The Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiati ignites cross-institutional and cross-regional comparative research, training of doctoral students, and new scholarship in areas of the humanities inquiry about U.S. Latinos. Funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the initiative serves as the initial anchor of the consortium of R1 Hispanic Serving Institutions established and led by the University of Illinois Chicago (2020-2022) which became the Hispanic Serving Research Universities Alliance.

The Initiative engages new comparative and collaborative research and scholarship with ten Working Groups advancing knowledge in the humanities. The multi-institutional model of research and training expands opportunities for scholarly tranining of pre-ABD doctoral students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences working in the field of Latino Studies as they commit to a pathway to the professoriate and professional goals. With this web portal, the initiative links all 21 consortial members sustaining a life-long community and network of researchers and scholars.