Mission

The Latino Policy Institute (LPI) is committed to generating and communicating non-partisan data of Latinos in Rhode Island. The LPI will stimulate public policy discourse and enhance the public's understanding of the Rhode Island Latino experience.  With this information, Latinos’ social, economic and civic contributions to the state can be better documented and understood.

Vision

The Latino Policy Institute envisions a Rhode Island where:

• Latinos are socially and economically integrated and civically engaged
• Rhode Islanders have an understanding of the contributions of Latinos to the state
• Decision-makers have ready access to reliable and empirically-grounded data on Latinos in Rhode Island
• The LPI is the primary source of research on Latinos in Rhode Island

Contact Information

Latino Policy Institute at RWU
150 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-276-4808
Fax: 401-276-4803

NOTE: Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco will be on maternity leave until February 2012. For media inquiries please contact Ruth Bazinet at (401) 254-3805 OR rbazinet@rwu.edu. For other LPI related business please contact LPI Chair Jorge Elorza at (401) 254-4615 OR jelorza@rwu.edu.

Research Reports

• The Effects of In-State Tuition for Non-Citizens: A Systematic Review of the Evidence (2011)

Relevant Documents

• Feasibility Study
• Business Plan
• Debunking Myths and Uncovering Truths:
  Evidence from the New England Latino Survey (A Report by the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Brown University.  The LPI was part of the research team and helped to present the report.)

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