The pandemic has had a dramatic impact on nearly every facet of our lives – including higher education.

Within university programs dedicated to Latino studies, the realities of COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on Black and brown communities, as well as tensions surrounding police brutality, are emerging in classroom discussions and curriculum.

Geraldo Cadava, an associate professor of history and Latina and Latino studies at Northwestern University and Ralph Cintron, professor and interim director of the Latino and Latin American Studies program at the University of Illinois at Chicago, discuss their respective classes and programs.