Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry
@confluencenter.bsky.social
A research institute that supports collaborative, innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship at the University of Arizona.
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In case you missed our introduction a couple months ago! 🫰🏼👋🏼
We're on BlueSky!🎉
For those who don't know about us, we're a physical & intellectual space for the arts, humanities & social sciences! We support relevant interdisciplinary projects & present new knowledge to the public in engaging ways!
Stay updated with us!🌐✨
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For those who don't know about us, we're a physical & intellectual space for the arts, humanities & social sciences! We support relevant interdisciplinary projects & present new knowledge to the public in engaging ways!
Stay updated with us!🌐✨
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October 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In case you missed our introduction a couple months ago! 🫰🏼👋🏼
Tlen Huicani of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico🇲🇽 is coming to Tucson!🏜️
Don’t miss this exciting series of on and off-campus events you won’t want to miss! All events are open to all, with the intention of bringing educational awareness, interaction, and exposure to San Jarocho Music.🎼
Don’t miss this exciting series of on and off-campus events you won’t want to miss! All events are open to all, with the intention of bringing educational awareness, interaction, and exposure to San Jarocho Music.🎼
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Tlen Huicani of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico🇲🇽 is coming to Tucson!🏜️
Don’t miss this exciting series of on and off-campus events you won’t want to miss! All events are open to all, with the intention of bringing educational awareness, interaction, and exposure to San Jarocho Music.🎼
Don’t miss this exciting series of on and off-campus events you won’t want to miss! All events are open to all, with the intention of bringing educational awareness, interaction, and exposure to San Jarocho Music.🎼
📸 recap of last Friday’s Charla con Café!☕We had an author book talk with Dora Rodriguez, who discussed her latest memoir, Dora: A daughter of Unforgiving Terrain.💙 🤍
To purchase memoir: salvavision.org
Get involved with Salvavision: www.dorarodriguez.org
To purchase memoir: salvavision.org
Get involved with Salvavision: www.dorarodriguez.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
📸 recap of last Friday’s Charla con Café!☕We had an author book talk with Dora Rodriguez, who discussed her latest memoir, Dora: A daughter of Unforgiving Terrain.💙 🤍
To purchase memoir: salvavision.org
Get involved with Salvavision: www.dorarodriguez.org
To purchase memoir: salvavision.org
Get involved with Salvavision: www.dorarodriguez.org
New Episode is out! 🎙️
In this episode, we speak with Chicana scholar Juanita Sandoval about her research in Sonora, Mexico—exploring how these border spaces become sites of learning, care, and activism.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4iiD...
#Migration #Borderlands #Pedagogy
In this episode, we speak with Chicana scholar Juanita Sandoval about her research in Sonora, Mexico—exploring how these border spaces become sites of learning, care, and activism.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4iiD...
#Migration #Borderlands #Pedagogy
Learning Across Borders: Migrant Shelters as Spaces of Resistance
open.spotify.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
New Episode is out! 🎙️
In this episode, we speak with Chicana scholar Juanita Sandoval about her research in Sonora, Mexico—exploring how these border spaces become sites of learning, care, and activism.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4iiD...
#Migration #Borderlands #Pedagogy
In this episode, we speak with Chicana scholar Juanita Sandoval about her research in Sonora, Mexico—exploring how these border spaces become sites of learning, care, and activism.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4iiD...
#Migration #Borderlands #Pedagogy
✨ Charlas con Café is back for Fall 2025! 🤝 The Center for Latin American Studies & Confluencenter are teaming up to bring weekly talks on Latin American topics—plus coffee ☕!
🗓️ Sept 5, 19 • Oct 3, 17, 31 • Nov 14 • Dec 5
Stay tuned for details! #CharlasConCafé #UArizona
🗓️ Sept 5, 19 • Oct 3, 17, 31 • Nov 14 • Dec 5
Stay tuned for details! #CharlasConCafé #UArizona
August 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
✨ Charlas con Café is back for Fall 2025! 🤝 The Center for Latin American Studies & Confluencenter are teaming up to bring weekly talks on Latin American topics—plus coffee ☕!
🗓️ Sept 5, 19 • Oct 3, 17, 31 • Nov 14 • Dec 5
Stay tuned for details! #CharlasConCafé #UArizona
🗓️ Sept 5, 19 • Oct 3, 17, 31 • Nov 14 • Dec 5
Stay tuned for details! #CharlasConCafé #UArizona
🎙️Episode 5 of Voices of Fronteridades is out!
