USMEX boasts one of the largest residential fellowship programs in the U.S. for research on Mexico and U.S.-Mexico relations, receiving more than 650 scholars since its founding. We asked three current fellows how their residency propelled their respective research projects. 

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On Oct. 30, USMEX hosted a diverse lineup of policymakers, scholars and community leaders for its annual symposium, "Mexico Moving Forward: Recapturing the Mexico Moment." 

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Last month, a group from UC San Diego and the San Diego-Tijuana region visited the Kumiai Community Museum located at the Tecate Cultural Center. Two special guests, Michael Connolly, Kumeyaay Native American book author; and Michael Wilken, an applied cultural anthropologist specializing in indigenous people of Baja California from California State University San Marcos, joined the visit. Later, the group met with artisans from Baja's Kumiai Villages for a special display of their craftwork and visited the historic Rancho Tecate. 

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USMEX and the Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) have developed a close partnership devoted to multidisciplinary research on shared issues affecting Mexico and the U.S. As part of this, the Center's Fellows visited COLEF to meet with researchers there, a gathering that allowed scholars from both institutions to engage in dialogue around their research. Alejandro Tortolero Villaseñor presented his research on "The Environmental History of Mexico" at COLEF, arguing that studying Mexico's transition from an agrarian to an industrial society provides a lens to better understand present environmental challenges. This quarter, we will continue our collaboration with COLEF through the Mexican Migration Fieldwork and Research Project on migration and education in the binational issue.