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2026 Graduate Grant Recipents<\/h2>\n
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Alejandro Acero Ayuda<\/strong><\/h4>\n

PhD Candidate in Romance Languages, University of Oregon<\/em><\/p>\n

Awarded Project: <\/strong>Post-Graduation Critical Language Awareness: Voices of SHL Alumni<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mariana Rivera Ramirez<\/strong><\/h4>\n

PhD Candidate in Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies, University of Oregon<\/em><\/p>\n

Awarded Project: <\/strong>A New Kind of Gangster: Edgars, Hip-Hop Fashion, and the Hyper-criminalization of Latino Boys<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nathan Juarez<\/strong><\/h4>\n

PhD Student in Music, University of Oregon<\/em><\/p>\n

Awarded Project: <\/strong>Cycles and Spheres: Documenting New Music for Voice and Percussion by Latin American and Diasporic Composers<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sanjula Rajat<\/strong><\/h4>\n

PhD Student in Philosophy, University of Oregon<\/em><\/p>\n

Awarded Project: <\/strong>Thinking the Outside of Freedom through Modernity: Decolonial Thought and the Framework of Rights<\/em><\/p>\n

Diana Santoyo<\/strong><\/h4>\n

PhD Student in Philosophy, College of Education<\/em><\/p>\n

Awarded Project: <\/strong>Not Your Diversity Token: Latine Students Reclaiming Identity at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs)<\/em>
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2026 Faculty Grant Recipients<\/h2>\n
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Dr. <\/strong>Blanche Wright<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon<\/em><\/p>\n

Awarded Project: <\/strong>Linguistically Appropriate Care for Newcomer Adolescents from Latin America: Implementing a School-Based Mental Health Intervention<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr. Maria Fernanda Escallon<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Oregon
\n<\/em>Awarded Project: <\/strong>“Unequal Inclusion: Civil Society Participation in Global Heritage Governance”<\/em><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr. Ram\u00f3n Resendiz<\/h4>\n

Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Oregon<\/em><\/p>\n

Awarded Project: <\/strong>A Chronicle for Cameron Park: An Intergenerational Documentary of Archival Resistance on the U.S.-Mexico Border (2026)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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2026 Outstanding Undergraduate Awardees<\/h2>\n
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Allison Enriquez<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Awarded Project: <\/strong>\u201cWomen, Peacebuilding, and Economic Empowerment: A Case Study of the Guatemalan Peace Accords\u201d <\/a><\/em>completed in PS 403: Thesis class, taught by Erin Beck through Clark Honors College.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Aishiki Nag<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Awarded Project: <\/strong>\u201cMaria Da Penha\u2019s Law and the Current State of Domestic Violence Prosecution\u201d <\/a><\/em>completed in GLBL 446: Development and Social Changes of Latin America, taught by Lanie Millar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Grace G\u00f3mez<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Awarded Project: <\/strong>Cartonera: \u201cFerrocarril de mi vida\u201d <\/a><\/em>completed in Span 218: Herencia Latina taught by Amy Costales<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chloe Cobos<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Awarded Project: <\/strong>\u201cThe Music of Nepantla\u201d <\/a><\/em>completed in PHIL 471: Advanced Introduction to American Philosophy, taught by Scott Pratt.<\/p>\n

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Madelin Hawk (Honorary Award)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Awarded Project: <\/strong>Reframing Authoritarianism in Chile and Argentina: The Limits of Plastic Memory in Historical Revisionism and Mneumonic Rhetoric<\/a> <\/a><\/em>completed in PS 403: Thesis class, taught by Erin Beck through Clark Honors College.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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