Chicanx Latinx Student Development Office

What Chicanx Latinx Student Development Office does

The Chicanx Latinx Student Development Office (CLSD), also known as the "Agenda Office," is a student development department at the University of California, Berkeley, housed within the Division of Equity & Inclusion under the Centers for Educational Justice & Community Engagement (CEJCE) and the Multicultural Student Development (MSD) Unit alongside companion offices for African American, Asian Pacific American, Native American, Cross-Cultural, and Gender Equity student development, plus the Multicultural Community Center. Founded in the late 1980s by Chican@ and Latin@ students, staff/faculty, and community members, CLSD operates under a deliberate student-run, staff-led, community-supported governance model that the office describes as a "family and generational model." Its mission is to advocate for the retention and graduation of Chicanx and Latinx students, empower them to become leaders, professionals, and scholars, and build community both on and off campus.

Name

Chicanx Latinx Student Development Office

Legal name

Chicanx Latinx Student Development Office (CLSD), UC Berkeley

Website

https://clsd.berkeley.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CLSD is a UC Berkeley student development office within the Division of Equity & Inclusion, providing retention, graduation, leadership, and community programming for Chicanx and Latinx students through the Latinx Student Resource Center and affiliated programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Student Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural, Identity & Inclusion Programs (EDALAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Student & Alumni Communities (BPAMABAK)

Keywords

• Student support services
• Cultural community programming
• Higher education retention
• Multicultural student development
• Latinxs environmental justice

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public University Department: CLSD operates as a department within UC Berkeley's Division of Equity & Inclusion. As a university support office, it does not generate commercial revenue but is funded through institutional budgets to provide student retention, community building, and leadership development services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Chicanx Latinx Student Development Office (CLSD) provides retention, graduation, leadership development, and community-building services to Chicanx and Latinx students enrolled at UC Berkeley. Its core offerings include the Latinx Student Resource Center (a physical gathering and resource navigation space), orientation and retention programs (Familia Orientation, From Day One), cultural programming and events, the annual Chicanx Latinx Graduation celebration, the Latinxs and the Environment initiative, student spaces, and alumni engagement.

Product overview

The Chicanx Latinx Student Development (CLSD) Office is a student-run, staff-led, and community-supported office at UC Berkeley. Founded in the late 1980s, it provides a portfolio of student support programs and services including the Latinx Student Resource Center (a physical gathering space), cultural programs (Familia Orientation, From Day One), annual celebrations (Chicanx Latinx Graduation), environmental initiatives (Latinxs and the Environment), alumni support, and community events. CLSD operates as part of the Multicultural Student Development Unit within the Division of Equity & Inclusion, advocating for the retention and graduation of Chicanx and Latinx students while empowering them to become leaders, professionals, and scholars.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Latinx Student Resource Center

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Multicultural Student Development (MSD) UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLSD is part of the MSD collaborative unit housed within the Division of Equity & Inclusion at UC Berkeley. The MSD unit comprises multiple cultural student development offices including Asian Pacific American, African American, Native American, and Cross-Cultural Student Development Offices, as well as the Multicultural Community Center. CLSD operates under the Vice-Chancellor of Equity and Inclusion.
• Centers for Educational Justice & Community Engagement (cejce)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLSD is housed under the Centers for Educational Justice & Community Engagement (cejce), the parent organizational unit within UC Berkeley's Division of Equity & Inclusion. The center provides administrative infrastructure and institutional support for all student development offices.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• InsideTrack: EdTech-enabled student coaching organization focused on retention, persistence, and graduation outcomes for nontraditional and underrepresented college students—addressing CLSD's core student retention problem through a scalable, technology-augmented model rather than cultural identity-based community support.

Broad incumbents

• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU): National membership organization representing Hispanic-Serving Institutions and advocating for Latinx higher education access and success. Comparable in mission scope (Chicanx/Latinx student success) but operates at a policy/advocacy level rather than direct student services.
• UNIDOS US: Large national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization with higher education programming focused on Latino student success, college readiness, and institutional support—addressing a similar population and outcomes through a national rather than single-campus lens.
• Center for First-generation Student Success: National NASPA-affiliated initiative supporting first-generation college students through research, programming frameworks, and institutional support—comparable to CLSD's retention and graduation mandate but serving a broader demographic and operating at a national rather than campus-specific scale.

Others

• EAB: Higher education research and technology company providing student success analytics, enrollment management, and DEI advisory services to universities. Not a direct service provider but a relevant ecosystem participant whose tools increasingly compete for the same institutional budget CLSD draws upon.

Direct peers

• UC Berkeley Asian Pacific American Student Development (APASD): Co-member of the MSDU alongside CLSD, serving Asian Pacific American students through cultural programs, resource navigation, and community events under the same Division of Equity & Inclusion governance structure.
• UC Berkeley Native American Student Development (NASD): Fellow MSDU cultural center at UC Berkeley providing identity-based student support, programming, and resource coordination for Native American students within the same institutional framework as CLSD.
• UC Berkeley Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq): Identity-focused resource center housed within the same Centers for Educational Justice & Community Engagement as CLSD, providing student support services, resource navigation, and community programming under shared administrative infrastructure.
• UC Berkeley African American Student Development (AASD): Sister cultural student development office within UC Berkeley's Multicultural Student Development Unit. Operates an identical structural model (resource center, programs, graduation ceremony, community events) serving a different identity community, making it the most direct functional peer.
• UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center: UC system's leading Chicanx/Latinx-focused academic and student support unit, operating programs parallel to CLSD including cultural programming, community engagement, and student retention initiatives for Latinx students at another elite public university.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ucbclsd
• Instagraminstagram.com/clsd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chicanx-latinx-student-development-office

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