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Hispanic enrollment at postsecondary institutions in the United States increased exponentially over the last few decades, reaching a new high of 3.8 million in 2019. However, the COVID-19 pandemic brought a decline in postsecondary enrollment among Hispanics and most other racial and ethnic groups.

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As we acknowledge these challenges, we also congratulate all University of Nevada, Reno graduates who will participate in the December 2022 graduation ceremony! #VamosPack
Centro de Investigación Latino
Latino Research Center

Resource Guide for the Latinx Community of Northern Nevada

The Latino Research Center has constructed this bilingual resource guide intended to assist the Northern Nevada Latinx community in finding the services and assistance all in one place, including resources on health, education, and financial aid. We update this each semester, feel free to connect us with additional resources to include!
Border-Lines is an interdisciplinary and intersectional academic journal dedicated to the dissemination of research on Chicana/o-Latina/o cultural, political and social issues. Border-Lines is a refereed journal that seeks to publish scholarly articles drawn from a variety of disciplines such as anthropology, education, geography, human health, literary and cultural studies, political science, social work and sociology.
You can still enjoy the first three seasons of our De Aquí y De Allá podcast on the below platforms, also available on Amazon, Google Play, Apple App Store, and iTunes. 
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News, Opportunities y Más

  • Keep up-to-date with all upcoming events happening at the University of Nevada, Reno.
DACA Updates
  • Checkout the ways to get involved, and find out upcoming events with Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada.
  • The IUPLR wants Latino/a/x artists, scholars, and experts to find opportunities and be successful in their careers. As such, our online posting board will host as many jobs, call for papers, conferences, grants, fellowships, etc. that pertain to the Latino/a/e/x community as we can find. You can help IUPLR by submitting your events through our online form. Online Calendar & Event Submissions 
  • Humanities Heart to Heart is a series of essays and multimedia presentations created by Nevadans that highlight diverse, personal perspectives from all corners of the Silver State, reflecting on life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join them as they share, watch, and listen to each other's stories. The format of these pieces is flexible, as they've received anything from photographic essays to flash fiction to poetry and artwork, and more. 
  • These Zoom sessions will be presented entirely in Spanish and are perfect opportunities for any monolingual Spanish-speaking Nevadans who are hoping to learn about dementia and how to support the well-being of community members living with dementia. Presented every third Wednesday of each month at 12:00pm
Research Opportunity for Engineering Students
  • The student researcher will work with a graduate student. S/he is expected to learn the scientific concepts and research objectives, set up the test specimens, run the experiments, and collect and process the data with supervision. Junior/Senior standing, 4-5 weeks about 10hr/week but schedule is flexible and $15/hr. Please contact Dr. Hamed Ebrahimian (hebrahimian@unr.edu) for further information. 
  • Calling all DACA eligible people! An annual survey of DACA recipients in 2021 made it clear that DACA is crucial for communities across the U.S. That’s why @UNITEDWEDREAM is back with their annual survey to give DACA eligible people the space to share the impact DACA has had on their lives. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey (linked below).Especially now that a decision on DACA from anti-immigrant judges at the Fifth Circuit court can come out at any moment.
  • Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2023 term of two undergraduate internship programs offered by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program and the Community College Internships (CCI) program. The application deadline is January 10, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. EST. SULI and CCI are managed by WDTS in the DOE Office of Science.
  • In our partnership with GNCU and their goals to help everyone Live Greater, we are launching this survey to learn more about your financial wellness needs. Based on community feedback, our plan will be to identify resources, workshops, and other opportunities to provide support in the areas identified. Please complete the survey and help us share the link!

Upcoming Events

JTNN English Survey: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6793581/Comprehensive-Community-Prevention-Plan-Survey-2022-v2

JTNN Spanish Survey: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6932212/Comprehensive-Community-Prevention-Plan-Survey-2022-v1-Spanish
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COVID-19 Resources y Más

Our mission
The Latino Research Center at the University of Nevada, Reno serves as a nexus between the Latinx community and the University. Its mission is to foster research, student achievement, faculty collaboration, advocacy and outreach in a manner that best meets the educational needs and goals of the State of Nevada and best honors the intellectual and cultural capital of the Latinx presence in our state.
You can share your events, opportunities y más at latinocenter@unr.edu
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