Inter-University Program for Latino Research

and the IUPLR Washington DC Office, located at the University of California Washington Center, work to strengthen the network of centers and to enhance their institutional capacity. IUPLR Chronology

2013

*IUPLR Co-Directors Meeting at the University of Texas at San Antonio, January 23-25 * Dr. María de los Angeles Torres becomes IUPLR Managing Director succeeding Dr. Gilberto Cárdenas * IUPLR headquarters rotate to the University of Illinois at Chicago on July 1 * IUPLR 2013 Summer Institute for Latino Public Policy held at the University of California Washington Center in Washington, DC, June 12-17, 15 participants * Fourth Biennial Latino Art Now! Conference to be held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC: Latino Art Now! Nuestra América: Expanding Perspectives in American Art, November 7-9 *

2012

*Fourth IUPLR Biennial Conference: SIGLO XXI: Forging the Future of Latinos in a Time of Crisis hosted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York, February 23-25 * Co-Directors Meeting held at Hunter College and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, February 22-23 * 2012 Summer Institute for Latino Public Policy held at the University of California Washington Center in Washington, DC, June 17-22, 20 participants * IUPLR Workshop on Latino/a Higher Education Issues to be held at the University of Texas at Austin, July 24-26 *

2011

*2011 Summer Institute for Latino Public Policy held at the University of California Washington Center in Washington, DC, June 12-17, 27 participants * Co-Directors Meeting held at the University of Texas at San Antonio, July 6-7 * The Center for Latino Research at DePaul University joins IUPLR * Latino Information Network at Rutgers University joins IUPLR * John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY joins IUPLR*

2010

*2010 Summer Institute for Latino Public Policy is held at the University of California Washington Center in Washington, DC, June 13-18, 21 participants * 2010 IUPLR Summer Research Workshop: Applied Methodologies for Reducing Obesity in Latino Communities held at the University of Notre Dame, IN, 19 participants * 2010 IUPLR Workshop on Policy Issues in Higher Education held at the University of Texas at Austin, June 27-30 * New IUPLR Working Group: Reflecting on the Spanish Caribbean * New Strategic Plan for 2010-2015 * Third Biennial Latino Art Now! Conference is held at Plaza de la Raza in Los Angeles: “Latino Art Now! The New Wave/La Nueva Ola,” November 10-13 * Co-Directors Meeting held at the University of Notre Dame, June 3-4 * The Cesar E. Chavez Institute at San Francisco State University joins IUPLR *

2009

*Third IUPLR Biennial Conference: SIGLO XXI: The State of Latino Studies hosted by the University of Illinois at Chicago, September 24–26 * 2009 Summer Institute for Latino Public Policy is held at George Washington University in Washington, DC, June 14-19, 33 participants * IUPLR Workshop on Higher Education: Research on the Condition of Latinos in US Colleges and Universities held at the University of Notre Dame, June 28- July 1, 21 participants * Eight Annual IUPLR Census Workshop: Latino Health & Obesity Building Research Capacity held at the University of Notre Dame, July 13-15, 14 participants * New IUPLR Working Group: Music and Performance at the U.S. Mexico Border * Co-Directors Meeting held at the University of Illinois at Chicago, September 24-25 * The UTSA Mexico Center at the University of Texas at San Antonio joins IUPLR *

2008

*Second IUPLR Art Conference: Latino Art Now! held at Americas Society, New York, January 31 – February 2 * 2008 Summer Institute for Latino Public Policy is held at George Washington University in Washington, DC, June 14-19, 33 participants * Seventh Annual IUPLR Census Workshop: Latino Health and Obesity held at the University of Notre Dame, IN July 21-23, 16 participants *

2007

*2007 Summer Institute for Latino Public Policy held at George Washington University in Washington, DC, June 18-23, 30 participants * Second IUPLR Biennial Conference: SIGLO XXI: Economies of Class, Economies of Culture hosted by the University of Texas at Austin, April 12-14 * Sixth Annual IUPLR Census Workshop: Latino Community Partnerships for Fitness and Health held at the University of Notre Dane, July 9-11, 39 participants *

