Jorge Chinea, associate professor of history and director of Wayne State's Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies (CBS), writes in an op-ed that Wayne State University plays a key role in reducing the Latino educational gap. Over 1,500 Latinos and non-Latinos have attended or graduated from WSU through CBS during its more than three decades of service. "The educational experiences of Latina/o, African-American, white, Arab, Asian and Native American students enrolled in the program or attending its innovative self-empowerment classes, leadership development workshops, cultural awareness activities, academic presentations, mentoring, and career development programs have been significantly enriched," Chinea wrote.