The Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies Teaching Fund

As you might know, the budget crisis in New Jersey and within Rutgers have affected all aspects of the University's life. It amounts to the largest budget cut ever faced by the University. In our department this has resulted in significant cuts in all our budgets.

At a time when the department is pressing the University to allow us to complete our replacement hiring in order to bring back the department to six tenured/tenure-track faculty we face massive cuts that have reduced our office, program and teaching budget. Most important for us are the cuts in our teaching budget which has resulted in the cancellation of courses and an increase in class size.

We are asking for your help in re-establishing some of the courses that we will not be able to teach by sending a contribution targeted for "curricular survival."

We will appreciate any contribution no matter how small.

Mail to:
LCHS Teaching Fund
Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Tillett Hall, Room 231 · Livingston Campus
53 Avenue E
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8040

Checks should be made out to: Rutgers University Foundation/LHCS Teaching Fund

Or use the online donation form linked on our web page.

You will receive confirmation and an official receipt from the foundation at some point after.

Other larger departments at Rutgers receive tens of thousands of dollars yearly from alums that allow them to save funds over the years for crisis like this one. We have no such buffer.

Gracias,

Aldo Lauria Santiago
Chair