First Year Projects Conference
October 14, 2005

NYLARNet held its First Year Projects Conference at the Lang Recital Hall, Hunter College, City University of New York. NYLARNet researchers presented the findings of their research on education, housing, socioeconomic status, and political participation of Latinos in the 2004 election before an audience that included academics, professionals, students, and community activists. The conference included a preliminary demographic analysis of the Colombian population of New York City as well as an introduction to the New York Latino Research Clearinghouse. The conference was hosted by the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College with support from the office of Assemblyman Peter Rivera (D-76th AD).

Speakers Included:

Dr. Edna Acosta-Belén, Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Women's Studies, SUNY Albany

Dr. Christine Bose, Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies Department Chair, SUNY Albany

Dr. José E. Cruz, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of NYLARNet, SUNY Albany  

Dr. Anthony de Jesús, Education Policy Researcher for Centro, Hunter College

Dr. Francisco Rivera-Batiz, Professor at Teacher's College, Columbia University

Dr. Carlos Vargas Ramos, Public Policy Researcher for Centro, Hunter College

From left to right: Dr. Edna Acosta-Belén,
Dr. Carlos Vargas Ramos, Dr. Anthony de
Jesús, Dr. Francisco Rivera-Batiz, Dr. José E.
Cruz, and Dr. Christine Bose.