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El Instituto: Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies is a multidisciplinary research and teaching institute in the University of Connecticut’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. elin.uconn.edu
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This is the Bluesky page for El Instituto, a multidisciplinary research and teaching institute at the University of Connecticut. You can find more information on our website here: elin.uconn.edu
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
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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
November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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
October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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
October 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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
October 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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
October 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Happy World Mental Health Day!
Always prioritize your mental health. 😊
#WorldMentalHealthDay #YouBelongHere
#MakeaDifference #Elin #UConn
October 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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
October 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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.
October 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Hope you can attend! 😊

shorturl.at/ToFCi

#Elin #UConn
October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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
October 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#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.
September 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We would love for you to follow @uconn.prsi
For more information: https:// puertoricanstudies.clas.uconn.edu/
#prsi #UConn
September 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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
September 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#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.
September 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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.
September 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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
September 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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-...
May 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
#Elin #Fall2025 #UConn #LatinAmericanStudies

For additional information please contact Professor Salvador Vidal-Ortiz (sav03001@uconn.edu)
and Professor Kenia Rodriguez (kenia.rodriguez@uconn.edu).
April 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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April 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM