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Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute

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News & Events

As part of our mission to elevate Latino voices at GW and beyond, the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute regularly hosts events centered on Latinos in the US. Cisneros scholars, faculty, and staff also contribute to opinion pieces, blogs and articles about contemporary issues affecting Latinos.

If you are interested in partnering with the Cisneros Institute on an event, you can email [email protected].
 

Dr. Elizabeth Vaquera speaks at a lectern in front of a presentation slide that reads #PRDiversitySummit

Dr. Vaquera opens the 2019 Puerto Rico Diaspora Summit

Norberto Briceño speaks into a microphone in front of backdrop that reads Immigration Film Fest and George Washington University

Norberto Briceño delivers the keynote at 2019 Immigration Film Festival

Comm. Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon, Rep. Darren Soto, and Laura Maristany speak on a panel in the GW Amphitheater

Commissioner González and Rep. Soto discuss Latino Representation with Laura Maristany

Upcoming Events

Apr
07
Friday
The Survival of a People
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Apr
14
Friday
Echoes of a Chocolate City: Race, Aesthetics and Black Urbanism
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

 

 

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GW Research Team Awarded Funding to Study Impact of Stress, Adversity on Latino/a Adolescents

This NIH-funded project combines public health, clinical psychology, sociology and public policy.

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Changing the Focus of News Media Stories about Latinos

During Latinx Heritage Celebration, the Cisneros Institute co-hosted a panel with the GW School of Media and Public Affairs on diversifying media representation of Latinos.