2006

*2006 Summer Institute for Latino Public Policy is held at George Washington University in Washington, DC, June 18-25, 35 participants * Fifth Annual IUPLR Census Workshop: Latino Obesity: Using Research for Understanding and Action held at the University of Notre Dame, July 24-26, 15 participants *

2005

*First IUPLR Triennial Conference hosted by the University of Texas at Austin: "Siglo XXI: Latino Research into the 21st Century," January 26–30 * Border Kids Count briefing at AECF meeting at El Paso, Texas, February 25-26 * Co-Directors Meeting held at the University of Texas at Austin, January 26-27 * Symposium: "Appraising of Puerto Rican, Latino/a and Hispanic-Caribbean Art" held in New York on May 20–21, a collaboration of IUPLR, the Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños at Hunter College, the Inter-University Program for Latino Research, and the Appraisers Association of America * 2005 Latino/a Public Policy Institute held at George Washington University, July 18-24, 24 participants * Fourth Annual IUPLR Census Workshop: Latino Health held at the University of Notre Dame, July 13-15, 20 participants *

2004

*Third Annual IUPLR Census Workshop: "The Education Crisis in Latino Communities: Profiling the Pipeline and Constructing Educational Opportunity and Achievement Indicators for Latino Communities" held at the University of Notre Dame on July 14–16, 22 participants * Summer Leadership Program (LLOP) held in Washington, DC, July 19–24, 21 participants * Summer Institute entitled "Smithsonian Institute for the Interpretation and Representation of Latino Cultures" held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC in July * "Prevenir es Vivir: National Latino AIDS Awareness and Education Project" workshop held at ALLGO in Austin, Texas, on May 21
* "Prevenir es Vivir: National Latino AIDS Awareness and Education Project" workshop held at University of California's Washington Center in Washington, DC, on July 20 * Co-Directors Meeting held at Arizona State University, March * Co-Directors Meeting held at Arizona State University, April 29-30 *

2003

*The National Latino Research Center (NLRC) at California State University San Marcos joins IUPLR * Border Kids Count data initiative sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation * Prevenir es Vivir: National Latino AIDS Awareness and Education Project" workshop held in El Paso, Texas, at Planned Parenthood's Desert Rainbow Center on June 23 * LLOP Summer Leadership Program held in Washington, DC, July 19–24, 17 participants
* Second Annual IUPLR Census Workshop: "Latino Socioeconomic Status and Residential Pattern Analysis" held at the University of Notre Dame on July 28–30, 20 participants * Co-Directors Meeting held at the Annie E. Casey Foundation in Baltimore, August 1-22 *

2002

*IUPLR executive committee is established * The Chicana/o Studies Program at the University of California, Davis, joins IUPLR * IUPLR/Smithsonian Institution conference "The Interpretation and Representation of Latino Cultures: Research and Museums" held in Washington, DC, November 20–23, sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation, IUPLR, and the Smithsonian Institution * IUPLR opens new offices at the University of California's Washington Center in Washington, DC * The Latino Politics Working Group is established in August * The US-Mexican Border and Families Working Group ("Las Fronterizas") is established in August * IUPLR partners with the National Collegiate Athletic Association for Disadvantaged Youth to conduct the National Youth Sports Program Evaluation
* "Prevenir es Vivir: National Poster Campaign" issues thousands of posters featuring the artwork of Latino artists Ixrael Rodriguez, Yolanda González, Miguel Angel Reyes, Poli Marichal, Efrain Novelo, Agustín Barón, Frank Romero, and Salomón Huerta * "Prevenir es Vivir: National Latino AIDS Awareness and Education Project" workshop held in South Bend, Indiana, on June 21 * "Prevenir es Vivir: National Latino AIDS Awareness and Education Project" workshop held at University of Colorado Latina/o Research & Policy Center in Denver on June 28 * First Annual Census Information Workshop: "Accessing, Producing and Analyzing Data from the Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF-3)" held at the University of Notre Dame on July 10–13, 14 participants * "Prevenir es Vivir: National Latino AIDS Awareness and Education Project" workshop held in Los Angeles at Self Help Graphics on July 16 * "Prevenir es Vivir: National Latino AIDS Awareness and Education Project" workshop held in New York at the Dominican Studies Institute and the Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños on July 23 * Four new posters are added to the "Prevenir es Vivir: National Poster Campaign" by artists Maceo Montoya, Scherezade García, Fernando Salicrup, and Margarita Alarcón * Co-Directors Meeting held at the University of Notre Dame, July 12-13 * Co-Directors meeting held at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, November 19-20 *

