The Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Program at Yale University

05/18/2026

A big shoutout to our seniors Michaell Santos Paulino, and Joshua Ching, who received a prestigious award from Yale! We are so proud of all your hard work, commitment, and everything you have brought to our community.

This recognition is truly well deserved, and we are excited to see what comes next for all of you. Congratulations on this special achievement! 🎉

Yale College leaders recognized 12 members of the Class of 2026 who exemplified excellence in leadership, scholarship, creativity, athletic achievement, and commitment to community.

05/08/2026

Congratulations to our graduating seniors! 🎓
We are so proud of all that you have accomplished and grateful to have been part of your journey. Thank you for your curiosity, hard work, and contributions to our community. We will miss you, but we cannot wait to see all the amazing things ahead for you. Wishing you a joyful celebration, a restful summer, and continued success in all your future endeavors!

04/08/2026

We invite you to a conversation with Brazilian ballerina, activist, entrepreneur, and writer Ingrid Silva. She is one of the world's leading voices in ballet nowadays. Ingrid Silva will share her inspiring journey from growing up in a community in Rio de Janeiro to becoming a principal dancer at the Dance Theatre of Harlem and one of the most powerful women in Brazil, according to Forbes. Her talk will also include a brief ballet workshop open to everyone. No previous dance experience is required, everyone is welcome.

Monday, April 13
4:00pm in Luce Hall Auditorium (Room 101)

Sponsored by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, and Ethnicity, Race & Migration

04/07/2026

Central Americans in the United States, offered through Yale’s Ethnicity, Race, & Migration program, was taught by Leigh-Anna Hidalgo and Katy Maldonado Dominguez in collaboration with the Teach Central America project

April 7, 2026The Fall 2026 course Central Americans in the United States, offered through Yale’s Ethnicity, Race, & Migration program, was taught by Leigh-Anna Hidalgo and Katy Maldonado Dominguez in collaboration with the Teach Central America project at Teaching for Change, which supports K–12...

03/31/2026

The Havenly Women’s Financial Network is hosting a Panel & Lunch in collaboration with MECHA, LWAY, and MAY. Come connect, learn, and be inspired by powerful conversations around financial empowerment and community.

Enjoy a FREE lunch featuring chilaquiles, tacos dorados, fresh fruit, chocoflan, and more!

Dwight Hall Chapel (67 High Street)
Saturday, April 4, 2026
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Bring a friend and be part of this supportive and uplifting space, we’d love to see you there!

03/20/2026

Deb Vargas will lead a 2026 seminar for the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute on Latine Media, Representation, and Cultural Politics.

March 20, 2026Deb Vargas, Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Ethnicity, Race, and Migration, is leading a seminar for the 2026 program of the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. Established in 1978, the Institute offers seminars led by Yale faculty for K-12 teachers f...

03/05/2026

Join us for “Black Politics in Dark Times: After Civil Rights, After Obama, After Black Lives Matter,” a timely conversation on the current landscape of Black politics in the U.S. The panel features leading scholars Brandon Terry, Farah Jasmine Griffin, and Cornel West, moderated by Robert Gooding-Williams.

📅 Thursday, March 26, 2026 | ⏰ 4:30–6:00 PM
📍 Battell Chapel, 400 College Street, Yale University

Free and open to the public.

03/05/2026

Join us for an afternoon of Indigenous video game demos featuring Skábma and Never Alone. Come explore how storytelling, culture, and gaming intersect while trying out the games yourself. Snacks will be provided by Havenly.

📅 March 30, 2026
🕓 4:00–6:00 PM

Sponsored by Ethnicity, Race & Migration in partnership with Amorium Labs.

03/05/2026

Join us for the next Critical Encounters: Conversations in American Studies event on March 25. Fatima El-Tayeb (Professor of Ethnicity, Race, and Migration, Yale) will be in conversation with Tavia Nyong’o (William Lampson Professor of American Studies, Yale). Together they will discuss new scholarship, including Un/German: Racialized Otherness in Post-Cold War Europe and Black Apocalypse: Afrofuturism at the End of the World.

🗓 March 25
🕚 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
📍 HQ 107

02/13/2026

Congrats Tenzin!

February 13, 2026We are proud to celebrate our ER&M senior, Tenzin Dhondup, who was recently selected as one of the 2026 Gates Cambridge Scholars! Tenzin’s current research examines the rise of medical repatriation as a global instrument of migration management and the intimate connection between ...

02/11/2026

Proud moment for our department!

Our two dedicated professors, prof Tran and prof Ndiaye, and our amazing students came together to support the IRIS - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services cause at the annual fundraising run. Their energy, teamwork, and commitment truly reflect the spirit of learning beyond the classroom.

Thank you to everyone who participated and represented us with such enthusiasm. Together, we make every step count!