A Forensic Anthropologist’s Perspective🔎 Dr. Robin Reineke research explores social & political responses to deaths and disappearances. 🎧
Made possible by
@MellonFdn
✨
Listen now via the link in bio!📱
#fronteridades #podcast
A Forensic Anthropologist’s Perspective🔎 Dr. Robin Reineke research explores social & political responses to deaths and disappearances. 🎧
Made possible by
@MellonFdn
✨
Listen now via the link in bio!📱
#fronteridades #podcast
July 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🎙️Episode 5 of Voices of Fronteridades is out!
A Forensic Anthropologist’s Perspective🔎 Dr. Robin Reineke research explores social & political responses to deaths and disappearances. 🎧
Made possible by
@MellonFdn
✨
Listen now via the link in bio!📱
#fronteridades #podcast
A Forensic Anthropologist’s Perspective🔎 Dr. Robin Reineke research explores social & political responses to deaths and disappearances. 🎧
Made possible by
@MellonFdn
✨
Listen now via the link in bio!📱
#fronteridades #podcast
🌟CCI Staff Spotlight🌟
Since 2018, Yazmin Vasquez has been the heart of our operations—bridging campus + community with compassion, insight, and dedication. We're thrilled to honor her with the Confluencenter Award for Dedication and Impact!💫
#AwardRecognition #StaffSpotlight
Since 2018, Yazmin Vasquez has been the heart of our operations—bridging campus + community with compassion, insight, and dedication. We're thrilled to honor her with the Confluencenter Award for Dedication and Impact!💫
#AwardRecognition #StaffSpotlight
July 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🌟CCI Staff Spotlight🌟
Since 2018, Yazmin Vasquez has been the heart of our operations—bridging campus + community with compassion, insight, and dedication. We're thrilled to honor her with the Confluencenter Award for Dedication and Impact!💫
#AwardRecognition #StaffSpotlight
Since 2018, Yazmin Vasquez has been the heart of our operations—bridging campus + community with compassion, insight, and dedication. We're thrilled to honor her with the Confluencenter Award for Dedication and Impact!💫
#AwardRecognition #StaffSpotlight
We’re deeply grateful to Dr. Elizabeth Gaxiola for her insight, energy & care. From BorderLab Fellow (2021) to Postdoc (2024), she fostered healing, storytelling & student growth. Thank you for your work—we’re excited for what’s next! 🧡🫂💐
#PostDoc #ThankYou #Confluencenter
#PostDoc #ThankYou #Confluencenter
July 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We’re deeply grateful to Dr. Elizabeth Gaxiola for her insight, energy & care. From BorderLab Fellow (2021) to Postdoc (2024), she fostered healing, storytelling & student growth. Thank you for your work—we’re excited for what’s next! 🧡🫂💐
#PostDoc #ThankYou #Confluencenter
#PostDoc #ThankYou #Confluencenter
Meet the recipients of the CCI Horizons – AI Summer Grant: 9 exceptional students exploring the transformative power of AI across disciplines. This cohort includes 6 grad + 3 undergrad from the following of colleges of Social & Behavioral Science, Humanities, Management, Education & Public Health!🎓
July 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Meet the recipients of the CCI Horizons – AI Summer Grant: 9 exceptional students exploring the transformative power of AI across disciplines. This cohort includes 6 grad + 3 undergrad from the following of colleges of Social & Behavioral Science, Humanities, Management, Education & Public Health!🎓
#FlashbackFriday to our director being appointed to the Arizona-Mexico Commission! 🎉
In 2023, Dr. Duran was appointed to the AMC by Gov. Hobbs to serve on the Education Committee! 🇺🇸🤝🇲🇽
Now headed to the 66th Anniversary Summit!
#AMC66 #ArizonaMexico #Leadership #Borderlands
azmc.org/66summit/
In 2023, Dr. Duran was appointed to the AMC by Gov. Hobbs to serve on the Education Committee! 🇺🇸🤝🇲🇽
Now headed to the 66th Anniversary Summit!
#AMC66 #ArizonaMexico #Leadership #Borderlands
azmc.org/66summit/
AMC 66th Summit – Arizona-Mexico Commission
azmc.org
June 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
#FlashbackFriday to our director being appointed to the Arizona-Mexico Commission! 🎉
In 2023, Dr. Duran was appointed to the AMC by Gov. Hobbs to serve on the Education Committee! 🇺🇸🤝🇲🇽
Now headed to the 66th Anniversary Summit!