2001

*Educational briefing entitled "Latino Education Research Agenda", held in Chicago, Illinois on May 12, 2001, co-sponsored by El Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños and IUPLR * Latino Graduate Training Seminar in Qualitative Methodology, "Interpreting Latino Cultures: Research and Museums," is held at the Smithsonian Institution, June 17–June 29 * IUPLR receives a grant from the Office of Minority Health of the DHHS for the Hispanic Access to Health Services study * Co-Directors Meeting held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, November 29-December 2 *

2000

*US Census Bureau designates IUPLR as an official Census Information Center in May * Report released: "Understanding Obstacles and Barriers to Hispanic Baccalaureates," a collaboration of IUPLR and Hispanic Scholarship Fund * Working Group on the Census is established * Working Group on Latina Spirituality is established in March * IUPLR/SI Rockefeller Fellowships—Humanities Fellowships in Latino Cultural Research in a National Museum Context: Issues of Representation and Interpretation in Latino Cultural Studies awarded to Anne Marie Stock, PhD; Nilda Villalta, PhD; Karin Weyland, PhD; Enrique LaMadrid, PhD; and Ramón Gutiérrez, PhD. The fellowships were held at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Studies and at the National Museum of Natural History * Latino Graduate Training Seminar in Qualitative Methodology, "Interpreting Latino Cultures: Research and Museums," is held at the Smithsonian Institution, June 26–July 7, 15 participants * LLOP is held on several campuses across the nation *

1999

*The Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame joins IUPLR * IUPLR headquarters rotate to the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame * IUPLR/SI Rockefeller Fellowships—Humanities Fellowships in Latino Cultural Research in a National Museum Context: Issues of Representation and Interpretation in Latino History awarded to George Sanchez, PhD; Gerald Poyo, PhD; and Arlene Torres, PhD. The fellowships were held at the National Museum of American History * IUPLR and the Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, enter into a five-year umbrella cooperative agreement to develop the Hispanic Access to Health Services study * Latino Graduate Training Seminar in Qualitative Methodology, "Interpreting Latino Cultures: Research and Museums," is held at the Smithsonian Institution, 14 participants * LLOP is held on several campuses across the nation * Co-Directors Meeting held at the University of Stanford, June 5 *

1998

*The Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives joins IUPLR * IUPLR briefing at the Department of Education's White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans in Washington, DC, on Latino higher education
*IUPLR/SI Rockefeller Fellowships—Humanities Fellowships in Latino Cultural Research in a National Museum Context: Issues of Representation and Interpretation in Latino Art awarded to Alicia Gaspar de Alba, PhD; Victor Zamudio-Taylor; and Terezita Romo. The fellowships are held at the National Museum of American Art and Archives of American Art. * Latino Graduate Training Seminar in Qualitative Methodology, "Interpreting Latino Cultures: Research and Museums," is held at the Smithsonian Institution, June 28¬¬–July 10, 15 participants *LLOP is held on several campuses across the nation *

1997

*IUPLR briefing at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on the impact of the Hopwood decision on the Latino community * The Economic Development and Opportunity Working Group is established * The Latino Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy (Inequality and Welfare Reform) Working Group is established * The Latinos and the Mass Media Working Group is established * Co-directors meeting is held in Washington, DC
* Latino Graduate Training Seminar in Qualitative Methodology, "Interpreting Latino Cultures: Research and Museums," is held at the Smithsonian Institution, 14 participants * LLOP is held on several campuses across the nation *

