Ford Predoctoral Fellowships awarded to two UNM graduate students
April 13, 2023 - Trinity Moody
Two Ph.D. students from The University of New Mexico, Gustavo García and Natalia Toscano, were awarded the Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship. The Ford Fellowship will fund Toscano and García’s research toward exploring, analyzing, uniting and reimagining university diversity and community.
Chicano and Chicana Studies (CCS) launched its graduate programs in 2019, which made it eligible for prestigious national fellowships like the Ford fellowship, according to Irene Vasquez, UNM associate professor and CCS director.
“Natalia and Gustavo’s research endeavors mark the significance of the department’s growth as the only Chicana/o Studies Department in the state. Through their recognition they are placing UNM on an intellectual map of Chicanx/Latinx Studies units equivalent to other Research-1 universities in the country,” Vasquez added.
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