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Author Glenda M. Flores on the medical school journey of Latina/o physicians.

Borders mark off the place where one nation ends and another begins. But what happens when you belong to a people that has lived on both sides of the border, since long before the border even existed?

In the same way that impunity reigns today, it reigned supreme in 1970s Mexico. Gladys McCormick writes about how state-sponsored torture became routine practice in the Mexican government's war against subversives.

Examining the case of Colombia, author Alexander Huezo, discusses the challenges and opportunities of applying a global environmental justice framework outside the U.S. communities where it began.

MS/EM's early career article award, which has been renamed in honor of its most recent emeritus editor, is now accepting self-nominations.

UC Press has great news to share about FirstGen program growth and seeks your support for its continued success. Here’s how our program has benefitted first-gen authors so far.

Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos incoming editor is interested in continuing the journal's foundational mission, while finding new ways to increase MSEM’s visibility throughout Mexico and to intensify interdisciplinary dialogue within the pages of MSEM.

Author Kevin Lewis O'Neill discusses his new book "Unforgivable," the first book to expose how the Catholic Church systematically covers up scandal by moving abusers across borders.

Author Camilo Sanz discusses his book "Cancer Intersections," on access to neoliberal, market-based oncological treatments in Colombia, a country where all patients are legally guaranteed access to medical services.

In Mexico today, thousands of families are searching for loved ones who have disappeared amid the violence associated with “the war on drugs.” Trade agreements like NAFTA created conditions that allowed criminal organizations to thrive—and ordinary people have paid the price.