Centers and Institutes
The College currently hosts four centers and four institutes. Find information about each by scrolling through the list. For additional information, click on the name of the Center or Institute.- Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA)
- Center for the Study of the First Americans (CSFA)
- Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation (CMAC)
- English Language Institute (ELI)
- Glasscock Center for Humanities Research (GCHR)
- Mexican American and U.S. Latino Research Center (MALRC)
- Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI)
- Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI)
Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA)
For over three decades INA researchers, in association with the Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University, have been exploring humankind's seafaring past under water and on land; via shipwrecks and sunken cities; from North America to the Middle East, Africa, and beyond!
Center for the Study of the First Americans (CSFA)
The Center for the Study of the First Americans explores the questions surrounding the peopling of the Americas through research, education, and outreach programs. The center is involved in numerous research projects to understand when the first people entered the New World and to learn about the lifeways of these early immigrants. As part of this effort, the center is involved in the training of students who will go on to continue first-Americans research. The center also disseminates the results of this and other research to the general public through its outreach programs.
Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation (CMAC)
The Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation focuses on the history of civilization as revealed through excavations of significant shipwrecks, sunken port cities, and ports at key junctures of history in both the Old and New Worlds. Its interdisciplinary efforts also include deep-water archaeology. The center, in collaboration with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, provides a mechanism through which interdisciplinary research in maritime archaeology and artifact conservation is disseminated to the public and to graduate students in the Nautical Archaeology Program.
English Language Institute (ELI)
The English Language Institute (ELI) provides international students with an educational experience that develops their English language proficiency, heightens their cross-cultural awareness, and enhances their professional growth and development. ELI seeks to treat each student with respect as it emphasizes to students that they are members of a community of learners. This intensive English program facilitates international students’ participation in technology, science, and management. Enriched by the arts and humanities, the program serves current and future university students and emphasizes diversity and excellence.
Glasscock Center for Humanities Research (GCHR)
The Glasscock Center is dedicated to fostering and celebrating the humanities and research among the community of scholars at Texas A&M University and in the world. In addition to bringing scholars together around a particular theme for lecture series and conferences in alternate years, the Glasscock Center awards annually the national Susanne M. Glasscock Book Prize for Interdisciplinary Scholarship, and also supports humanities students and faculty at Texas A&M University with a number of funding opportunities. The center also holds a monthly colloquium during the academic year, where faculty and graduate students present their works-in-progress to gatherings of interested colleagues. The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research is named in honor of an extraordinary gift from Melbern G. Glasscock '59 and Susanne M. Glasscock, which constitutes a sustaining endowment for the center.
Mexican American and U.S. Latino Research Center (MALRC)
The Mexican American and Latino Research Center was established to facilitate research at Texas A&M University on the social, cultural, economic, health, political, educational, and demographic issues facing Latino/a and Mexican American citizens of Texas and the nation.
Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI)
The Public Policy Research Institute is an applied, policy-relevant research organization. PPRI provides scientific research and evaluation services to both public and private sponsors, including various federal, regional, state, and community agencies actively engaged in determining public policy.
Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI)
The Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI) was established to highlight research relating to the study of race and ethnicity in various dimensions. RESI focuses on intersections between class, gender, and sexuality in the areas of education, immigration, politics, culture, and health. In addition, RESI strives to foster an interdisciplinary community of social science and humanities scholars in these areas.
