Center for Mexican American Studies

CMAS Distinguished Speaker Julieta Villarreal García addressing the crowd with her experiences

Audience for the CMAS Distinguished Speaker Julieta Villarreal García

Trinidad "Trini" Garza High School Students visited CMAS

CMAS Program Coordinator Monica Lopez at the College of Liberal Arts (COLA) Welcome Event 2022

College of Liberal Arts (COLA) Welcome Event 2022

Cheech Marin with the creator and artist of the mural, Carlos Don Juan. April 2022. The mural is located at the Center for Mexican American Studies.

Celebrando el Éxito Ceremony - Mariachi Los Jinetes

Welcome to the Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) at UTA! We are here to help you succeed. The center is a safe place for you to achieve your academic and career goals while enriching one’s culture. We are proud serving the metroplex for the past thirty years. With your support and strengths, CMAS will continue flourshing at the University of Texas at Arlington. Remember, this is your casa at UTA.
Dr. Xavier Medina Vidal. Director of CMAS

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UPCOMING EVENTS

September2024
Announcement of Ispanic Heritage Month at UTA. Latino flowers and lower on bottom right corner.

Hispanic Heritage Month at UTA September 15 to October 15Attend the Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) Kickoff! HHM Kickoff will take place on Monday, September 16, from 5-7 p.m. in Bluebonnet/Foyer. Don’t miss an evening of food, fun, and community! CMAS will be present and will host a Grito competition. More information to come.

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September2024

Feria de Recursos en UTADiscover what makes UTA a Hispanic Serving Institution. Meet student organizations and UTA departments while learning about student resources.

11:30 am – 1:30 pmUC Mall

September2024
Abstract image in background. Picture of presenter Alfredo Corchado in a thinking pose wearing glasses and a tshirt. CMAS 30th Anniversary Logo. Hispanic Media Initiative Logo.

CMAS Speaker Series: “Journalism in the Borderlands” with Alfredo CorchadoAlfredo Corchado has covered Mexico for many years & is currently the Mexico City bureau chief of The Dallas Morning News. He specializes in covering the drug wars & the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as writing stories on topics such as organized crime, government corruption, & drug cartels.

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Have questions or special requests? Email: cmas@uta.edu or 817-272-2933

Th, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pmUC|Red River Room
Second Floor

Organizations linked with CMAS!

Association of Mexican American Students (AMAS)

Latino Graduate Student Association (LGSA)

Mariachi Los Jinetes

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Bridging UTA and the Latino Community in DFW

AMAS Homecoming Homenaje 2023
CMAS wins the Catrina for best Día de Los Muertos altar presented by HSI.
Cultivando Carreras. Councilman Raul Gonzalez & Brittney García-Dumas BGD Marketing mock interview of Angel H.
CMAS Distinguished Speaker Dr. Julieta Villarreal García
CMAS Speaker Julieta Villarreal García with Dr. Xavier Medina Vidal
Audience at the Dr. Julieta García event
Dr. Julieta García with the students
LGSA First meeting in Spring 2023
Dr. María Yareli Delgado talking to the High School Kids
Trinidad "Trini" Garza High School Students visited CMAS
CMAS Speaker Series Event: Bada Xochitl
Speaker Aurelio Nuno with the staff members
Members of MALC
The State of Latino Higher Education in Texas Event
"Si Se Pudo" - It was possible!
UTA Alumni Pat Brandenburg with the CMAS staff
Public Distinguished Speaker Cheech Marin at CMAS

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Introducing Ángel Hinojoza Gándara, our CMAS Graphic Designer, who has been with CMAS for almost one year. Ángel is an undergraduate student pursuing a major in Visual Communication Design at UTA. We take pride in his representation of our university. Somos UTA! **Click on the image to see his feature on “The College Tour” video!**

Julieta V. García, 2023 Distinguished Speaker

On April 14, 2023, the Center for Mexican American Studies hosted Julieta Villarreal García, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the first Latina to serve as president of a college or university in the United States in 1986. “Persistence Counts” covers the experiences and achievements of Dr. Julieta V. García.If you didn’t get a chance to attend this event, the recording is now available on the CMAS YouTube channel.

Cheech Marin, 2022 Distinguished Speaker

On April 13, 2022, the Center for Mexican American Studies hosted Arte Chicana, who is a famous American actor, musician, comedian, and activist, to deliver his talk on Chicano Art: Perspectives of an Art Advocate. If you didn’t get a chance to attend this event, the recording is available on the CMAS YouTube channel.

Speaker Series lectures

CMAS MALC Roundtable Discussion: The State of Latino Higher Education in Texas.

The Fluid Taco: The Adaptive Tortilla in the United States of America by José R. Ralat

CMAS presents Aurelio Nuño: The Hidden Paradox of Education and Democracy.

CMAS presents Scaling Migrant Worker Rights: How Advocates Collaborate and Contest State Power by Dr. Xóchitl Bada

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CMAS Partners

**The Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies at Vanderbilt University**

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