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UNC alumna to unveil “Centro de Educación Aztlán” at Michener Library

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Mexican Chicana alumna and mural artist Brenda Vargas ’22 is unveiling Centro de Educación Aztlán, a meaningful mural to help strengthen the academic identity of UNC’s Hispanic, Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x population. The mural, composed of three panels, will be presented on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 4:30 pm., at the west alcove on the main floor of Michener Library. The intention of this mural is to create a community space not only for those who identify themselves as Chicana/o/x, Latina/o/x and Hispanic but for everyone who is looking for a space to build an academic identity. The project is possible thanks to an alliance between the artist, the Chicana/o Latinx studies department, Michener Library and UNC’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as part of the university’s efforts to become a Hispanic Serving Institution. 

Hear Vargas talk more about her mural and the meaning she hopes it conveys to the university community  

Egresada de UNC devela el mural Centro de Educación Aztlán en la Biblioteca Michener 

La egresada chicana-mexicana y muralista Brenda Vargas '22 develará el mural "Centro de Educación Aztlán", un mural significativo para ayudar a fortalecer la identidad académica de la población hispana, chicana/o/x y latina/o/x de UNC. El mural, compuesto por tres paneles, será presentado este próximo jueves 16 de febrero a las 4:30 p.m., en la alcoba oeste del primer piso de la Biblioteca Michener. La intención de este mural es crear un espacio comunitario no sólo para quienes se identifican como chicana/o/x, latina/o/x e hispana/o, sino para todos aquellos que buscan un espacio para construir una identidad académica. El proyecto es posible gracias a una alianza entre la artista, el Departamento de Estudios Chicana/o Latinx, la Biblioteca Michener y la División de Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión de la UNC como parte de los esfuerzos de la universidad por convertirse en una Institución al Servicio de los Hispanos (HSI).  

Escucha a Vargas hablar sobre su mural y el sentido que espera transmitir a la comunidad universitaria.

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