Center for Southwestern & Mexican Studies
The Center for Southwestern and Mexican Studies (CSMS) promotes collaborative learning between students of the College and faculty members, with special emphasis on the historical, cultural, social, economic, and political issues facing Texas and Mexico.
The Center seeks to prepare its students, and the College community at large, to meet challenges and opportunities focusing on the relationship between Mexico and the southwestern United States. In doing so, it fosters campus outreach and communication of the Austin College community with the greater Southwest and Mexico in a variety of ways, including public programs and seminars.
Summer Internships
to make an impact
CSMS Internships offer a stipend of $2,500. The Center has funding for internships at the Sherman Museum, Sam Rayburn Museum in Bonham, and other locations. For students who do not have a permanent address in Sherman or Bonham, funds are available for room and board.
Guest Lectures 2025
“The Maya Slave Trade” presented by Julio Rojas, Cuban historian. Julio has been studying Mayan slavery in 19th century Cuba. He is currently working on the online project Native Bound Unbound: Archive of Indigenous Slavery.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
11 am - 12:30 pm
Wright Campus Center, Room 231
iLAD
Infusing Languages and Global Competency Across the Disciplines (iLAD) introduces language across the Austin College curriculum and infuses area studies and world cultures into disciplines across the College. The initiative expands offerings in Spanish language and Latin American and Iberian Studies, especially related to experiential learning and training in programs in the health fields, business and finance, and international relations.
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