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

Karen Jaime receives both Schomburg Fellowship for 2023-2024 and Cornell Faculty Champion Award

5/15/2023

Karen Jaime (‘97) Assistant Professor of Performing and Media Arts and Latina/o Studies has been awarded a 2023-2024 Schomburg Fellowship and the Faculty Champion Award for Junior Faculty presented annually by the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement and the Graduate and Profes...

Nexus Scholars Program expands research opportunities to 101 students

5/15/2023

This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.

Prof. Hector Carreno, CVM, speaks at the FWF on Feb. 10, 2023

Fall 2023 Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty luncheon seminar series

5/12/2023

Now in its twentieth 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 an informal conversation about their current research/wo...