Mujeres Activas MALCS

Would you like to host the MALCS 2027 Summer Institute?

Hosting this sacred gathering grounded in Chicana feminist praxis, community care, and transformative conocimiento is an act of collective stewardship, a commitment to creating space for mujeres/xs to think, teach, heal, organize, and imagine.

We seek sites that honor Chicana/x, Latina/x and Indigenous knowledges, value interdisciplinary and intergenerational exchange, and hold space rooted in corazón, accountability, and justicia. The call is open to:
• departments, programs, MALCS chapters, or collective of MALCSistas
• MALCSistas who believe hosting is an offering to comunidad
• MALCSistas committed to feminist futures beyond institutional limits.

Visit the FAQ linked in bio for guidelines and details about the application process. You can also send your questions to [email protected]. Please share this opportunity with your fellow MALCSistas and help us prepare for the MALCS Summer Institute 2027.

Ready for the 2026 Summer Institute?

Make sure to visit our 2026 Summer Institute website to access conference and dorm registration portals!

Summer Institute Link: https://malcs.org/events/malcs-summer-institute-2026
Dorm Registration Link: https://umn.starrezhousing.com/StarRezPortalXConference
Registration Link: https://malcs.org/registration-rates/

Cafecito y Charla | Learn About Being a MALCS Officer!
Monday, April 20 at 3 to 4 pm PST (right after the weekly MALCS Monday writing session)!
Zoom link: https://sdsu.zoom.us/j/86771831787

Call for Creative Writing Editor!!

Creative Writing Editors are responsible for:
• Two creative writing sections per year
• Communicating with C/LS editors and contributors
• Email maintenance of inquiries, submissions, invitations
• Soliciting work from creative writers
• Curating creative writing section
• Writing commentary for each issue
• Reviewing submitted work & proofs

Review of applications are underway so please submit materials listed below ASAP!

Submit to be a part of the FREE 2026 Chicana/Latina Studies Writing Workshop, held over Zoom and in person at the Summer Institute.

Link to find out more: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7alEzaaSKFsadC24IYWSDHd_zPtndr5NOMAQItqN8eywCJA/viewform

Only 6 participants will be selected. Only completed manuscripts that fit the Chicana/Latina/Indigena feminist mission of the journal (journal.malcs.org). Deadline May 15.

Felicidades/Congratulations to the 2026 MALCs Tortuga Awardees: Angie Chabram (Professor Emerita, Chicana/o Studies Department, University of California, Davis) and Anita Tijerina Revilla (Professor in the Department of Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies at California State University, Los Angeles).

They will be honored and celebrated during the Tortuga Award banquet, to be held during the Summer Institute in Minneapolis, MN on Friday, July 17, 2026.

Interested in becoming a leader for MALCS? Swipe to learn more about the positions available and responsibilities!

Nomination window open through May 5. Membership must be current to be eligible. Six positions are open. Link to nomination: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3_PVad1WHDcpZ97C9Mfdt8-S9M2tvCDbY8MVRhAbcYML47w/viewform?usp=headerI

MALCS Statement on Heteropatriarchal Institutional Violence

Link to full statement: https://malcs.org/about/actions-and-announcements/

Register before March 15 for the Early Bird rates: https://malcs.wildapricot.org/

MALCS Meet-Up at NACCS 🫶🏼

Planning to attend NACCS this year? Sign up for our MALCS meet up with the link below:)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuZR37Kf5qlUvrO6k6yvtogsmMQsXm5APQiiaJT4SjWjQfLA/viewform