The Carolina Latinx Center (CLC) is dedicated to supporting UNC-Chapel Hill’s Latino communities. With its unique placement within the academic branch of the university, the CLC stands apart from other similar centers by seamlessly integrating educational initiatives into a diverse range of over 14 annual programs. These programs foster growth, resilience, and collaboration across campus and beyond.
CLC: El Centro
Guarda Recuerdos, Persigue Sueños captures the heart of the CLC: El Centro at UNC. Through your support, the El Centro fosters academic excellence, leadership development, and community engagement for students, faculty, staff, and community members. Our inclusive programs, mentorship, and cultural experiences create a strong sense of belonging while advancing UNC’s mission of service, scholarship, and inclusive excellence. Your investment helps preserve the moments that shape our community and empowers students to pursue their dreams.
Featured Initiatives
ENLACES – Volunteer Corps:
Funded by the Triangle Community Foundation, ENLACES involves students directly in center engagement and representation. After receiving training, volunteers actively serve and engage the community on Latinx culture, fostering continuous learning and Latinx identity building. We have a partnership with a local bilingual school to send volunteers weekly to engage with their fifth-grade students.
La Conferencia:
Creates a Latinx-centered space for networking and discourse in the spring semester, focusing on topics like access, social development, education, positive communication, and cross-cultural understanding. This annual conference empowers the next generation of Latinx thinkers with content areas covering academia, future planning, identity, and giving back.
Carolina Leadership Institute – LÍDER:
LÍDER is a year-round program for students both at UNC and around the state. This program focuses on the values of Latinx identity within leadership roles to build a cohesive pipeline of future leaders. In collaboration with the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, it nurtures leadership skills and cultivates a diverse and empowered workforce.
Carrion Global Experience Fund:
Empowering Latinx students, this fund supports transformative international experiences led by the CLC in collaboration with faculty. Offering fully funded opportunities for semesters, summers, spring breaks, winter breaks, or maymesters in Puerto Rico, recipients are selected through a competitive process managed by the CLC selection committee in partnership with key offices, including the Office of Study Abroad and the College of Arts and Sciences. Covered expenses include airfare, accommodation, cultural excursions, and other program-related costs.
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