Chicano Studies program pioneer Rudy Acuña dies at 93 Pioneering political activist and historian Rodolfo “Rudy” Acuña, who founded one of the first Chicano Studies programs offered by a major university, has died at 93 Original Source: https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/chicano-studies-program-pioneer-rudy-acua-dies-93-131384508