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Welcome

The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race is an interdisciplinary space that has a pedagogical mission in the College and a research mission for the Columbia community as a whole. CSER is the home of three undergraduate majors: Asian-American Studies, Comparative Ethnic Studies, and Latino/a Studies. The Center privileges the analysis of contemporary and historical social formations from the perspective of minoritized social groups. CSER favors socially pertinent work and keen engagement in a politics of recognition.

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Center Highlights

Congratulations to all of the AQF sponsored, CSER grant recipients!

We are pleased to announce that CSER has been awarded a grant from the Academic Quality Fund (AQF) via the Provost's Office. Since 1998, the AQF has been supporting academic initiatives that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries.

Proposals from the following applicants have been selected for funding.
Students: Kiana Cornish, Harald Akuffo Kisiedu, Joel Lee, Krsity Riggs & Carlos Zuniga-Nieto.
Professors: Maria Brave Heart, Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, John Huber, Wen Jin, Martha K. Newland, Mae Ngai, Maria Ochoa, Caterina Pizzigoni, Emmanuelle Saada, Gary Tuttle & Dorian T. Warren.

Congratulations to all of our CSER 2008 Graduates!

Recent Happenings

May 2nd: CSER's third annual Undergraduate Conference was held in Alfred Lerner Hall, marking the Center's continued support of undergraduate research on a wide breadth of topics focused on race and ethhnicity.

March 3rd: The CSER OPEN HOUSE welcomed prospective majors and concentrators along with faculty and students from our three programs to mingle and better get to know one another.

September 14th: CSER welcomed President Lee C. Bollinger to the Center for a briefing on the state of CSER and its activities.

September 27th: Reel Migrations: Latinos, Migration & Film
CSER, in conjunction with the Institute for Latin American Studies, kicked off an exciting film series on Latino immigration. Curated by filmmaker and Columbia professor Frances Negron-Muntaner, the series included six of the best films documenting the immigration experiences of Mexicans, Cubans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, and Central Americans to the U.S.