Upcoming Events

Are you interested in learning more about the field of Latinx Studies? Join the Latinx Studies Faculty Group at UR to meet professors who teach these courses across different departments at the university. Come learn about class offerings for the year, meet your future mentor, or simply get to know Latinx scholars at UR.Please come break bread with faculty, staff, and students who want to explore...

Join us for our annual Latinx Heritage Month Speaker, Marvel writer and published author Gabby Rivera!Gabby Rivera is a Bronx-born queer Puerto Rican babe on a mission to create the wildest, most fun stories ever. Gabby is the first Latina ever to write for Marvel comics, penning the solo series AMERICA about America Chavez, a portal-punching queer Latina powerhouse.Gabby’s critically...

Join us for an interactive workshop with Marvel writer Gabby Rivera! Participants will get the opportunity to work with Gabby to design, create, and build their own superhero stories. Students will get a first-hand insight into how to develop impactful stories that celebrate their lived experiences and are rooted in healing, joy, and justice.The workshop is capped at 20 students, and dinner will...

Spiders FLI mentors and mentees meet bi-monthly to build community while developing new skill sets. 

Spiders FLI is pleased to host a Fall Break trip to Charlotte, NC over Fall Break to build community while exploring a new city. Application and Interview Required 

Join Dafne Luna, Fat Chicana/o/x Studies researcher, for an intimate look into the life, art, and self-representation of artist Laura Aguilar. Drawing from Aguilar’s personal archives, Luna explores how the artist navigated the complexities of being brown, lesbian, fat, and disabled in a world that rendered her invisible. Through radical objectification and her connection to nature, Aguilar...

Spiders FLI is pleased to host an outing to celebrate Halloween in Richmond with walking ghost tour of Church Hill with Haunts of Richmond. Registration and Deposit are Required on SpiderCentral 

Spiders FLI mentors and mentees meet bi-monthly to build community while developing new skill sets. 

In today’s fiercely competitive arenas, etiquette and social intelligence will distinguish you from the crowd. This session provides skills you can implement immediately to help project confidence and authority at any event, while enjoying a three course meal and camaraderie. RSVP on SpiderCentral. 

Join us as we travel to Charlottesville on a fun outing building camaraderie and making memories. RSVP on SpiderCentral.