Latina/o undergraduate or graduate students can rely on the Latine Student Success Office (LSSO), housed in the Latina/o Studies Program (LSP), for academic as well as personal assistance. The LSSO Advisor helps students navigate and make connections throughout the university community, as well as develop realistic expectations and successful new habits. Connections facilitate students' transition to the rigorous academic programs and help them achieve that delicate balance between academic success and a full, healthy life outside the classroom.
Student Life Destinations
Beyond the Classroom
Student Organizations
There are over 35 Latina/o student organizations at Cornell University, including sororities and fraternities, as well as those related to national identity, the disciplines, the professions, the arts and entertainment.
Latine Student Success Office (LSSO)
The Latine Student Success Office (LSSO) is a joint effort of the Latina/o Studies Program (LSP) and the College of Arts & Sciences Admissions and Advising Office.
Latina/o Studies Program News
Fall 2024 Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty seminar series
Now in its twenty second year, the Latina/o Studies Fridays with Faculty luncheon seminar offers an opportunity for Latina/o and non-Latina/o students of all levels and disciplines to meet faculty and administrators from across the university for an informal conversation about their current researc...
Read moreNew initiative “ALMA" at Cornell
We are excited to introduce “ALMA", (Aprendizaje, Liderazgo, Motivación y Autoestima), a new initiative under Latinx Student Empowerment.
Read moreSummer Experience Grant applications now open
The grants provide funding for students in unpaid or low-paying summer experiences to offset the cost of taking on those positions.
Read more‘Innovative’ linguist Margarita Suñer dies at 82
The Latina/o Studies Program laments the recent passing of former collaborator and affiliated faculty, Margarita Suñer, Professor of Linguistics Emerita in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Read moreOlivia Ochoa '24 Finds “Familia” at LSP
Reflecting on wisdom, Ochoa notes the struggle to find not only an inclusive space but also a space where you feel like you belong. Regarding being at Cornell, "It gets easier and then it gets harder, but it gets better." To other Latine students, Ochoa remarked on the need to continue investing in ...
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