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  • RESI Reception and Open House to be held September 6

    Explore our newly redesigned space, meet our team, learn about the programs our institute offers and enjoy refreshments.   The Race & Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI) is hosting its first-ever reception and open house on Friday, September 6, from 11AM – 2PM at the Liberal Arts and Arts & Humanities (LAAH) Building room 453.  Attendees will […]

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    “For a Just and Better World”: Engendering Anarchism in the Mexican Borderlands

    The Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI) invites you to attend our upcoming book talk on Wednesday, March 22 at 12 PM CDT, featuring Dr. Sonia Hernandez, Associate Professor of History, from Texas A&M University. Dr. Hernandez research specializes in the intersections of gender and labor in the U.S.-Mexican Borderlands, Chicana/o history, and Modern Mexico. […]

  • The Social Movement Contemporary Dance Theatre performances 'In Syndication'.

    Social Movement Contemporary Dance Theatre Presents: Movements New & Revised

    Join us on Saturday, April 1 at 7PM in Rudder Auditorium for a live dance performance by the Social Movement Contemporary Dance (SMCD). The SMCD promotes social consciousness through creative arts and community engagement. Their original work, Movements: New & Revised, consists of three works, ‘In Syndication’, ‘The Culture’, and ‘We the People’. ‘In Syndication’ […]

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    Community Conversation with Dr. Nadia Y. Kim

    The Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI) invites you to attend our upcoming event on Monday, February 27th at 12 PM CDT in Rudder Tower 404, featuring Dr. Nadia Y. Kim, Professor of Sociology and of Asian & Asian American Studies at Loyola Marymount University. Her research focuses on US race and citizenship inequalities regarding […]

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    “Behind the Shield” Panel Discussion

    Please join us for a film screening and panel discussion on “Behind the Shield” on February 9th, 12 PM at Rudder Tower 313. You can register using the following link: https://tamu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0cwgRKOeiAsnkwu

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    Historicizing Black Women’s Intellectual Traditions in Cuba

    The Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI) invites you to attend our upcoming colloquia on Wednesday, February 8 at 12 PM CDT in Rudder Tower 707, featuring Dr. Takkara Brunson. Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M University. Brunson’s research focuses on the political and cultural traditions of the African Diaspora, with emphasis on how […]

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    Reparations Reconsidered

    The Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI) invites you to attend our upcoming colloquia on Thursday, February 23 at 2 PM CDT, featuring Dr. Rinaldo Walcott, Carl V. Granger Chair in African American Studies, from the University of Buffalo (SUNY). Dr. Walcott’s teaching and research are in the area of Black diaspora cultural studies and […]

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    RESI Paid Internship Opportunities

    RESI seeks to hire two paid interns -- (1) Video Production and Social Media Intern and (2) Content Design and Social Media Intern for the remainder of the 2022-2023 academic year. The internship will expose students to applied research and programming related to race and ethnicity. The intern, with the guidance of the team, will be responsible for creating video content and for monitoring its performance across various platforms. See job descriptions for additional information.

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    Racialized Geographies: Structural Violence at the U.S – Mexico Border

    Racialized Geographies: Structural Violence at the U.S – Mexico Border The Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI) invites you to attend our upcoming colloquia on Tuesday, September 27 at 12PM CDT in Rudder Tower 501, featuring Dr. Maria Cristina Morales from the University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Morales will unpack how the U.S.-Mexico […]

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    Nobody’s Pilgrims and Nepantla Familias: Sergio Troncoso on Writing About the Borderlands and Beyond

    The Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI) invites you to attend our upcoming book talk on Tuesday, September 13th at 12PM CDT in LAAH 453, featuring renowned author Sergio Troncoso. Mr. Troncoso is the son of Mexican immigrants and is an El Paso, Texas native.