The Center for Latino Policy Research (CLPR) was founded in 1989 in response to the challenges of limited educational, political, and economic opportunities facing the Latino/Chicano population. The Center’s mission is to produce research and policy that can leverage the complexity of the Latino experience in the United States and to shed light on the myriad factors that affect the distribution of material, social, and political opportunities. Not only are Latinos the nation’s largest minority group, but any study involving Latino experience requires an intersectional approach which takes into consideration issues of race/phenotype, gender, class, age, sexuality, national origin, and language use. We accomplish our mission through our commitment to community-engaged research projects that work to inform local, state, national, and international policies that affect Latinos.
Our vision for the Center includes fostering community participation in the research process, redefining how the university relates to the community, and also ensuring that our research products are relevant to and reach those most directly affected. We engage in collaborative work with a broad set of institutions (non-profit, governmental, and private). The result is a body of work and a set of policy recommendations rooted in rigorous academic research that are responsive to pressing and long-standing issues affecting Latinos within and outside the U.S.
Our vision for the Center includes fostering community participation in the research process, redefining how the university relates to the community, and also ensuring that our research products are relevant to and reach those most directly affected. We engage in collaborative work with a broad set of institutions (non-profit, governmental, and private). The result is a body of work and a set of policy recommendations rooted in rigorous academic research that are responsive to pressing and long-standing issues affecting Latinos within and outside the U.S.
