About Us

Former Provost Gray-Little gave the CLC its official charge at the end of the spring semester of 2009 based upon the recommendations of the Emerging Campus Communities (ECC) Taskforce led by Associate Executive Provost Ron Strauss.

Read the full report of the ECC Taskforce here.

The CLC is not a university center, but quite literally, the Carolina Latina/o Collaborative, which is a joint effort of university officials, faculty, staff, students, and community members engaged in a collaborative process to explore how Carolina may become more inclusive of Latina/o communities, cultures, and conversant with Latina/o experiences and affairs in general. Practically speaking, this means the CLC will facilitate collaborative efforts amongst campus and community initiatives and provide a space for programming without duplicating, altering, or subsuming existing services.

The CLC is a joint effort led by the Associate Provost for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Dr. Archie Ervin, and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Dr. Christopher Payne who chair the CLC Executive Committee charged with determining the financial, administrative, logistical, and programming decisions of the CLC.

The Multicultural Programs Coordinator for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Mr. Josmell Pérez, and the Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Mr. Salvador Mena chair the CLC Working Group which consists of administrators, faculty, staff, undergraduates, and graduate students and has two charges:

1. To explore potential collaborative partnerships for the CLC
2. To draft a report to the Provost at the end of the spring semester of 2010 documenting progress towards making the CLC an important focal point for Latina/o activities.

Why Latina/o?

In accordance with official university policy, the CLC uses gender inclusive terminology. Because “Latino” is a gendered term denoting the masculine, the CLC utilizes the gender inclusive term “Latina/o” in all official documents, correspondence, and promotional materials and asks that all external administrative, promotional, and media related documents about the CLC also employ this gender inclusive terminology.

© 2009 Carolina Latina/o Collaborative, unc-clc@unc.edu