#AMC66 #ArizonaMexico #Leadership #Borderlands
azmc.org/66summit/
In 2023, Dr. Duran was appointed to the AMC by Gov. Hobbs to serve on the Education Committee! 🇺🇸🤝🇲🇽
Now headed to the 66th Anniversary Summit!
#AMC66 #ArizonaMexico #Leadership #Borderlands
azmc.org/66summit/
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Celebrate and embrace identity, equality, and love EVERYDAY.
✨“Who you are is beautiful and amazing”✨- Laverne Cox
#loveislove #lgbtqia #PrideMonth
Celebrate and embrace identity, equality, and love EVERYDAY.
✨“Who you are is beautiful and amazing”✨- Laverne Cox
#loveislove #lgbtqia #PrideMonth
June 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Celebrate and embrace identity, equality, and love EVERYDAY.
✨“Who you are is beautiful and amazing”✨- Laverne Cox
#loveislove #lgbtqia #PrideMonth
Celebrate and embrace identity, equality, and love EVERYDAY.
✨“Who you are is beautiful and amazing”✨- Laverne Cox
#loveislove #lgbtqia #PrideMonth
This week the @TucsonSpotlight highlighted our previous event "Between Borders: The Lives of Deported U.S. Veterans." This two day event exhibited Dr. Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana's (PhD) #mural project and the untold stories of #deportedveterans. 🇺🇸🎨
www.tucsonspotlight.org/border-mural...
www.tucsonspotlight.org/border-mural...
Border mural project shines light on deported veterans
A mural project led by researcher Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana documents the stories of deported U.S. military veterans, highlighting the consequences of immigration policy through art and personal narr...
www.tucsonspotlight.org
June 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This week the @TucsonSpotlight highlighted our previous event "Between Borders: The Lives of Deported U.S. Veterans." This two day event exhibited Dr. Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana's (PhD) #mural project and the untold stories of #deportedveterans. 🇺🇸🎨
www.tucsonspotlight.org/border-mural...
www.tucsonspotlight.org/border-mural...
🚨CALL FOR PROPOSALS: CCI HORIZONS - AI SUMMER GRANT❗️
Get $500 to bring your creative idea to life!🧠💻
Send us a #transdisciplinary project proposal that explores the evolving role of #AI in education, research, creative practice & societal impact.
Link in our bio to apply!
Get $500 to bring your creative idea to life!🧠💻
Send us a #transdisciplinary project proposal that explores the evolving role of #AI in education, research, creative practice & societal impact.
Link in our bio to apply!
May 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🚨CALL FOR PROPOSALS: CCI HORIZONS - AI SUMMER GRANT❗️
Get $500 to bring your creative idea to life!🧠💻
Send us a #transdisciplinary project proposal that explores the evolving role of #AI in education, research, creative practice & societal impact.
Link in our bio to apply!
Get $500 to bring your creative idea to life!🧠💻
Send us a #transdisciplinary project proposal that explores the evolving role of #AI in education, research, creative practice & societal impact.
Link in our bio to apply!
🎓 Congratulations to our graduates, Alexandra & Susan, on earning their M.A. in Bilingual Journalism!
As student-workers at CCI, they were instrumental in growing our media presence through their multimedia talents. We’re so proud of all they’ve accomplished!✨
As student-workers at CCI, they were instrumental in growing our media presence through their multimedia talents. We’re so proud of all they’ve accomplished!✨
May 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
🎓 Congratulations to our graduates, Alexandra & Susan, on earning their M.A. in Bilingual Journalism!
As student-workers at CCI, they were instrumental in growing our media presence through their multimedia talents. We’re so proud of all they’ve accomplished!✨
As student-workers at CCI, they were instrumental in growing our media presence through their multimedia talents. We’re so proud of all they’ve accomplished!✨
🚨CALL FOR PROPOSALS!🚨
Calling all UArizona undergrads! Got bold ideas about AI’s impact on education, research, creativity, or society? Pitch your project and get $500 to bring it to life. 💻
Application & Info: uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
More details in the flyer below⬇️
Calling all UArizona undergrads! Got bold ideas about AI’s impact on education, research, creativity, or society? Pitch your project and get $500 to bring it to life. 💻
Application & Info: uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
More details in the flyer below⬇️
May 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🚨CALL FOR PROPOSALS!🚨
Calling all UArizona undergrads! Got bold ideas about AI’s impact on education, research, creativity, or society? Pitch your project and get $500 to bring it to life. 💻
Application & Info: uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
More details in the flyer below⬇️
Calling all UArizona undergrads! Got bold ideas about AI’s impact on education, research, creativity, or society? Pitch your project and get $500 to bring it to life. 💻
Application & Info: uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
More details in the flyer below⬇️
🎙️ Episode 4 is out! El Tiradito: More Than a Shrine🕯️
Step into Elaine Romero’s powerful play set at El Tiradito, a Tucson wishing shrine where myth, memory & activism intersect.
