Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
This month we celebrate the histories, cultures, and contributions of Harvard’s Spanish, Mexican, Caribbean, Central and South American communities.
This photo of a wedding reception by Cuban-born photographer Anthony Mendoza was chosen as part of Professor María Luisa Parra-Velasco’s course "Spanish for Latino Students II" which explored works by Latinx and Latin American artists at the Harvard Art Museums.
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Building the future
Alejandro de la Fuente
As director of the University Consortium for Afro-Latin American Studies Alejandro hopes to transform the study of the history and culture of peoples of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Renata Koch Alvarenga
While a student at Harvard Kennedy School, Renata partnered with the World Food Programme to develop policy recommendations for climate disaster preparedness in Caribbean island states.
Kellie Ann Jurado
Kellie Ann Jurado, a Harvard Griffin GSAS alum, and her team are shedding new light on fundamental immunobiology to discover and identify opportunities to improve the health of children.
Celebrating the past
Raquel Eidelman Cohen
After emigrating from Peru, Raquel Eidelman Cohen graduated with the first coeducational class at Harvard Medical School in 1949.
Jean Andino
Jean Andino, a Harvard School of Engineering alum, was one of the first Hispanic women in the U.S. to become a tenured engineering faculty member.
Andrew Manuel Crespo
The first Latino president of the Harvard Law Review, Andrew is now a faculty member at Harvard Law School.
These members of the Harvard community and many others are involved in University programs such as:
Explore with us
Students and faculty throughout Harvard’s global community are working to increase knowledge of the cultures, economies, histories, environments, and contemporary affairs in the Americas.
Faculty Voices
Hispanic Heritage Month
Faculty Voices talked with Mayra Rivera, professor of religion and Latinx studies, about what it means to be Latinx with shared cultures and history of a colonial past.
HMSC Connects!
Forgotten histories of many Mexicos
Host Jennifer Berglund interviews Gabriela Soto Laveaga, professor of the history of science, who researches Latin American history, science, and technology.
Progress and support
- Culture
Reclaiming Indigenous languages and oral traditions
Reclaiming Indigenous languages and oral traditions
- Infrastructure
Improving Latin America's public transportation
- Equity
Empowering Indigenous voices through scholarship
