DRJ Internship Applications
Democratizing Racial Justice Internship Form (2023-2024)
If you secure an internship with an organization and you are working on research dedicated to social justice, please apply for DRJ funding. All internships must be formalized with the organization, and as possible should be linked to UTSA internship course credit. (Some great internship opportunities in San Antonio include DRJ partners Esperanza Peace & Justice Center and SAACAM). All DRJ interns will receive a stipend for the semester. Applicants may not be employed with UTSA (part-time or full-time).
Democratizing Racial Justice Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA) Form 2023-2024
DRJ can fund undergraduate students who team with a professor at UTSA who can mentor in research on social justice to: 1) serve as a research assistant to the professor and advance the professor’s project on social justice OR 2) support a student project on social justice. Please note if you are applying for a student project, you must work with a faculty mentor and produce a final project for the DRJ portal. All DRJ UGRA will receive an hourly rate of up to 19 hours per week. Please note UGRA’s cannot have additional employment with the university.
Democratizing Racial Justice Graduate Research Award Form (GRA) 2023-2024
DRJ can fund graduate students who team with a professor at UTSA who can mentor in research on social justice to: 1) serve as a research assistant to the professor and advance the professor’s project on social justice OR 2) support a student project on social justice. Please note if you are applying for a student project, you must work with a faculty mentor and produce a final project for the DRJ portal. All DRJ GRA will receive an hourly rate of $20.40 for up to 19 hours per week. Please note GRA’s cannot have additional employment with the university.
DRJ Fellow Positions
Faculty Fellows
- Dr. Sonya Alemán
- Dr. Jerry Gonzalez
Post-Doc Fellows
- Dr. Carolina Arango Varga
- Dr. Jose Villagrán
Teaching Fellows
- Aneesa Anderson
- Madelyn Duffey
- Olga Estrada
- Lourdes Gutierrez
DRJ Events and Projects
Workers on the Rise: State of Labor in San Antonio
For decades, low pay and workplace abuse have persisted in San Antonio despite workers’ efforts to dignify their labor conditions and fight for their rights. The labor panel brought local workers and organizers to discuss how they have resisted these oppressive conditions and invited the San Antonio community and the public to learn how to become involved in the city’s labor movement.
Moderated by Jose Villagrán
Grassroots Feminist and Farmworker Struggles // Las Luchas de las Feministas populares y lxs Trabajadores Agrícolas
The community platíca took place online with our post-doc fellows Dr. Carolina Arango Vargas and Dr. José Villagrán, where they discussed their research topics, the regions they work within, and the exploration of their work for their families and the activism in their home regions of Columbia and the South Texas Borderlands. Spanish translation was provided by the RGV Language Justice Collective.
Moderated by Carolina Arango Varga and Jose Villagrán
