OHL gives workshop for UPR-RP Spaces of Memory in Puerto Rico project
Photo left to right / Foto izquierda a derecho: Jaquelina Álvarez, Marci Denesiuk, Ricia Chansky EnglishEspañolEnglish OHL Co-Directors Ricia Chansky and Jaquelina Álvarez and Faculty Researcher Marci Denesiuk gave a workshop in trauma-informed oral history at the University of Puerto Rico’s Río Piedras campus on November 5. The workshop was hosted by the team of…
OHL Director contributes to a Climate and Health Responder Course on Nov. 10
EnglishEspañolEnglish OHL Director Ricia Chansky will be an instructor in the Climate and Health Responder Course: Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation in the Americas and the Caribbean hosted by the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Chansky’s session, “Hurricane Risk Reduction, Urban Preparedness, Community Communication,” is…
The OHL at the 2026 Oral History Association Annual Meeting
EnglishEspañolEnglish Natalia Hernández Mejías: RECORD+PRESERVE The OHL presented at the 2026 Oral History Association (OHA) Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon from October 14 to 17. Under this year’s theme, Landscapes of Memory, OHL members, Ricia Chansky, Jaquelina Álvarez, Natalia Hernández Mejías and Marci Denesiuk, led discussions on living archives, climate change responses, and trauma-informed practices.…
OHL student researchers present at ACURIL 2026 and other conference highlights
EnglishEspañolEnglish At the ACURIL 2026 conference, OHL student researchers Daliana A. Ortiz Guevara and Antoinnete Estrada López, along with librarian Natalia Hernández Mejías, presented the poster Reflections and Learning Experiences: Digital Humanities, Empathy, and Ethics in the OHL. The poster was created by the presenters and graduate students Mercedes Fernández Colón and Sarah Lema Solís.…
OHL receives Special Community Information Needs Award at ACURIL 2026
Photo / Foto: UPRM librarians José J. Morales Benítez, Jaquelina E. Álvarez, and Natalia Hernández Mejías with Library Director Anidza Valentín / Los bibliotecarios del RUM José J. Morales Benítez, Jaquelina E. Álvarez y Natalia Hernández Mejías con la directora de la biblioteca Anidza Valentín EnglishEspañolEnglish Natalia Hernández Mejías and Jaquelina E. Álvarez with ACURIL President…
Trauma-Informed Interviewing, Reckoning & Beyond: The OHL presenting at the OHA’s June virtual symposium
EnglishEspañolEnglish Join the OHL at the Oral History Association’s (OHA) virtual three-day symposium Trauma-Informed Interviewing, Reckoning & Beyond on June 23, 24 and 25, 2026. Registration details and preliminary program are available on the symposium webpage. Please see below for information about when members of the OHL team will present: Director Ricia Chansky, Librarian Natalia Hernández Mejías, Faculty…
El OHL presente en ACURIL 2026
EnglishEspañolEnglish The OHL will present at ACURIL 2026, the annual conference of the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL), one of the Caribbean’s largest gatherings of library, archives, and museum professionals. OHL Librarian Natalia Hernández Mejías and student researchers will present the poster Reflections and Learning Experiences: Digital Humanities, Empathy, and Ethics…
Trauma-Informed Interviewing, Reckoning & Beyond: The OHL presenting at the OHA’s June virtual symposium
EnglishEspañolEnglish Join the OHL at the Oral History Association’s (OHA) virtual three-day symposium Trauma-Informed Interviewing, Reckoning & Beyond on June 23, 24 and 25, 2026. Registration details and preliminary program are available on the symposium webpage. Please see below for information about when members of the OHL team will present: Director Ricia Chansky, Librarian Natalia Hernández Mejías, Faculty…
Webinar gratuito 19 de marzo: Construyendo una propuesta sólida
EnglishEspañolEnglish Join us on March 19 for “Construyendo una propuesta sólida: narrativa persuasiva y presupuesto estratégico,” the final webinar in the OHL series “La ruta del grant.” Date and time: Thursday, March 19 – 10:30 am (AST) In this webinar, Isabel Rosa (GPC) will offer practical tools to strengthen the narrative and budget components of…
Webinar gratuito 17 de marzo: Fondos externos
EnglishEspañolEnglish Join us on March 17 for “Fondos externos: bases de datos y criterios de búsqueda,” the second webinar in the OHL series “La ruta del grant.” Date and time: Tuesday, March 17 – 10:30 am (AST) In this webinar, Luis Oscar and OHL Librarian Natalia Hernández Mejías will present databases and resources for identifying…