The Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies Program (CLS) offers a systematic and interdisciplinary analysis of Mexican- and Latin-American-origin people, cultures, and collectivities within the United States. The CLS certificate is designed to provide students with a broad knowledge base and the intellectual tools to understand the unity and diversity of U.S. Latinx/e populations. The primary objective of the CLS program is to train students in the study of Chicanxs/es and Latinxs/es, as well as to introduce them to the central questions, topics, and applications that have emerged in this field of inquiry.
CLS offers a variety of courses, some focusing on particular national-origin groups or specific academic disciplines, and others organized around comparative topics or issues. We welcome you to join our academic community of learners.
Note: The endings "x" and "e" in "Chicanx/e and Latinx/e" represent two gender-neutral ways of referring to people of Latin American descent in the United States.