Inspired by the growing popularity of comic book dialogue, literature, and academia, Angelique interviews professor and comic book historian Deborah Elizabeth Whaley. Whaley is the author of Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime, a deep dive into the history (or lack thereof) of Black women’s representation in sequential art. They talk about the importance of scholarship in comics, little-known Black female artists and heroes, and how consumers of color create meaning when engaging with art.

This year's speaker is Jorge Guerra, Lecturer in the U Iowa Latina/o/x Studies Program and the Magid Center for Undergraduate Writing. His topic is, "Latinx & Our Learning Perseverance: Embracing Latinx History for the Self and Growing Communities."

Last month, a firestorm of criticism erupted after players shared images of a single rack of dumbbells and a stack of yoga mats provided for participants in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament in San Antonio — a stark contrast to the state-of-the-art, custom-built weight room available to men’s basketball players in Indianapolis. It exposed the blatant double standard in college athletics and renewed demands for reform from female athletes, coaches and even politicians. An often forgotten chapter of college athletics offers hope that such reform is possible.

NBC's Hannibal only lasted for three seasons but became a critical darling and quickly inspired a ravenous fanbase. Bryan Fuller's adaptation of Hannibal Lecter's adventures created a new set of fans and a cult audience through its stunning visuals, playful characters, and mythical tableaus of violence that doubled as works of art. The show became a nexus point for viewers that explored consumption, queerness, beauty, crime, and the meaning of love through a lens of blood and gore.

In this closing conference for the Mellon Foundation-funded Sawyer Seminar, seven invited scholars of Latina/o/x studies help wrap-up the ongoing conversation about “Imagining Latinidades.”

In 2021, the Latino Native American Cultural Center (LNACC) will celebrate its 50th anniversary. This exhibition will share that history in depth, and will explore its establishment in the 1970s, its activism and programs, and much more.

The 2021 Lakeside Laboratory Archaeological Field School will continue on-going research efforts in the Iowa Great Lakes region this summer, including excavations at a Woodland era sites (13DK143) at Mini Wakan State Park adjacent to Big Spirit Lake.

The 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Human Rights is Sunday, Monday, January 25th through Sunday, January 31.

At the University of Iowa, Latinx Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15th to November 2nd.

The Latinx Youth Summit is cancelled for 2020.