The University announced Timothy Shriver will receive the 2026 Laetare Medal at Commencement, citing his leadership of Special Olympics and commitment to human dignity.

César Chávez, the farmworker organizer, UFW co-founder and civil rights icon, was born near Yuma on March 31, 1927.

Born into poverty in Arizona, his family was drawn to California’s fields. There, he became a civil rights icon for Mexican Americans.

Celebrations honoring Cesar Chavez, the labor icon, have been derailed by a New York Times report that he abused girls and women for years.

Celebrations of farmworker leader Cesar Chavez are being canceled nationwide as the UFW confronts allegations of sexual misconduct with women and minors.

New revelations about Cesar Chavez could reshape how artists approach works about Dolores Huerta and the farmworker movement.

Latino leaders and elected officials say they are shocked by “deeply troubling” sexual misconduct allegations against Cesar Chavez, one of the ...