{"id":13638,"date":"2024-02-15T23:16:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T07:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cllas.uoregon.edu\/?page_id=13638"},"modified":"2026-03-22T19:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T02:09:14","slug":"about-cllas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cllas.uoregon.edu\/about-cllas\/","title":{"rendered":"About CLLAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13638\" class=\"elementor elementor-13638\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499cd10e e-transform e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"499cd10e\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Through integrated research, experiential learning, and public programming, the Center cultivates intellectual community, supports student and faculty innovation, and produces knowledge that responds to urgent social, cultural, and political questions.<\/h5>\n\n    <h5>CLLAS plays a vital role in the university\u2019s commitment to diversity, belonging, and access by strengthening connections among students, faculty, staff, and community partners.<\/h5>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cllas-section\">\n    <h2>About Us<\/h2>\n\n    <h5>The Center for Latino\/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) at the University of Oregon is an interdisciplinary knowledge hub dedicated to advancing research, teaching, and community engagement related to Latinx and Latin American communities, both locally and globally.<\/h5>\n\n    <h5>Founded in 2007 and launched as an independent research center in 2010, CLLAS has grown into a vital campus and community resource. Our work bridges the fields of Latinx and Latin American studies, placing them in conversation with one another and with the state of Oregon. We support scholarship that is historically grounded, socially engaged, and publicly accessible.<\/h5>\n\n    <h5>CLLAS promotes equity and inclusion through faculty and student research grants, collaborative programming, and public events that center voices and experiences often underrepresented in higher education. 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