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Latino Research Center Advisory Boards
The Latino Research Center continued to meet with their advisory boards throughout 2022 to help with idea contributions and steps to accomplish its overall mission. We thank our advisory board members for their ongoing contributions.
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Latinx Cultural Affinity Graduation Celebration
The Latino Research Center at the University of Nevada, Reno, named Jacob Matthew Molina, the recipient of the La Promesa Award. The annual award recognizes one undergraduate Latinx student who demonstrates promise in their chosen field of study and holds themselves to the highest standards of academic, social and personal success. This scholarship is presented during our annual collaboration in the Spring 2022 Latinx Cultural Affinity Graduation Celebration.
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Latinas in Power Panel Discussion
The Latino Research Center collaborated with the Latino Student Advisory Board to initiate Women's History Month with a panel discussion about the Latina Power in academics, professional life and the balance of intersectional cultura with panelist Dr. Mariluz García, Cynthia Esparza and Melissa Higareda.
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A Call To Advocacy
The Latino Research Center in collaboration with the Latino Student Advisory Board held an event during Undocu Week intended to inform the current state of DACA, resonate with personal impacts of the program and exemplify key local agencies who are leading the advocacy work to promote the needed change. All this while calling our students to action by providing key recommendations of how to best advocate for this community.
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Symposium Presentations
Our Latino Research Center Spanish 400 Practicum in the community interns for Spring and Fall 2022 had the opportunity to present their service learning posters. The symposium highlights research, community engagement, and scholarly endeavors spanning the breadth of University disciplines. Students display posters detailing their projects and discuss their work with the symposium attendees.
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Tu Bienvenida
The Latino Research Center provided Tu Bienvenida, an annual welcoming event for our students, faculty, and staff to share an afternoon and connect with one another to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with folkloric dance performance, musica latina, fruta picada, aguas frescas, and much more!
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Border-Lines
The Latino Research Center Border-Lines
Journals 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.
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Resource Guide
The Latino Research Center constructed its bilingual resource guide intended to assist the Northern Nevada Latinx community in finding the services and resources they need all in one place, including resources on health, immigration, education, financial aid and more. This resource is updated every six months.
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Director's Message
Exciting work has continued to take place at our Latino Research Center (LRC)! We saw 2022 fly by, and we are thrilled to engage in new opportunities for 2023 and beyond. Over the last year, there were numerous grants awarded to aid the endeavors of the LRC. Some of these grants supported our efforts to carry out successful events, such as El Grito (Nevada Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts), Dia de los Muertos 2022 (City of Reno Arts & Culture), as well as more unique events, such as the Latinx/e/a/o welcoming, Tu Bienvenida. Other grants are centered on research outcomes – the primary focus of our work. For example, the Inter-University Program for Latino Research seed grant, which will explore Latinx Faculty Departures at institutions across the country is a strong, multi-institution effort. Among our research grants, we are also awaiting feedback on a submission to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. We have partnered with Truckee Meadows Community College, Western Nevada College, and our University of Nevada, Reno’s CABNR for the LRC to serve as a Co-PI for the project entitled, NV Land-Ag (Latino and American Indian Next Generate Diversity in Agriculture); if awarded, this will bring approximately $10 million to our state and our research partners. The Latino Research Center has strengthened or developed partnerships within and outside of the university with numerous. We also look forward to soon filling the vacancy for the LRC Coordinator, while moving the needle on additional research projects and collaborations. The Latino Research Center is the only entity of its kind in the entire state with this particular demographic focus, and it is critical for the LRC’s work to reflect a statewide reach so that our findings, discoveries, and innovations can lead to social and cultural impacts across our communities and beyond. Thank you for your support – #VamosPack!
- Dr. Jafeth Sanchez
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LRC Job Opportunity
The Latino Research Center is in search of a Coordinator in Education, Research, and Outreach. View the qualifications and description below.
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De Aquí y De Allá Podcast
All Seasons of the Latino Research Center De Aquí y De Allá podcast are still available! Our podcast is dedicated to the Latinx stories of intersectional identities and spaces, dismantling the narrative of not belonging ni de aquí, ni de allá (i.e., nor from here nor from there) by proclaiming our intersectional identities/spaces and celebrating belongingness to de aquí y de allá (i.e., from here and from there).
Podcast http://latinoresearchcenter.libsyn.com
Spotify https://latinoresearchcenter.libsyn.com/spotify
Also available on Amazon, Google Play, Apple App Store, and iTunes.
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Latino Research Center Newsletter
The Latino Research Center newsletter is released every two weeks. It's a space where you can learn more about the Latino Research Center and stay in touch with student and community news, opportunities y más.
You can subscribe to our newsletter at:
www.unr.edu/latino-research-center
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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.
Thank you for considering making a charitable gift donation to helping us continue the work that completes the mission of the Latino Research Center.
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