📊 African immigrants who speak English well are twice as likely to be employed in the U.S., according to an upcoming paper by Drs. Lydia Okabe (African and African Diaspora Studies at UT Austin) and Hyacinth Udah (Social Work and Human Services, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia)
Key findings include:
🗣 Strong English proficiency improves employment outcomes regardless of other factors.
📈 Higher educational attainment, U.S. citizenship status, and longer residence in the U.S. are also associated with better employment opportunities.
🌍 Immigrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Congo reported both the lowest English proficiency and lowest employment rates among the countries examined.
📑 Researchers emphasize the need for more targeted language and socioeconomic integration programs for African immigrant communities.
Visit our webpage 🔗 https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/lri/events-news/ to read the full news story and to access the one-pager! 📈
Latino Studies at UT Austin
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Latinx research and teaching at the University of Texas at Austin.
Born out of the activism of the civil rights movement, the Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) was established in June 1970, with Professor Américo Paredes as one of its principal founders and first director. The establishment of CMAS represents the institutional recognition that the Mexican American people are important in the history of the United States. CMAS engages in community outreac
06/18/2026
📚✨ Don’t miss your chance to experience Latino Studies at UT Austin! There are so many MAS (Mexican American and Latina/o Studies) courses to choose from this fall.
Being Latine/a/o/x in the United States is complex, powerful, and deeply connected to histories of culture, politics, creativity, community, and resistance. These are the histories our faculty explore every day through their teaching and research. When you step into a Latino Studies classroom, you become part of that conversation. 💬🌎 Your questions, perspectives, and lived experiences help bring the curriculum to life. 🙌
Our courses include U.S. Latinx experiences that are Afro-Latinx, Asian Latinx, Caribbean, Indigenous, monolingual, multilingual, undocumented, q***r, non-binary, and more. 🌈✊🏽🌺
⏳ Don’t wait—registration closes July 27! 🤘 Find us on the UT registration site under “MAS,” or explore our digital course catalog through the link in bio. 🔗📖
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Let’s be real: Latinidad is not one-size-fits-all. Even when we identify as Latine/a/o/x, our cultures, histories, and lived experiences are beautifully diverse. 🌎✨💃
MAS 392: Remixing Latinidad: Culture, Politics and Performance centers Afro-Latinx, Indigenous, and Caribbean communities in the U.S. whose cultural practices challenge narrow definitions of Latinidad. This upper division seminar invites students from across disciplines to think critically about culture, politics and belonging in everyday life.
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Don’t wait, registration closes July 27! ⏳ Find us on the UT registration site under “MAS,” or explore our digital course catalog on our website: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/mals/courses-in-mals/. 🔗🤘
The full course description for MAS 392: Remixing Latinidad: Culture, Politics and Performance is on page 16!
06/15/2026
📣 ¡Atención, Class of 2030! 🤘
College is about expanding your horizons, but it’s also about finding and building community. At Latino Studies at UT Austin, you can do both. 📚🧡
Don’t miss the opportunity to start building your Longhorn community this fall. Take it from graduates like , who added a Latino Studies major to her existing Psychology major:
“Latino Studies has been a space for my professional development and a community that has allowed me and many of my peers to build everlasting friendships.” — Alaiza Mata, 2026 UT Austin graduate 🎓
🗓️ Registration is open through July 31! Find us on the UT registration site under “MAS,” or explore our digital course catalog on our website: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/mals/courses-in-mals/. 🔗
🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿 All Longhorns are welcome!
The Latine/a/o/x experience in the United States is filled with beauty, struggle, complexity, and strength — and it demands rigorous academic study in its own right. 📚✨
Latino Studies is an interdisciplinary field devoted to examining the histories, cultures, politics, and far-ranging lived experiences of Latine communities in the U.S. and beyond. 🌎
Here at UT Austin, our faculty have been leading the field for more than a decade, and students who take our classes speak to the impact Latino Studies has made in their lives. 🤘
“Latino Studies has completely changed my experience here at UT. MAS classes opened up a space for me to become more confident and find my voice. I carry what I’ve learned with me every day, using it to make more informed decisions about my future and about how I move through the world.” — Sofia Alvarez , 4th-year Civil Engineering and Mexican American and Latina/o Studies major
Students’ personal experiences are a vital part of the learning process, and we invite you into our classrooms this Fall 2026. All Longhorns are welcome! 🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿
Registration is open through July 31! Find us on the UT registration site as “MAS” or check out our digital course catalog on our website https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/mals/courses-in-mals/. 🔗🤘
The Latine/a/o/x experience in the United States is filled with beauty, struggle, complexity, and strength — and it demands rigorous academic study in its own right. 📚✨
Latino Studies is an interdisciplinary field devoted to examining the histories, cultures, politics, and far-ranging lived experiences of Latine communities in the U.S. and beyond. 🌎
Here at UT Austin, our faculty have been leading the field for more than a decade, and students who take our classes speak to the impact Latino Studies has made in their lives. 🤘
“Latino Studies has completely changed my experience here at UT. MAS classes opened up a space for me to become more confident and find my voice. I carry what I’ve learned with me every day, using it to make more informed decisions about my future and about how I move through the world.” — Sofia Alvarez , 4th-year Civil Engineering and Mexican American and Latina/o Studies major
Students’ personal experiences are a vital part of the learning process, and we invite you into our classrooms this Fall 2026. All Longhorns are welcome! 🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿
Registration is open through July 31! Find us on the UT registration site as “MAS” or check out our digital course catalog on our website:https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/mals/courses-in-mals/ 🔗🤘
06/08/2026
It’s Pride Month, y’all! 🌈✨ But just so you know, Latino Studies courses center LGBTQ+ voices, histories, and experiences ALL YEAR LONG.
You’re invited to explore the histories that many textbooks have left out, including the two featured courses in this post taught by Assistant Professor of Instruction Lilia Rosas — a student favorite and two-time winner of the Alba Ortiz Award for Faculty Teaching Excellence. 🧡📚
Registration is open through July 31! Find us on the UT registration site as “MAS” or check out our digital course catalog on our website — link in bio. 🔗🤘
Pro tip, Class of 2030! 🤘✨
Find out what veteran Longhorns are saying about courses that truly shaped their college experience and shifted their perspective on the world. 🌎📚
Shop Latino Studies for your Fall courses! 🧡
Go to our link in bio to explore our digital course catalogue. 🔗👀
As long as you’re on a crash course learning all things UT Austin, here’s one more critical piece of info: 📣 Latino Studies courses ROCK! 🤘🏽📚✨
Being Latine/a/o/x in this country is complicated, powerful, and rich with history, culture, politics, creativity, and resistance. That’s what our amazing faculty research and teach every day. When you step into a Latino Studies classroom, you become a vital part of that process. YOUR questions, perspectives, and lived experiences bring the curriculum to life. 🧡🤍
Find a way to fit a MAS course into your Fall 2026 schedule. You won’t be disappointed.
Our classes are open to all UT Longhorns! 🤠 Check out the link in bio to explore our digital course catalog with full course descriptions.
¡Bienvenidos UT Class of 2030! 🐂🔥
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