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The Department of Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies provides students with the critical skills to navigate a diverse and globally interdependent world through the study of Latinx arts, culture, history, literature, economy, and society.
For half a century, the Department of Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies has educated students who have gone on to pursue a wide variety of careers. You will receive a sound interdisciplinary foundation of knowledge through which you come to understand the complex dynamics of contemporary Puerto Rican and Latinx communities. Courses focus on issues in history, immigration, public policy, diasporic community development, cultural transformation, and the Latinx role in shaping U.S. society.
Undergraduate Information Graduate Courses Student Creative Works
An important and vital part of the Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies Department is our highly qualified faculty.
Alumna of the Year and award-winning poet and author Luisa Sherezada (Chiqui) Vicioso ’79 is a tireless supporter of Dominican women’s literature.
Lisette Nieves ’92 has been transforming lives through public service since she was a teenager.
Dean María Scharrón-del Río reveals how the School of Education prepares students to teach in a challenging world.
PRLS History Watch Making the Impossible Possible: The Story of Puerto Rican Studies in Brooklyn College (Login required) Making the Impossible Possible: Study Guide (PDF)
West Side Story (WSS): The Brooklyn Connection New York State Assembly Celebrates 50th Anniversary (PDF)
Department Chair: Alan A. Aja Deputy Chair: Jasmine Mitchell
1205 Boylan Hall E: prls@brooklyn.cuny.edu P: 718.951.5561 F: 718.951.4183
Proclamation, Office of the President, Borough of Brooklyn
May 26, 2021
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Department of Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies
Proclamation, The Assembly—State of New York
Making the Impossible Possible: The Story of Puerto Rican Studies in Brooklyn College
