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CONSENSUS MEMO SIGN-ON LETTER BY DRS. NANCY LOPEZ, YASMIYN IRIZARRY, EDWARD VARGAS ON WHY OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB) INITIAL PROPOSALS TO COMBINE RACE AND ETHNICITY INTO ONE QUESTION WILL NULLIFY INTERSECTIONAL ANALYSIS AND IMPEDE OUR ABILITY TO DISCERN RACIALIZED INEQUITIES - 4/26/23@12 noon ET

A shareable view only version of the Consensus Memo that was submitted to federal registry 4/27/23 in Google docs can be accessed at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UQBABLnPTLOzTq3siR_hHti5G5JwvkY-LwIU_XnS9J0/edit?usp=sharing

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Methods Memo to OMB on Data Transparency and Needed Research Before Revising Race & Ethnicity Federal Standards April 27 2023

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UNM Race and Social Justice Graduate Certificate Available to Enrolled and Non-Enrolled UNM Students, Community, Staff, Faculty

Undergraduate Version of the Race and Social Certificate also now available

Association and Organizational Statements on Race

The Institute is curating statements from scholarly, community-oriented, and human rights-focused organizations on race and racial discrimination in our world. Take a look here and contact us if you have any suggestions to add. Non-English suggestions are always welcomed.

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Job Opening: Program Coordinator

November 28, 2023

El Centro seeks a bilingual (Spanish & English), approachable, detail-orientated & energetic individual to join the team. This position will primarily be responsible for assisting with two grants as well as general programing. Apply Today! unmjobs.unm.edu > Staff Careers Req27762 For more info. contact: elcentro@unm.edu or (505) 277-5020 Best Consideration: 12/04/2023 ... [Read More]

CCNY’s CUNY Dominican Studies Institute receives historic NSF grant

August 23, 2023

Backed by a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (DSI) based at The City College of New York is going beyond its core mission of research and scholarship and now aims to improve the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of Latino/a/x students in STEM programs. The grant from the NSF’s Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Program, is part of a $3 million largesse to be shared equally between CUNY DSI and the Institute for Study of "Race" & Social Justice of the University of New Mexico (UNM). The funding will support the creation of resource hubs at both CCNY and UNM to serve Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) across the nation under the leadership of CUNY and UNM. ... [Read More]