Research focused on diverse Latino communities in the United States

Faculty Research

Ongoing research projects include humanities and social science scholars affiliated with the Latina/o Studies Program at Cornell. Research focuses on the diverse Latino communities in the United States, and engage questions about community histories, im/migration, politics, labor, education, language and identity, health, literature, art and performance.

Research Destinations

Faculty Profiles Faculty Publications Student Research Grants

Spotlights on Faculty Research

Latina/o Studies faculty research at Cornell spans across many disciplines from history, sociology, anthropology, literature and language to government, performance studies, education, music and more. These are a few highlights of current research:

Latina/o Studies Program News

Fall 2022 Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty luncheon series

Now in its eighteenth year, the Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty luncheon seminar offers an opportunity for Latina/o and non-Latina/o students of all levels and disciplines to meet faculty and administrators from across the university for informal conversation about their current research/work ...

'I gained perspective from my Arts & Sciences education'

AnnaBella Adragna is a sociology major.

'I was encouraged to ask difficult yet necessary questions'

Luis Tamayo majors in sociology and Spanish.

Latinx students present their research

On Friday, April 22, 2022, Latina/o Studies research grant recipients John Kennedy, PhD student, and Alan Ramos '22 presented their research at Pláticas as part of the LSSO Latinx Thrive! Series.

Student veteran Roland Molina continues to serve

As a student at Cornell and president of the Cornell Undergraduate Veterans Association, Molina has dedicated himself to strengthening the veteran community on campus.

Amid refugee announcement, Biden seeks to relieve a backlogged asylum system

Cristina Maria Garcia, professor of history and Latino studies, comments on President Biden’s announcement that the U.S. will admit 100,000 Ukrainian refugees.

Debut of "A Chicano's Guide to Navigation" written and directed by Cornell students

The play, A Chicano's Guide to Navigation, written and directed by Cornell students will run from March 24-26, 2022 in the Black Box Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. The play is an inspirational story that follows the main character, Juan, who is trying to develop a presentation whe...

A&S Student starts first term on Ithaca's Common Council

A&S student Jorge Defendini '22, a new member of Ithaca's Common Council, is focusing on environment and housing issues.

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