Programs

Our Community

The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race is an open space that brings together scholars and students around a variety of occasions, ranging from lectures and conferences to courses and film screenings. At the core of this operation is a committed staff, a group of affiliated faculty members, and the students whose concerns have helped create and develop the center from its inception.

Center Staff

Claudio Lomnitz

Claudio Lomnitz, Director

Email cl2510@columbia.edu
Phone (212) 854-0195
View Professor Lomnitz's faculty profile

Leon Bynum

Leon James Bynum, Assistant Director

Email ljb39@columbia.edu
Phone (212) 854-0510

Leon comes to CSER with an unusual combination of skills and experiences. Raised just outside of Richmond, Virginia, he was a gifted performer in school and had early achievements in drama, public speaking and music. Leon James graduated High School as a National Achievement Scholar and came to Columbia University, where he earned his BA in African American Studies, with a concentration in History. In addition to his academic work in that field, Leon remained committed to performance, and founded and managed the Harmony Theatre Company, a successful non-profit organization. For the past three years, Leon James successfully occupied challenging administrative positions at Columbia. We are fortunate to have him join our ranks as Assistant Director, and we expect much from him as an unusually innovative administrative officer. Please join us in welcoming Leon James Bynum.

Theresa Hernandez

Theresa Hernandez, Administrative Aide

Email teh2006@columbia.edu
Phone (212) 854-0507

Theresa Hernandez, a native San Franciscan, earned her B.A. in Comparative Ethnic Studies in 2006 at the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University where she currently works as Administrative Aide while furthering her academic and career goals. Ms. Hernandez is interested in the intersections of structural inequalities produced through hierarchical structures of race, gender, class and sexuality. She is currently exploring these interests as they pertain to education, at Teachers College.