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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This week we are celebrating Pura Belpré for Hispanic Heritage Month! 🌸🥳 Sources: NYPL, “Pura Belpré: The Library Storyteller”; NYC Public Schools, “Pura Belpré: The Librarian Who Brought Puerto Rican Folktales to Life.” #HispanicHeritageMonth #Elin #UConn #Inspire

Cream poster honoring Hispanic Heritage Month features librarian and author Pura Belpré’s portrait, biography, and accomplishments, framed by colorful floral vines. The tone is celebratory and educational.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Join us for the next Elizabeth Mahan Fund Scholar Showcase featuring Beatriz Torres Do Nascimento as she presents her research on race, identity, and privilege among Brazilian immigrants in the U.S.! 📅 October 6, 2026 | 🕚 11:30am 📍 Ryan Building, Conference Room 240 ⚠️ RSVP required.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This week are honoring Mario Molina for Hispanic Heritage Month! 🤗🎉 Source: Science History Institute Museum & Library. “Mario Molina.” Science History Institute, 24 Feb. 2026, www.sciencehistory.org/education/scientific-biographies/mario-molina/. #HispanicHeritageMonth #UConn #Elin

Hispanic Heritage Month poster honoring chemist Mario Molina, featuring his portrait, biography, and orange decorative motifs on a cream background.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month featuring Celia Cruz! ☺️⭐️ Source: The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica Article History. “Celia Cruz.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, inc., 2023, www.britannica.com/biography/Celia-Cruz. #HispanicHeritageMonth #Elin #UConn #Representation

Hispanic Heritage Month poster honoring Cuban singer Celia Cruz, “Queen of Salsa”, with a portrait, biography, and red-gold star border.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Join us for a Public Policy Roundtable on the Connecticut-Puerto Rico Trade Commission and explore how partnerships between Connecticut and Puerto Rico can strengthen economic opportunities, trade, and cultural connections with our director, Dr. Charles Venator-Santiago! #Elin #UConn #Diversity

Colorful event flyer for “Connecticut–Puerto Rico,” promoting economic partnerships with cultural imagery, speakers, and Sept. 17, 2026 details.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Welcome back to El Instituto! We are so excited to kick off fall semester! Sign up for our email listserv: elin.uconn.edu/contact-us-2/ View our events calendar: elin.uconn.edu/events-calen... #Elin #UConn #YouBelongHere #LeadingTogether

UConn El Instituto Fall 2026 Welcome Back flyer.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Join us on September 15th for the Elizabeth Mahan Fund Scholar Presentation featuring our graduate student Mia Hickey! 🎤📚 Register here: events.uconn.edu/el-instituto... #UConn #Elin #Diversity #MakeaDifference

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

m.youtube.com/watch?v=YR60... Explore how urbanization is shaping the behavior of Darwin finches in the Galapagos islands.

Promotional flyer for a recorded whetten
fellowship presentation by Lorraine Perez featuring research on urbanization affects on Darwin‘s finches with a link to watch the video

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Read our latest newsletter, La Voz, for updates, reflections, and community highlights from spring 2026 semester. mailchi.mp/foundation.u...

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Stay connected with El Instituto! Subscribe to La Voz to get the latest news, events, and updates in Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies. Join today: elin.uconn.edu/sign-up-for-... #Elin #UConn #Representation #Inspire

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Now live on YouTube! 🎬 Watch Michelle Miller, El Instituto’s Pre-doctoral Awardee, share powerful insights you’ll want to hear. View here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=j86C...

El Instituto's Pre-doctoral Awardee
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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Huge congratulations to one of our graduate students, Mia Hickey for placing 2nd in the Three Minute Thesis Competition! 🎉 We can't wait to see what you accomplish next! Read more here: grad.uconn.edu/graduate-stu... #Elin #UConn #Representation

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Join us for a book talk with Professor Fernando Pérez-Montesinos (UCLA) on, "Landscaping Indigenous Mexico: The Liberal State and Capitalism in the Purépecha Highlands”! 🎊📚 @uconnhistory.bsky.social For more info: events.uconn.edu/el-instituto... #Elin #UConn #Diversity #Culture

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Looking for a summer course that spans centuries of creativity and culture? 🌎🖌️ If so, From Sun Gods to Lowriders - Introduction to Latin American Art (ARTH/LLAS 1141) is the course for you. Enroll today! #Elin #UConn #LatinoStudiesProgram

From Sun Gods to Lowriders- Introduction to Latin American Art (ARTH/LLAS 1141) summer session 2 course flyer.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Check out our Fall 2026 courses! 🎉 You can find the full course pamphlet here: elin.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u... #Elin #UConn #LatinoStudiesProgram

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Please join us for the film screening of En La Caliente: Tales of a Reggaeton Warrior featuring a Q&A with director Fabien Pisani on March 25th from 3:30pm-6:00pm! 📍Class of 1947, Homer Babbidge Library #Elin #UConn #Culture #Diversity