1996

*Dr. Gilberto Cárdenas becomes IUPLR executive director succeeding Dr. Frank Bonilla * The Latino Cultural Studies Working Group completes its research (1987–1996) * The Program for the Analysis of Religion among Latinos (PARAL) Working Group completes its research (1990–1996) * A policy forum on "The Global Society and the Latino Community" is held at the Organization of American States in Washington, DC, in September
* Latino Graduate Student Training Seminar in Qualitative-Quantitative Research Methods, "Towards a New Genre of Latino Research," is held at Arizona State University, July 14–27 * Latino Graduate Training Seminar in Qualitative Methodology, "Interpreting Latino Cultures: Research and Museums," is held at the Smithsonian Institution, sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Smithsonian Institution and IUPLR, 16 participants
*LLOP is held on several campuses across the nation * IUPLR monthly electronic newsletter El Noticiero is launched *

1995

*IUPLR headquarters rotate to the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin
* IUPLR opens a Washington, DC, site office at the Smithsonian Institution * The Julian Samora Research Institute at Michigan State University joins IUPLR * The Latino Archives and Libraries Working Group completes its research (1993–1995) * The Latino Families Working Group completes its research (1989–1995)
* Latino Graduate Training Seminar in Qualitative Methodology, "Interpreting Latino Cultures: Research and Museums," is held at the Smithsonian Institution, 15 participants *LLOP is held on several campuses across the nation *

1994

*IUPLR opens co-headquarter offices at the University of Texas at Austin in September * The Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development & Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston joins IUPLR * The International Migration and Human Rights Working Group is established * The Politics of Difference Working Group is established * Latino Graduate Training Seminar in Qualitative Methodology, "Museums and Archival Collections: Qualitative Approaches to Research on Latino Communities," is held at the Smithsonian Institution, June 26–July 13, 15 participants * The Latinos in a Changing Global Economy Working Group holds a conference, "The Global Society and the Latino Community," at the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center in Italy in December * IUPLR/SSRC Graduate Institute in Statistical Research Methods for Latinos held * LLOP is held on several campuses across the nation *

1993

*The Latino Archives and Libraries Working Group is established * The Latina Comparative Feminist Research Working Group is established * The Latino Rural Communities Working Group is established * The Media and Communications Working Group completes its research (1989–1993) * IUPLR/SSRC Graduate Institute in Statistical Research Methods for Latinos is held at the University of New Mexico * LLOP is held on several campuses across the nation *

1992

*The conference "The Hispanic Agenda: 2000 and Beyond," cosponsored by IUPLR, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, is held in Washington, DC, on September 17 * The Latino Political Attitudes and Behaviors Working Group completes its research (1984–1992) *The Latinos in Museums, Public History and Art Working Group is established in December *IUPLR/SSRC quantitative summer seminar is held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, June 15–July 15 * Latino Graduate Training Seminar in Qualitative Methodology, "Regional Studies and Latino Research," is held at the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute, University of New Mexico, July 12–25 * LLOP (Latino Leadership Opportunity Program, formerly HLOP) is held on several campuses across the nation *

1991

* The Latino Health Policy Working Group is established * IUPLR receives a grant from the Carnegie Corporation to support activities of the Latino Higher Education Forum * IUPLR receives a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment to support the activities of the Religion Working Group * Latino Graduate Training Seminar in Qualitative Methodology held at the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA, July 7–July 20 * IUPLR/SSRC Graduate Institute in Statistical Research Methods for Latinos held * HLOP is held on several campuses across the nation *

1990

*IUPLR National Conference on Latino research: "Latino Research Perspective in the 1990s," is held at California Polytechnic Institute, Pomona, California, May 25–27 * Four new centers join IUPLR: The Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University, the Southwest Research Institute at the University of New Mexico, the Mexican American Studies & Research Center at the University of Arizona, and the Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University * The Latino Higher Education Research Working Group is established * The Program for the Analysis of Religion among Latinos (PARAL) Working Group is established and receives a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts* The Arts and Politics Working Group completes its research (1988–1990) * Latino Graduate Training Seminar in Qualitative Methodology, "Cultural Studies and Latino Research," held at UCLA, June 25–July 6 * IUPLR/SSRC Graduate Institute in Statistical Research Methods for Latinos held * HLOP rotates its headquarters to UCLA and Victor Becerra becomes coordinator of the program ?oe HLOP is held on several campuses across the nation *

