Maria Isabel Ayala

María Isabel Ayala is Director of the Chicano/Latino Studies Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University. Ayala’s work calls attention to the intra-group diversity and capital of Latinx people by examining the relationship between their unique and complex racialization and sociodemographic experiences and behaviors.

2019 New Administrator Orientation

Developing Leadership and Administrative Excellence: A Workshop for New Academic Administrators

August 5, 6 and 13, 2019
Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, MI 48910
Room B-106-107

(Note: all meetings begin with a continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m.,

Simmons Chivukula Award for Academic Leadership – Past Recipients

2020-21 Recipients

Dr. Alan Smith is the Chairperson for the Department of Kinesiology at Michigan State. In the department, he leads a significant undergraduate (≈1300) and graduate student enrollment (≈100),