Podcast Episode · Latine Stories · 09/15/2025 · 43m

Luis Estrada dirige esta producción basada en la novela de Jorge Ibargüengoitia, quien a su vez se inspiró en el cruel caso de una red de prostitución que sacudió a México entre 1945 y 1964

Texas A&M purge over a student complaint sparks outcry over political interference in classrooms and suffocates free speech.

En este episodio hablo con Octavio Quintanilla, profesor y autor de multiples poemarios, en inglés y en español, incluyendo los dos mas recientes, The Book of Wounded Sparrows, y Las Horas Imposibles

In this episode, I talk to Candy Perez who recently graduated from Texas A&M University in San Antonio with is her BA in English and has been writing poetry for a few years now.

Podcast Episode · Latino USA · 08/10/2025 · 26m

The Mellon Foundation makes grants to actively unlock the power in the arts and humanities that helps connect us all.

Podcast Episode · Code Switch · 07/30/2025 · 37m

Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administration’s ambitious enforcement targets

"Top politicians’ and many everyday citizens’ mirth toward 'Alligator Alcatraz' shows that the law-and-order discourse about immigration has degenerated to absurd yet dangerous levels," UI Associate T...

Americans from across the political spectrum oppose cuts to Medicaid, believe that the program is effective, and are willing to take steps to defend Medicaid.

Some city and Police Commission leaders have called on the LAPD to do more to identify masked individuals who are taking part in immigration sweeps.

A clinical psychologist at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley hopes her research of individuals with autism spectrum disorder provides a better communication pathway between providers, parents,...

A review of the Burnham-Nobles Digital Archive, a repository of material on anti-Black killings in the US in the mid-20th century, led by Margaret Burnham and Melissa Nobles

A Review of Harlem in Disorder, a digital monograph offering spatial analysis of racial violence in northern Manhattan in 1935, created by Stephen Robertson

A conservative group is releasing undercover videos allegedly revealing violations of restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion at North Carolina and Florida universities. A few employees are no...

Students and free speech advocates argue that the bill is too vague and goes too far in its efforts to “prevent unnecessary disruption and to ensure campus safety.”

Federal funding has long played an important role in research assessment in the United States. The HuMetricsHSS Initiative argues this must now be reassessed in light of the Trump administration’s int...

Podcast Episode · Latine Stories · 06/01/2025 · 39m

Study finds smaller earnings shocks for those who had two majors

Podcast Episode · Latine Stories · 05/26/2025 · 28m

Academics and free speech groups condemned the abrupt revocation of Harvard’s ability to enroll international students. But some Republicans praised the decision.

Podcast Episode · Code Switch · 05/21/2025 · 35m

Podcast Episode · Latine Stories · 05/18/2025 · 38m

The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

Students in A&M San Antonio's Language and Literacy in Latinx Communities class aim to better understand the socio-economic backgrounds of the city’s Latino populations and their experiences with lang...

Donald Trump’s executive orders are attacking everything from the Smithsonian to Black sports history, but grassroots organizers are launching a resistance.

Since the founding of our august institution, we have awarded promotion and tenure based on how many pages of your research we could read before fa...

Translating commonsense rules into language policies that actually improve truckers’ and everyone’s safety requires expertise. Otherwise, the order’s broad and vague terms risk being used as more blun...

In this episode, I talk to Juan Tejeda about San Antonio and tejano conjunto music.

Vol. 6, No. 4 of Reviews in Digital Humanities, a peer-reviewed journal that facilitates scholarly evaluation of digital humanities work and its outputs, edited by Jennifer Guiliano (Indiana Universit...

In this episode, I talk to Marco Cervantes, AKA Mexstep, a rapper, producer, DJ, and scholar. He performs as a solo artist and is a member of the hip hop group Third Root. Along with his artistic wor

Podcast Episode · Code Switch · 04/16/2025 · 42m

In this episode, I talk to Lorena Molina, a Salvadoran multidisciplinary artist, educator and curator. She is an Assistant Professor of Studio Art Practice at San Francisco State University. She’s als

Podcast Episode · Code Switch · 04/09/2025 · 38m

Podcast Episode · Latino USA · 04/04/2025 · 41m

En este episodio, hablo con Ceiba Ili, una artista y educadora hondureña que vive ahora en San Antonio, Texas. Ella nos relata un poco sobre su viaje a Estados Unidos y su desarrollo en la musica y co

Podcast Episode · Fronteras · 03/28/2025 · 27m

Podcast Episode · Code Switch · 03/26/2025 · 30m

In this episode, I talk to Professor Jesús Jesse Esparza about his latest co-edited collection with Natalie Garza, The Barrio and the Badge: A History of Latinos and Law Enforcement in Houston.

Podcast Episode · Latino USA · 03/23/2025 · 35m

From early trailblazers to suffragists, civil rights activists, political leaders, and cultural icons, women have made a remarkable impact on the course of U.S. history. Introducing Women’s History in the United States: a unique academic resource dedicated to exploring women’s contributions, perspectives, and challenges from precontact times to the present. With thousands of primary sources, […]