Maria Hinojosa Named DPU’s New Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Chair

Maria Hinojosa, a leading voice for America’s Latino community and award-winning investigative reporter, has been named the new Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Chair of DePaul University’s Latin American and Latino Studies program.

The chair is named in honor of the 17th-century Mexican nun who is revered as one of the earliest advocates for a woman’s right to education.

Hinojosa, the president and CEO of The Futuro Media Group and anchor/executive producer of the nationally syndicated National Public Radio program “Latino USA,” will start her appointment this fall.

A public reception to welcome Hinojosa will take place at 6 p.m. Oct. 4 at the DePaul Art Museum. The program will feature a screening of the film “America by the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa: Clarkson, Georgia,” which details how the nation’s evolving demographics might shape the 2012 elections.

Hinojosa is the founder of The Futuro Media Group, which has the mission to produce multi-platform, community-based journalism that respects and celebrates the cultural richness of the American experience.

Additionally, Hinojosa is the anchor and executive producer of Latino USA, and anchor of the Emmy Award- winning talk show “Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One” from WGBH/La Plaza.

Hinojosa also works on women’s issues and the impact of poverty and violence on children and adolescents.

For more information about Hinojosa's extensive career, charity work and life, visit DePaul's Web site.