Latin American and Latino Studies Research Guide: DePaul Community Resources

The DePaul Latin American and Latino Studies Program This interdisciplinary department explores the broad dynamics shaping Latin American & Latino experiences and draws courses and insights from multiple fields. The Department of Latin American & Latino Studies also serves to deepen Latino students’ awareness of their cultural heritage.

The LAS Community- and Project-Based Learning Internship Scholarship supports student interns as they work on clearly-defined projects for non-profit, non-governmental, or governmental organizations. Project-based learning is an approach to education that allows students to apply their classroom experiences and learning to projects that address “real world problems.”

The goal of the Center for Community Health Equity (CCHE) is to improve community health outcomes and contribute to the elimination of health inequities in Chicago. A jointly run Center, co-founded by DePaul and Rush in 2015, its work is interdisciplinary – linking sociologists, geographers, and other social scientists with health care professionals. The collective share a desire to conduct meaningful research that contributes to social justice in our communities. Working closely with students and community partners, CCHE efforts come together around the idea that deliberate action based on data can change seemingly intractable problems.

OMSS offers a suite of programs and services that provide culturally relevant opportunities to participate, connect, learn and center the experiences of marginalized communities at DePaul. This contributes to personal and academic success, and increased satisfaction with the DePaul experience. The OMSS Identity-specific Cultural and Resource Centers strives to provide holistic support to DePaul students with intersecting [sociocultural] identities through fostering a sense of belonging, supporting academic success, and providing purposeful programming that strengthens students’ cultural and social development while deepening the understanding of these sociocultural realities in the entire DePaul community. Additionally, OMSS Identity-specific Cultural and Resource Centers provide a physical space of comfort and support for students at the heart of DePaul’s mission.