Articles from July 2021
NAIS mourns the loss of Michelene Pesantubbee
Thursday, July 15, 2021
The students, staff, and faculty of NAIS were saddened to learn of the passing of our dear friend, Dr. Michelene Pesantubbee, Associate Professor Emerita in the Department of Religious Studies.
"Left Out of Bukele’s Bitcoin Decision, Salvadorans Face Deepening Inequality"
Monday, July 12, 2021
Dr. Eric Vázquez, Assistant Professor in Latina/o/x Studies, published "Left Out of Bukele’s Bitcoin Decision, Salvadorans Face Deepening Inequality" on the NACLA (North American Congress on Latin America) website.
American Studies Professor Eric Vazquez article in NACLA
Friday, July 9, 2021
American Studies assistant Professor Eric Vazquez has an article, "Left Out of Bukele's Bitcoin Decision, Salvadorans Face Deepening Inequality" on the July 9 NACLA website.

Latina/o/x Studies Minor, Bianca Robles-Muñoz, recognized for research on "Bilingualism and the Brain"
Friday, July 2, 2021
Bianca Robles-Muñoz's area of research as an undergraduate student has focused on studying the ways hard of hearing and bilingual populations process and organize language in the brain.