Centro's research unit is an interdisciplinary hub that brings together students, scholars, and community partners to investigate urgent themes facing our communities. Over the past decades our scholars have produced benchmark publications that have transformed the field of Puerto Rican Studies and timely reports that have shaped national debate, most recently in regard to Puerto Rico's economic crisis, austerity politics, post-disaster migration and hurricane recovery.
September 23, 2022
On July 15, 2022, the New York City Districting Commission released a preliminary plan for council districts after holding meetings since March 29, and public hearings since May 26. Presently, the Districting Commission has drawn 29 majority districts and 22 plurality districts.
August 31, 2022
Scholarly group brings together academics, journalists and artists to study issues confronting Puerto Rico and its diaspora throughout the United States The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, … Continued
May 13, 2022
The Socio-Demographic Data of Puerto Ricans in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2010 – 2021 Dashboard showcases Puerto Rican population data, including in- and out-migration from Puerto Rico, educational … Continued
April 25, 2022
Introducing Centro’s Spring 2022 Research Fellows! Erika Davis, Tabatha Cruz, and Gabriela Aoun were selected from a vast group of applicants and are all working with Centro Research Director, Jennifer … Continued
CENTRO'S Data Hub generates robust research and analysis using publicly available data, like the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies to provide information to scholars, policy makers and the public in general. Our interactive reports use data visualization tools and web maps to illustrate major points and changes within the Puerto Rican population. In the wake of Hurricane Maria, the data hub has extended research priorities to the impacts of Hurricane(s) Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican diaspora, by disseminating research and policy briefs and other relevant information about the ongoing economic crisis and post-disaster recovery. Our Hub offers a unique opportunity to connect and collaborate with outside researchers on investigations, publications, and events.
CENTRO’s Public Humanities Lab is a space where researchers, students, and practitioners in the humanities and the humanistic social sciences who are interested in Puerto Rico and its diaspora can participate in collaborative research that engages with diverse publics. Our programming, as well as our digital initiatives, aims to bring this groundbreaking research to life and encourage community engagement and learning.
CENTRO's Arts and Culture Hub serves both the research process of creators and those researchers who are involved in the study of the artistic and cultural manifestations of Puerto Ricans. At the same time, it impacts other CENTRO units from a humanistic perspective while promoting the relationship with Puerto Rican cultural institutions in the archipelago and the diaspora.
THE OPPORTUNITY- Promoting resilience is particularly important for children and families who have experienced and are at risk of experiencing disproportionate stress and trauma during the pandemic. We believe there is an opportunity to create child- and youth-friendly tools that highlight culturally-relevant and available resources, practices, and tools for children…
CENTRO seeks to convene a broad array of researchers, writers, thinkers, and creators from across Puerto Rico’s geographic communities for collaborative study about our collective future. Building on our 50-year legacy of collaborative and interdisciplinary research, the goal is to create benchmark publications, media products, and artistic projects that can help…
Hurricane Fiona made landfall on September 19, 2022 and struck Puerto Rico’s southwest coastal municipalities leaving millions without power and inundating communities. The storm arrived five years after the island experienced the devastation of Hurricane Maria, and two years after earthquakes caused massive damage to the southwest coast. This page…
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