1989

* The Latinos in a Changing US Economy Working Group provides testimony before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families of the US House of Representatives in September* The Latino Families Working Group is established * The Media and Communications Working Group is established * The fifth and final grant competition of the IUPLR/SSRC Grants for Public Policy Research on Contemporary Hispanic Issues is held in the fall
* The Latino Graduate Training Seminar is held at the University of Texas at Austin, June 26–July 5 * IUPLR/SSRC Graduate Institute in Statistical Research Methods for Latinos is held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
* HLOP is held on several campuses across the nation * HLOP headquarters rotate to UCLA, Los Angeles *

1988

*IUPLR headquarters rotate to the Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños at Hunter College, CUNY, New York
* Frank Bonilla, PhD, becomes IUPLR executive director, succeeding Dr. Albert Camarillo * The Art and Politics Working Group is established * The fourth grant competition of the IUPLR/SSRC Grants for Public Policy Research on Contemporary Hispanic Issues is held in the fall * The Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, in collaboration with the Brookings Institution, is held in Washington, DC * IUPLR/SSRC Graduate Institute in Statistical Research Methods for Latinos is held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor * The Santa Clara County Latino Issues Forum is held in Santa Clara, California * The Latino Graduate Training Seminar in Qualitative Methodology is held at Stanford University, July 10–22 * HLOP is held on several campuses across the nation *

1987

*The Latino Cultural Studies Working Group is established * The Oral History Working Group is established in December * The third grant competition of the IUPLR/SSRC Grants for Public Policy Research on Contemporary Hispanic Issues is held in the fall * IUPLR offers the first Latino Graduate Training Seminar in Qualitative Methodology * IUPLR establishes a Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in collaboration with the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC * IUPLR/SSRC Graduate Institute in Statistical Research Methods for Latinos held
* Forum on the status of Hispanics in the 1980s jointly sponsored by the Inter-University Program for Latino Research and the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) *HLOP is held on several university campuses across the nation *

1986

*The Inter-University Program for Latino Research receives a major grant from the Ford Foundation * The second grant competition of the IUPLR/SSRC Grants for Public Policy Research on Contemporary Hispanic Issues is held in the fall * The Inter-University Program for Latino Research initiates the Hispanic Leadership Opportunity Program (HLOP) in thirteen institutions of higher education * HLOP is headquartered at Stanford University and is funded by a grant from the Ford Foundation *The Latino Health Research Conference is held at Stanford University, sponsored by Inter-University Program for Latino Research, Stanford University, and the National Center for Health Statistics, February 9–11 *

1985

*The Inter-University Program for Latino Research receives a major grant from the Ford Foundation with the support of Bill Diaz * The IUPLR/SSRC grant competition is established and headquartered at the University of Texas at Austin and administered by Dr. Harriet Romo * The first grant competition of the IUPLR/SSRC Grants for Public Policy Research on Contemporary Hispanic Issues is held in the fall; 17 projects are funded *

1984

*Research planning conference to assess the state of knowledge about Hispanic population is held at Stanford University in February with the participation of 35 scholars * The Joint Committee of the Inter-University Program for Latino Research and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is created * The Latino Political Attitudes and Behaviors Working Group is established * The Language Policy Working Group is established * The Demography Working Group is established *

1983

*IUPLR is formally established in September with support from the Carnegie Corporation, Ford Foundation, and Tinker Foundation * Founding members include the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, the Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños at Hunter College, the Chicano Studies Research Center at UCLA, and the Stanford Center for Chicano Research * IUPLR headquarters are housed at Stanford University * Albert Camarillo, PhD, is chosen as the first IUPLR executive director *

1982

*Directors of four research centers meet to plan for a university-based consortium * Working Group Pilot Program begins with the establishment of the Latinos in a Changing US Economy and the Latino Life Chances Working Groups * Symposium on Latino research held on March 2–3 *