✨ Funded by @MellonFdn
📱 Listen via link in bio or here: tr.ee/01pUBcywJB
#podcast #fronteridades #borderlands
Step into Elaine Romero’s powerful play set at El Tiradito, a Tucson wishing shrine where myth, memory & activism intersect.
✨ Funded by @MellonFdn
📱 Listen via link in bio or here: tr.ee/01pUBcywJB
#podcast #fronteridades #borderlands
May 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🎙️ Episode 4 is out! El Tiradito: More Than a Shrine🕯️
Step into Elaine Romero’s powerful play set at El Tiradito, a Tucson wishing shrine where myth, memory & activism intersect.
✨ Funded by @MellonFdn
📱 Listen via link in bio or here: tr.ee/01pUBcywJB
#podcast #fronteridades #borderlands
Step into Elaine Romero’s powerful play set at El Tiradito, a Tucson wishing shrine where myth, memory & activism intersect.
✨ Funded by @MellonFdn
📱 Listen via link in bio or here: tr.ee/01pUBcywJB
#podcast #fronteridades #borderlands
Read how we funded a group of artists, through our Fronteridades grant from the @mellon.org, who turned the twin border cities Nogales, Sonora and Nogales, Arizona into their personal canvas. 🎨
elsurtucson.com/arts-culture...
#AmbosNogales #Fronteridades #BorderArt
elsurtucson.com/arts-culture...
#AmbosNogales #Fronteridades #BorderArt
Fronteridades Part 3: Leyendas — El Sur
Priscilla “Nefftys” Rodriguez is an artist, rapper, and poet. Five years ago, she and a clica of artists—Tony Plak, Gerardo Frias aka Hideraus (Rodriguez’s husband), and others—turned the twin border ...
elsurtucson.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Read how we funded a group of artists, through our Fronteridades grant from the @mellon.org, who turned the twin border cities Nogales, Sonora and Nogales, Arizona into their personal canvas. 🎨
elsurtucson.com/arts-culture...
#AmbosNogales #Fronteridades #BorderArt
elsurtucson.com/arts-culture...
#AmbosNogales #Fronteridades #BorderArt
🌷Today, we’re showcasing #EarthDay photos from our dedicated staff & interns! We recognize that true environmental stewardship happens every day. Each of us bears the responsibility to protect our planet & preserve its health for future generations. 🦚🌱🪸
April 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🌷Today, we’re showcasing #EarthDay photos from our dedicated staff & interns! We recognize that true environmental stewardship happens every day. Each of us bears the responsibility to protect our planet & preserve its health for future generations. 🦚🌱🪸
Some highlights from the last two days! 🤩
Thank you to @lizbethdsantana.bsky.social for visiting our university & giving a presentation on your work: The Deported Veterans Diaspora Project & Painting The Humanizing Deportation Archive. 🎨📹
Thank you to @lizbethdsantana.bsky.social for visiting our university & giving a presentation on your work: The Deported Veterans Diaspora Project & Painting The Humanizing Deportation Archive. 🎨📹
April 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Some highlights from the last two days! 🤩
Thank you to @lizbethdsantana.bsky.social for visiting our university & giving a presentation on your work: The Deported Veterans Diaspora Project & Painting The Humanizing Deportation Archive. 🎨📹
Thank you to @lizbethdsantana.bsky.social for visiting our university & giving a presentation on your work: The Deported Veterans Diaspora Project & Painting The Humanizing Deportation Archive. 🎨📹
Reposted by Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry
Spotted at Mercado San Agustin✨
Join us tomorrow at the University of Arizona for my presentation & interactive workshop “Between Borders: The Lives of Deported U.S. Veterans” hosted by the @confluencenter.bsky.social ✨
RSVP
events.trellis.arizona.edu/en/f44lNu67/...
Join us tomorrow at the University of Arizona for my presentation & interactive workshop “Between Borders: The Lives of Deported U.S. Veterans” hosted by the @confluencenter.bsky.social ✨
RSVP
events.trellis.arizona.edu/en/f44lNu67/...
April 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Spotted at Mercado San Agustin✨
Join us tomorrow at the University of Arizona for my presentation & interactive workshop “Between Borders: The Lives of Deported U.S. Veterans” hosted by the @confluencenter.bsky.social ✨
RSVP
events.trellis.arizona.edu/en/f44lNu67/...
