MIDWEST CONSORTIUM FOR LATINO RESEARCH (MCLR)

MCLR - Goals

I.

Increase the presence and enhance the status of Latino scholars in the Midwest.

Objectives:

1 - Increase the importance of Latino faculty to member institutions.

2 - Represent the needs of Latino scholars to member institutions.

3 - Increase the pool of Latino scholars for member institutions.

A. Attract Latino scholars from other regions to the Midwest.
B. Increase the numbers of Ph.D's produced in the Midwest in all fields.

4 - Improve the retention and promotion of Latino faculty.

II.

Encourage and support scholarship on Midwestern Latino issues.

Objectives:

1 - Enhance the perception and status of Latino scholarship in all disciplines.

2 - Identify the existing body of research on Latinos in the Midwest and disseminate information about it.

3 - Identify gaps in research and methodology.

4 - Develop an agenda for future research.

5 - Promote collaborative and comparative research within and beyond the Latino community.

6 - Identify and expand resources to support research on Latino issues.

7 - Integrate Latino issues into mainstream curriculum.
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Last Updated: March 11, 1996