Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies (LCS)

The Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies (LCS) at Rutgers University promotes the study of the Caribbean and the Latino experience in the United States through an interdisciplinary approach to college education, scholarship, and community involvement. We emphasize the transnational and hemispheric links that connect US-based communities with countries, territories, and various socio-political formations of the Caribbean and the American continent. Through interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary training, we prepare students to be active and thoughtful members of a diverse and globalized society. We seek to provide our students with concrete analytical tools to help them succeed in their individual academic and career goals, as well as in their leadership and community service potentials.