Noticias y Eventos
We aim to post Cambio Center events on the MU Engage calendar, or you may check our social media accounts as well as this pages for news and events. Typical Cambio activities include the following:
- Cafecito and Research
- Cambio de Colores – Change of Colors Annual Conference
- Webinars and Workshops
- Research Presentations
- Fellow Encuentros
- Hispanic Heritage Month Activities (for events, please check our “Updates” page!)
- Graduation Celebrations
Sep. 11, 2025
Hispanic Heritage Events 2025
September 15-October 15 Below is a list of public events around the University of Missouri system for this year! In addition, Cambio Center is hosting a Fellows Encuentro, a meeting designed to celebrate our heritage, share information, network with colleagues, introduce new members, and support new fellows. If you’re interested in joining, please email cambio @ missouri.edu to learn more about how to become a fellow. Monarchs in Action Showcase – UMSL š Tuesday, September 16 š 5pm – 7pm š University of Missouri-St. Louis: Millennium Student Center, Century Room BC 17 …
Sep. 11, 2025
Storytelling Awards and Events
September 11, 2025 The Cambio Center is excited to share that we have granted eight incredible awards to keep the Cambio Storytelling Festival alive throughout the year! One of them is for a special storytelling event called Raices y Recuerdos, which was awarded to a community-based Latina moms-led support group. Another, called Alomi pa pa pa ā Tales by Moonlight Across Oceans, centers on the oral storytelling traditions of the Igala people, a vibrant Nigerian ethnic group whose diaspora thrives in Missouri, particularly in Columbia. An important focus of the awards is to support interactions between long-time residents of Missouri…
Sep. 4, 2025
Change is Constant
September 4, 2025 The Cambio Center welcomes you to a new school year, 2025-2026. If there is one thing that stays the same, it is change. This year, we have a host of new fellows to integrate, and two new board members (announcements coming soon!). In addition, two of our founding board members are moving to an “emeritus” status within our center, Drs. Corinne Valdivia and Lisa Flores. We want to say a special thank you to Dr. Valdivia, in particular, as she also retires from her DECADES of work at the University of Missouri-Columbia. We know, however, this…
June 12, 2025
Inspiring Discovery through Mentorship
June 12, 2025 This past academic year, the Cambio Center and Director Lisa Dorner joined a mentorship program, theĀ KC Scholars Undergraduate Research Circles, and worked closely with two undergraduates on two different research projects. Read more about their experiences here!…
March 31, 2025
Missouri Humanities Council Grant Expands Cambio de Colores Conference
March 31, 2025 $25,000 grant supports the addition of conferenceās first-ever storytelling festival. The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a grant of $25,000 to the Cambio Center in support of the project titled āMigration and Missouri: Sharing Stories to Connect to Each Other and Our Ever-Changing Communities.ā The MHC is the only statewide agency in Missouri devoted exclusively to humanities education for citizens of all ages. It has served as a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities since 1971.Ā āMigration and Missouriā is part of the Missouri Humanities Semiquincentennial Grant program, which focuses on telling the…
March 4, 2025
An(Other) Voices – Other Stories
March 12, 2025 On March 12, at 4:00 pm, Arts & Sciences Building 114, Cambio Fellows Guadalupe PĆ©rez-Anzaldo and AĆda Guhlincozzi will lead a panel presentation about Latina social activistsā impact on U.S. history. Their discussion will focus on cross-border women — or āatravesadasā as Gloria Anzaldua has called them — and how these Latina educators, journalists, and civil rights activists helped to transform many lives, especially those who are typically rendered invisible by historical accounts. This talk is graciously sponsored by the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, the Interdisciplinary…
Feb. 7, 2025
Resources for our Times
February 7, 2025 For decades, Cambio Fellows have done research on the experiences of and responses to demographic change. A recent summary of the literature by Dr. Emily Crawford-Rossi on what educators can do when there are changes to policies that impact schools can be helpful for any social service agency. In addition, one of our regional community partners, the MICA Project for Migrant and Community Action, has put together a Standing Together guide that can help newcomers and allies understand their rights. For here at the university, MU International Student and Scholar Services…
Dec. 6, 2024
Gracias, from the Director
December 4, 2024 Dear Cambio Community, During this time of giving thanks, we must say muchas gracias to our beautiful comunidad. Your work matters. You matter. Local governments and politics matter. Thank you for your continued strength, resilience, and partnerships. Many of us do our work in Missouri or nearby. As of 2022, 4.1% of Missouriās population was classified as foreign-born, and many more are the children of immigrants. Cambioās research has shown how newcomers contribute their assets, culture, ideas, and love to create thriving communities. And various organizations and projects work alongside them. You can support this by: Please…
Dec. 6, 2024
Welcome New Fellows
December 6, 2024 Join us congratulating our new Faculty and Student Cambio Fellows for this academic year. Read more about our fellow program and see a full list of our fellows. Faculty Fellows Astrid Villamil- Assistant Professor, Communication, MU Clay Hurdle- Assistant Professor, Human Development & Family Science, MU Celia Alpucho Keyser- Instructor of Spanish School of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures, MU David Crespy- Professor of Theatre, Performance Studies, MU Diana Parra Perez- Assistant Professor, Brown School, Washington University, St. Louis Lucas Willsie- Assistant Professor, Swinney Conservatory of Music, Central Methodist University Maithe Enriquez- Professor, School of Nursing, MU…
Nov. 22, 2024
Immigrant Service Providers Network
December 5, 2024 The Cambio Center is proud to collaborate with the Immigrant Service Providers Network and share information about their upcoming conference on December 5th, 2024. The theme this year is Using Your Voice and Protecting Your Soul. They write on their website: “This year’s conference will explore the concept of self-care as community care, emphasizing the importance of nurturing the service providers who perform essential work as well as the immigrants they care for. Through a series of presentations, panel discussions, and policy roundtables, speakers will share their insights and expertise on how to prioritize…