Film screening of En La Caliente: Tales of a Reggaeton Warrior with a Q&A by director Fabien Pisani on March 25th, 2026 from 3:30pm-6:00pm poster.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

We invite you to join us for our Whetten Fellowship Awardee Presentation as we recognize Lorraine Perez on March 26th! We hope to see you there. 🎉 Use this link to RSVP: events.uconn.edu/el-instituto... #Elin #UConn #MakeaDifference #Diversity #Culture

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Join us March 4th from 3:30pm-6:30pm for the Annual Luis B. Eyzaguirre Lecture featuring Juan Carlos Rodriguez + a screening of Vieques: Living Archive at the Student Union Theater! Then don't miss the Archive-To-Film Workshop on March 5th from 11am-12pm in 236 SHH. ☺️ #UConn #Elin #Inspire

Annual Luis B. Eyzaguirre Lecture featuring Juan Carlos Rodriguez + a screening of Vieques: Living Archive on March 4th along with the Archive-To-Film Workshop on March 5th flyer.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A successful night at Mexican Puppetry: Lormiga Títeres Forum! Huge thanks to the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry for hosting this special event. #UConn #Elin #Culture #Inclusion

2026 Mexican Puppetry Forum: Lormiga Títeres poster.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Check out ELIN’s Winter 2026 La Voz Newsletter! You will find updates about our faculty members and students here: mailchi.mp/foundation.u... Subscribe and get ELIN’s latest updates. #Elin #UConn #Representation #LatinoStudiesProgram #Inspire

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Please join us as The Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry presents Mexican Puppetry: Lormiga Títeres with Ailin Ruiz & Sarina Pedroza on February 18th! For more information: events.uconn.edu/ballard-inst... #UConn #Elin #Diversity #Inclusion #Culture

El Instituto Co-sponsors The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry presents Mexican Puppetry: Lormiga Títeres with Ailin Ruiz and Sarina Pedroza on February 18th at 7pm at 1 Royce Circle, Storrs, CT flyer.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Please save the date: Join us February 26th for our Pre-Doctoral Awardee Presentation by Michelle Miller! Register here: events.uconn.edu/el-instituto... #Elin #UConn #MakeaDifference #Culture #Diversity

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Mark your calendars! Our 2nd Annual Puerto Rico|Ricans in Connecticut summit will take place this March! #Elin #UConn #Diversity #Culture

2nd Annual Puerto Rico|Ricans in Connecticut summit, March 2026 flyer.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Welcome back to El Instituto! Please check out our listserv and newsletter. Let’s have a great Spring Semester! #UConn #Elin #Spring2026Semester #LeadingTogether #YouBelongHere

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Are you interested in interdisciplinary study and research focused on Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American cultures? If so, El Instituto's MA program at UConn offers an excellent opportunity for you. For more information about Graduate Admissions, visit elin.uconn.edu/graduate-adm....

UConn El Instituto MA flyer for advertisement.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Join us as we are co-sponsoring this event: The Hartford Deportation Defense and the University of Connecticut invite the Hartford community to a public event focused on the impact of immigration enforcement on our communities! 😊 #Elin #UConn #Culture #Inclusion #Diversity

El Instituto co-sponsor: The Hartford Deportation Defense and the University of Connecticut invite the Hartford community to a public event focused on the impact of immigration enforcement on our communities , December 6, 2025 from 9:30am-1:00pm flyer.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Are you involved in Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies, looking for a fun event? If so, please join us on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 from 4:30pm-7:30pm for our end of the year event cosponsored by ALFAS! RSVP here: events.uconn.edu/el-instituto... #UConn #Elin #EndofYearEvent #Inclusion

El Instituto’s End of the Year Event cosponsored by ALFAS on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 flyer.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

We are pleased to present El Instituto's 2nd and 3rd year Graduate Student Interview, Crystal Elescano Check out our Graduate Students ➡️ elin.uconn.edu/graduate-stu... #UConn #Elin #GraduateStudentInterview #MakeaDifference

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

This week, we are happy to present El Instituto's 2nd and 3rd year Graduate Student Interview, Jhinia García! Check out our Graduate Students ➡️ elin.uconn.edu/graduate-stu... #Elin #UConn #GraduateStudentInterview #MakeaDifference

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

We are happy to present El Instituto's 2nd and 3rd year Graduate Student Interview, Javier García! Check out our Graduate Students ➡️ elin.uconn.edu/graduate-stu... #UConn #Elin #GraduateStudentInterview #MakeaDifference

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Interested in a Spanish taught course that examines works responding to the presence of the United States in Latin America from the late nineteenth-century to the present? If so, SPAN 3208-001/LLAS 3998-002 is the course for you! #UConn #Elin #LatinoStudiesProgram

Spring 2026 Course SPAN 3208/LLAS 3998 Flyer.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Join us on November 19th at 12pm for El Instituto’s Pre-doctoral Awardee: Presenter: Olin Green You must RSVP for this event! 📍Ryan Building, El Instituto Conference Room 240 #UConn #Elin #Diversity #Culture #MakeaDifference

