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…

El nuevo ciclo de webinars de OHL comienza el 10 de marzo con “Encontrando el subsidio adecuado”

EnglishEspañolEnglish On March 10, a new OHL webinar series “La ruta del grant” will begin with “Encontrando el grant adecuado: pareando proyectos con oportunidades de financiamiento.” This series will offer three workshops that focus on key aspects of the application process for obtaining external funding. The program is designed for cultural and documentation initiatives, as…

Learn about zines: OHL Director joins HAL’s new workshop on media-making on February 24

EnglishEspañolEnglish Join OHL Director Ricia Chansky and Emma Ly from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to learn about making zines at a new series of virtual workshops on media-making organized by the Humanities Action Lab (HAL). Learn about why HAL partners chose to create zines, how making zines supports their larger organizational and community goals, and…

OHL film We Are Still Here presented at the San Francisco Public Library

EnglishEspañolEnglish The Oral History Lab at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (OHL) participated in a screening and discussion of We Are Still Here at the San Francisco Public Library as part of the program “Film, Community, and Resistance in Puerto Rico.” The film was presented by Eduardo Lugo Hernández and Carhianie Vargas Padin (pictured…