News and Events

March 3, 2025

An(Other) Voices – Other Stories

March 12, 2025 On March 12, at 4:00 pm, Arts & Sciences Building 114, Cambio Fellows Guadalupe Pérez-Anzaldo and Aída Guhlincozzi will lead a panel presentation about Latina social activists’ impact on U.S. history. Their discussion will focus on cross-border women — or ‘atravesadas’ 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…

Feb. 6, 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…

Dec. 5, 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 Missouri’s population was classified as foreign-born, and many more are the children of immigrants. Cambio’s 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…

Dec. 5, 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  Graduate Student Fellows  …

Nov. 21, 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…

Nov. 12, 2024

Latinx Studies Presentations

November 20, 2024 We are excited to announce our annual presentation of undergraduate researchers from our Latinx Studies course led by Dr. Dr. Guadalupe Pérez-Anzaldo. Please join us on November 20, 4:00–6:30 p.m., in 114 Arts & Sciences building, for conversations and learning. We’ll have cafe too! Read more about our Latinx Studies Minor here.

Oct. 7, 2024

Minor in Latinx Studies 

October 8, 2024 MU has a vibrant degree program in Latinx Studies — fulfilling a dream of the Cambio Center from over 20 years ago! Led by MU’s School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, this transdisciplinary program was designed in partnership with the Cambio Center and faculty members from the University of Missouri in Columbia (MU) and St. Louis (UMSL). Program faculty are specialists in many disciplines: Spanish, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Human Development and Family Science, Women and Gender Studies, and Geography, among others. To supplement the courses offered at MU, students can also take…

Sep. 18, 2024

Becoming Good Neighbors

October 1, 2024 The Cambio Center and Missouri Annual Conference of Methodist Churches have partnered to develop an interactive workshop to discuss Becoming Good Neighbors: Research and Community-Based Responses with Newcomers. Open to faculty, staff, graduate students, and community leaders and service providers. Registration required.

Aug. 28, 2024

Hispanic / Latine Heritage Month

September 15 – October 15, 2024 The Cambio Center and our partners are excited to share many events coming up to celebrate nuestra comunidad.

July 10, 2024

Conference Recap!

July 11, 2024 Felicidades to everyone who engaged with a wonderful Cambio de Colores 2024. Special thanks to the communications department in our unit at the University of Missouri for helping to capture the spirit and the learning at our conference this year with these photos below — and this video: Video of conference…