El Instituto's Pre-doctoral Awardee Presentation: With Olin Green on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 12pm flyer.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Interested in building your resume and learning more about the Hispanic Health Council as well as possible future internships? If so, register for the Spring 2026 course LLAS 2012: Latinos in CT taught by Professor Anne Gebelein! Meets Wed. from 1:25-4:25pm. #UConn #Elin #LatinoStudiesProgram

LLAS 2012 Latinos in CT Spring 2026 course, taught by Professor Anne Gebelein meeting Wednesday's from 1:25-4:25pm flyer.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Interested in taking a Latino and Latin American Studies (LLAS) Course at the University of Connecticut? Check out our course pamphlet for Spring 2026 and enroll today! Full Course Pamphlet: shorturl.at/bKeHn #Elin #UConn #LatinoStudiesProgram

LLAS Courses for Spring 2026 at the University of Connecticut pamphlet.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Join us for our upcoming co-sponsorship event: a reading and discussion of The Mortician’s Daughter by WGSS Undergraduate Natalie Vázquez and illustrator and editor Ilia Medina! Our directions: elin.uconn.edu/directions/ #UConn #Elin

Elin’s co-sponsorship with the WGSS department for Halloween book reading: The Morticians Daughter with undergraduate Natalie Vázquez and illustrator and editor llia Medina flyer.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Thank you for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with us! If you have any recommendations for famous leaders, singers, authors, or other important figures to highlight in our next Hispanic Heritage Month, please send us a message. Source Link: www.womenshistory.org/education-re... #Elin #UConn

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

#HispanicHeritageMonth #UConn #Elin Source Links: musictales.club/article/vivi.... www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Sara-...

Famous songs for Hispanic Heritage Month featuring Vivir Mi Vida, By: Marc Anthony and Cuán Lejos Voy, By: Sara Paula Gómez Arias

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Happy World Mental Health Day! Always prioritize your mental health. 😊 #WorldMentalHealthDay #YouBelongHere #MakeaDifference #Elin #UConn

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Check out ELIN’s La Voz Newsletter! Fall 2025 Edition! You will find updates about our faculty members and students at the link below. Subscribe and get ELIN’s latest updates. Check the link below: mailchi.mp/foundation.u... #Elin #UConn #Fall2025NewsLetter

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! #UConn #HispanicHeritageMonth #Elin Source: Alexander, Kerri Lee. “Rita Moreno.” National Women’s History Museum. National Women’s History Museum, 2019. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Hope you can attend! 😊 shorturl.at/ToFCi #Elin #UConn

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Mark your calendars for the Mead Lecture Workshop! This event will take place Friday, October 10th from 11:00am - 1pm 📍 Schenker Lecture Hall, 151 For more information: events.uconn.edu/el-instituto... #Elin #Uconn

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

#HispanicHeritageMonth #UConn #Elin Source: "Collection." Coffee Portfolio | Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, www.mapr.org/en/art/artwork/coffee- portfolio#:~:text=He%20was%20a%20tireless%20creator,plastic%20elemen ts%20in%20his%20work. Accessed 12 Sept. 2025.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

We would love for you to follow @uconn.prsi For more information: https:// puertoricanstudies.clas.uconn.edu/ #prsi #UConn

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

We hope to see you October 9th at the Robert G. Mead Jr. Lecture Series! Reception RSVP: events.uconn.edu/el-instituto... Lecture Details: events.uconn.edu/el-instituto... #Elin #UConn

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

#Elin #UConn #HispanicHeritageMonth Source: "Dr. Helen Rodríguez Trias (U.S. National Park Service)." Nationa Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, www.nps.gov/people/dr-helen-rodr%C3%ADguez-tr%C3%ADas.htm. Accessed 11 Sept. 2025.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! #HispanicHeritageMonth #UConn #Elin Source: “Ruben Salazar, 1928 - 1970.” Ruben Salazar Project, rubensalazarproject.com/2012/06/14/the-story-of-ruben/. Accessed 9 Sept. 2025.

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Hello and welcome back to El Instituto Huskies! Stay up to date with ELIN’s upcoming events and announcements through our listserv. Sign up on our website, by clicking “Contact us.” You can also view our graduate students, by clicking “People” and then “Current Graduate Students” #Fall #UConn #Elin

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Check out ELIN’s La Voz Newsletter Spring 2025 Edition! mailchi.mp/foundation.u... You will find updates about our faculty members and students at the link below. Subscribe and get ELIN's latest updates by subscribing to our listserv: elin.uconn.edu/sign-up-for-...

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El Instituto @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

#Elin #Fall2025 #UConn #LatinAmericanStudies For additional information please contact Professor Salvador Vidal-Ortiz (sav03001@uconn.edu) and Professor Kenia Rodriguez (kenia.rodriguez@uconn.edu).

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