Join us tomorrow at the University of Arizona for my presentation & interactive workshop “Between Borders: The Lives of Deported U.S. Veterans” hosted by the @confluencenter.bsky.social ✨
RSVP
events.trellis.arizona.edu/en/f44lNu67/...
EP3: Flood (In)Justice in the U.S.-Mexico Border 🇲🇽
Learn about Dr. Belury's research & how flood (in)justice has affected communities along the Arizona/Texas-Mexico border.
This #podcast is made possible by the @MellonFdn✨
Listen here: tr.ee/TmacX26TR8
Learn about Dr. Belury's research & how flood (in)justice has affected communities along the Arizona/Texas-Mexico border.
This #podcast is made possible by the @MellonFdn✨
Listen here: tr.ee/TmacX26TR8
April 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
EP3: Flood (In)Justice in the U.S.-Mexico Border 🇲🇽
Learn about Dr. Belury's research & how flood (in)justice has affected communities along the Arizona/Texas-Mexico border.
This #podcast is made possible by the @MellonFdn✨
Listen here: tr.ee/TmacX26TR8
Learn about Dr. Belury's research & how flood (in)justice has affected communities along the Arizona/Texas-Mexico border.
This #podcast is made possible by the @MellonFdn✨
Listen here: tr.ee/TmacX26TR8
On Friday, March 29th, the CCI and IMFOCULTA) celebrated the third and fourth cohorts of our Binational Arts Program with an exhibition at the Museo de Arte in Nogales, Sonora. 🎨
April 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
On Friday, March 29th, the CCI and IMFOCULTA) celebrated the third and fourth cohorts of our Binational Arts Program with an exhibition at the Museo de Arte in Nogales, Sonora. 🎨
Join us for a two-day with Dr. Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana (@lizbethdsantana.bsky.social)!🌟
Her research focuses on digital storytelling, testimonial literature, diaspora studies, & 20th- and 21st-century Mexican, Mexican-American, and Chicano/a literature and culture.🎓
Keep reading to learn more⬇️
Her research focuses on digital storytelling, testimonial literature, diaspora studies, & 20th- and 21st-century Mexican, Mexican-American, and Chicano/a literature and culture.🎓
Keep reading to learn more⬇️
April 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Join us for a two-day with Dr. Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana (@lizbethdsantana.bsky.social)!🌟
Her research focuses on digital storytelling, testimonial literature, diaspora studies, & 20th- and 21st-century Mexican, Mexican-American, and Chicano/a literature and culture.🎓
Keep reading to learn more⬇️
Her research focuses on digital storytelling, testimonial literature, diaspora studies, & 20th- and 21st-century Mexican, Mexican-American, and Chicano/a literature and culture.🎓
Keep reading to learn more⬇️
Confluencenter, in collaboration with IMFOCULTA, presents the Fronteridades Binational Microgrant recipients in an exclusive art exhibition. 🎨🖌️
🗓: Fri, March 28, 2025
⏰: 7:00 PM
📍: Museo de Arte, Nogales, Sonora
#ArtExhibition #Fronteridades #BinationalArt #NogalesArt
🗓: Fri, March 28, 2025
⏰: 7:00 PM
📍: Museo de Arte, Nogales, Sonora
#ArtExhibition #Fronteridades #BinationalArt #NogalesArt
March 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Confluencenter, in collaboration with IMFOCULTA, presents the Fronteridades Binational Microgrant recipients in an exclusive art exhibition. 🎨🖌️
🗓: Fri, March 28, 2025
⏰: 7:00 PM
📍: Museo de Arte, Nogales, Sonora
#ArtExhibition #Fronteridades #BinationalArt #NogalesArt
🗓: Fri, March 28, 2025
⏰: 7:00 PM
📍: Museo de Arte, Nogales, Sonora
#ArtExhibition #Fronteridades #BinationalArt #NogalesArt
“His advocacy for bilingual and multicultural education, for the rights of our indigenous communities, and for better relations with our Mexican neighbors demonstrate this fronteridad.” -Javier Duran (@eljavierduran.bsky.social)
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https://wildcat.arizona.edu/159990/news/a-champion-for-arizona-remembering-the-life-and-impact-of-rep-raul-grijalva/
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March 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“His advocacy for bilingual and multicultural education, for the rights of our indigenous communities, and for better relations with our Mexican neighbors demonstrate this fronteridad.” -Javier Duran (@eljavierduran.bsky.social)
t.co/FcJo13YWbx
t.co/FcJo13YWbx