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Center for Latino and Latin American Studies

The Center for Latino and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) facilitates interdisciplinary research, teaching, and public programming related to Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Latinx experience in the United States. CLLAS accomplishes this important work in numerous ways:

  • Promotes interdisciplinary research and teaching on topics and themes related to Latinxs and Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Serves as the home for the undergraduate interdisciplinary minor in Latino and Latin American Studies and the Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies
  • Sponsors public lectures and seminars by renowned scholars in Latinx and Latin American Studies 
  • Hosts academic and cultural programming and community outreach activities 
  • Documents the history and experiences of Latinxs in the Midwest through the NIU Latinx Oral History Project and Voces of a Pandemic Oral History Project
  • Prepares students to reflect on and respond to the needs of their local and global communities 

As the principle intellectual hub for showcasing the voice of, and creating dialogue around, Latinx issues at NIU, CLLAS hosts programming and offers mentoring that creates the “home away from home” atmosphere that help us to recruit, retain, and graduate successful Huskies. 

Your contribution will help us create new resources and support existing opportunities for students affiliated with CLLAS. In particular, your gift will allow us to fund academic and cultural programming, undergraduate student scholarships, graduate student research travel, and the NIU Latinx Oral History Project. Go Huskies!


Leaderboard
College Total Dollars Raised
Show your Huskie pride! The below leaderboard totals the amount raised for each of NIU's seven academic colleges during Huskies United.
Rank College Total Dollars Raised Raised
1 College of Business $212,642.33
2 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences $170,223.40
3 College of Law $91,784.00
4 College of Engineering & Engineering Technology $64,505.75
5 College of Health and Human Sciences $50,205.00
Ended
$200,000
Huskies United Participation Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of an alumnus who cares about the future of NIU and its students, when 2,000 total gifts to any area are made during Huskies United, a $200,000 gift to support the Northern Fund will be unlocked into our totals.
Completed
$100,000
Huskies United Leadership Donor Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of an alumnus who cares about the future of NIU and its students, when 50 Leadership Society level gifts of $1,000 or more are made during Huskies United, a $100,000 gift to support the Northern Fund will be unlocked into our totals.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
College Total Gifts
Show your college pride! The below leaderboard shows the total gifts for each of NIU's seven academic colleges during Huskies United.
Rank College Total Gifts Gifts
1 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 440
2 College of Business 261
3 College of Law 155
4 College of Education 151
5 College of Health and Human Sciences 77
Ended
2
Match
Huskies United Northern Fund Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of an alumnus who cares about the future of NIU and its students, every gift will be matched dollar for dollar up to an additional $100,000 that will be unlocked to support the Northern Fund and Huskie United totals.
$100,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Mickols CLAS Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of Bill Mickols, BS ’77, MS ’78 and Arlene Mickols, gifts made to anywhere in CLAS will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to an additional $25,000 that will be unlocked in support of students and programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
$25,000 MATCHED
Completed
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