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Welcome to the "Chicana and Chicano Studies Graduate Program!

 

Message from the Director of Graduate Program

With gratitude to those whose land we occupy and with gratitude to all our predecessors who, since 1968, envisioned the moment we are living today, it is with excitement and joy that I extend a warm Chicana and Chicano Studies welcome to our inaugural graduate cohorts! Following decades of dreaming, organizing, anticipating, planning, and preparing on behalf of generations of committed community and academic leaders, we welcome 6 PhD students and 7 MA students for Fall 2019.

Plans for their arrival are manifold. To date, incoming students have been paired with an interim advisor or a faculty member who will offer social and academic support until students select permanent advisory committees. Students also have been paired with a “buddies” or experienced fellow students who will help mentees integrate into our departmental and UNM communities. Other immediate plans include:

  • Identifying campus-wide courses that respond to CCS goals and objectives so that students will have a rich array of courses for planning their programs of study
  • Organizing a 3-day mandatory graduate orientation the week before fall classes so that students have the necessary knowledge about the myriad material, service, and human resources that they have available to help them succeed in their graduate journeys
  • Designing monthly orientational workshops for continued support to graduate students in a variety of areas, including: teaching and learning, setting goals and objectives, writing, conferences, funding, and managing stress.
  • Setting up and furnishing a graduate lounge so that students have their own space for meeting, studying, and working
  • Chartering a CCS Graduate Student organization

Thank you to all who made and are making the Chicana and Chicano Studies Graduate Program possible. ¡Bienvenidos estudiantes de posgrado!

 

Patricia O. Covarrubias, PhD

Director of Graduate Program

 

Application Process

Applicants to the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department graduate program will submit all required application materials, except for official transcripts, through the online application process. The faculty admissions committee meets to evaluate applications once a year. The deadline for receipt of all application materials will be December 15, 2019 for the next fall semester.

Applicants should complete and submit an online application at http://grad.unm.edu/graduate-programs/grad-app.html

Application Fee: $50.00 Some application fee waivers accepted.
The Application Fee Waiver Request form (http://grad.unm.edu/resources/gs-forms/documents/application-fee-waiver.pdf) with appended documentation is required.

Applications must include the following:

● A substantive letter of intent (3-5, double-spaced pages) summarizing prior academic training and explaining current academic and professional objectives. The letter of intent should focus on scholarly and research interests and how they relate to the field of Chicana and Chicano Studies.
● Three letters of recommendation (a Departmental requirement which must be received by December 15).
● A sample of recent written work, preferably academic work, not to exceed 30 pages.
● One unofficial copy of transcript(s) from the university where the student received their BA and/or MA degree(s).

One official copy of transcripts from all post-secondary work should be sent to the following address: The University of New Mexico, Office of Admissions, Attn: Graduate Admissions, PO Box 4895, Albuquerque, NM 87196-4895