Center for Latin American, Caribbean & Latino Studies
The Center for Latin American, Caribbean & Latino Studies (CLACLS) promotes the study and understanding of Latin American and Caribbean cultures and the communities established in the United States, with a special focus on New York City, by peoples from this vast and extraordinarily diverse region.
CLACLS researches and publishes innovative data-based studies focused upon New York City’s and the nation’s Latino communities, such as CLACLS' flagship Latino Data Project. The Latino Data Project provides the public with insights on various aspects of the New York City Latino experience.
The center has a strong commitment to help advance the study of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Latinos in the U.S. in the Graduate Center's doctoral programs, and to provide opportunities for Latino students at the Ph.D. level.
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Latino Data Project
CLACLS’ flagship program is the Latino Data Project, established in 2003 by Laird W. Bergad, founding and current CLACLS Director. CLACLS has produced more than 60 reports on Latino life in America, which are made available to the public via the CLACLS’ website.
Latino Data Project
Master's Program
With a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, CLACLS organized and helps administer an interdisciplinary M.A. track in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies in the M.A. Program in Liberal Studies.
M.A. TrackRecent News
Dec 8, 2021
CUNY LATINO STUDIES PH.D. STUDENTS AND FACULTY ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR CROSSING LATINIDADES FELLOWSHIPS AND PROGRAMS
CUNY is one of 16 members of a national consortium that includes all of the R1 (doctoral, research-intensive) universities in the U.S. that are also...
- Student News
Oct 13, 2021
9 WAYS THE GRADUATE CENTER AND ITS SCHOLARS ARE INFLUENCING HISPANIC HERITAGE
During Hispanic Heritage Month, we are celebrating the scholarship and advocacy of our students, faculty, and alumni. From awards and grants to hard-hitting research, these...
- Alumni News
May 12, 2021
The Share of Latinos in Three Brooklyn Neighborhoods Is Decreasing: Mexican Population Growth Has Overtaken That of Puerto Ricans, A New Report Shows
A new report by the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY, tracks the marked racial and ethnic changes in Sunset Park/Windsor Terrace and Bushwick neighborhoods.
- Research News
Nov 20, 2020
Follow the Footnotes: Unearthing Puerto Rican History After the U.S. invasion
In their new book, Professor Laird Bergad and his co-author debunk common notions about how U.S. control affected Puerto Rico's agrarian economy and society in the early 20th century.
- Faculty News