members to co-create and share knowledge and solutions that …
New immigration policy creates pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
In the past decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of immigrants entering Wisconsin which has greatly increased the state’s Latino population — from 93,000 to 447,290, according to a Dairy Workers Study conducted by the School for Workers…
Three takeaways from UW-Madison panel on challenges to academic freedom
Humanities NOW hosted a panel of experts to discuss the role of public universities and academic freedom amid a controversial “DEI deal.” “There were many faculty that I spoke to that were outraged, and continue …
Generations of Change: Labor Migration, Settlement, and Social Transformation
School for Workers Professor Armando Ibarra is speaking at the Madison Rotary Club on April 10, 2024 on the generations of change. As one of the 10 largest clubs within Rotary International, Rotary Club of …
Trapped on Wisconsin farms: The hidden plight of trafficked workers
More than 10,000 undocumented immigrant workers perform an estimated 70% of the labor on Wisconsin dairy farms, according to an April 2023 survey by the School for Workers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Despite increasingly …
Announcing special event Humanities NOW: Public Universities, Legislatures, and Academic Freedom
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 @ 5:30 p.m. | Elvehjem Building, Room L140 | Free and open to all
Labor organizing in higher ed and beyond
Join the CSUDH Labor Studies Department for a discussion of the recent CFA strike, Starbucks labor organizing, and immigrant worker rights with national labor experts: Prof. Armando Ibarra, Wisconsin School for Workers & Prof. John …
As Madison’s Latino community expands, so does Centro Hispano’s role
The Madison-based nonprofit has been a vital resource for the Latino community, helping people with job training, legal matters and education for children. The organization is often the first stop for Latino folks arriving in …