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Dr. Catherine S. Ramírez presents during the annual Américo Paredes Lecture series.
Leadership with a Latino Twist.
The mission of the Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) is to serve Texas and the nation as a leader in the intellectual development of Mexican American and Latina/o studies. Faculty and students affiliated with CMAS study the cultural practices, historical development, and socioeconomic conditions of Mexican American and Latina/o communities.
Born of the civil rights movement, the Center was established in 1970 with renown Professor Américo Paredes as one of its principal founders and its first director. The University’s establishment and continued support of CMAS represents the institutional recognition that the Mexican American and Latina/o communities are crucial to understanding the past, present, and future of the United States and the Americas.
The CMAS/Voces Collaborative Oral History Fellowship
Oral history interviews, conducted by trained interviewers, recorded with good equipment, and archived in a publicly accessible archive, are one of the most effective ways of capturing the experiences of the Latino people in the US. To that end, CMAS’ annual, competitive fellowship allows oral historians to jumpstart their own projects. The interviews are part of CMAS’ archives at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection and will result in a publication.
2026 Fellowship Applications Now Open!
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Latinos on the forty acres
Read about two book projects in the works memorializing the role of Latinos on the UT campus since 1888 up to the present day.
Read More about Latinos on the Forty Acres
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Américo paredes lectures & awards
Information about Paredes lectures and "Arts and Letters" award
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Sam Z. Coronado Student Poster Art Competition 2025 Winners
Learn more about the Sam Z. Coronado scholarship and contest deadlines here!
Center for Mexican American Studies
Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez