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2/26/2026
Sentido is a word layered with meaning. Sense, feeling, awareness, direction. It’s also a way of moving through the world. Join author Alison Rand for a conversation exploring how sentido shapes how we make sense of who we are, where we come from, and the systems we’re part of.
Drawing from her forthcoming book with MIT Press, Sentido: On Sensemaking, Culture, and the Practice of Becoming, Rand shares how growing up Puerto Rican, Jewish, and New York–raised taught her to see complexity not as something to solve but to understand. Together, we’ll reflect on how identity, culture, and care can guide how we lead, create, and connect — especially in times of uncertainty and change.
At its heart, this talk is about what it means to stay human inside the systems that shape us, and how sentido, in all its forms, can help us find our way back to purpose and each other.
Founded in 1973 by a coalition of students, faculty, and activists, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. Learn more at centropr.hunter.cuny.edu
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2/26/2026
Sentido is a word layered with meaning. Sense, feeling, awareness, direction. It’s also a way of moving through the world. Join author Alison Rand for a conversation exploring how sentido shapes how we make sense of who we are, where we come from, and the systems we’re part of.
Drawing from her forthcoming book with MIT Press, Sentido: On Sensemaking, Culture, and the Practice of Becoming, Rand shares how growing up Puerto Rican, Jewish, and New York–raised taught her to see complexity not as something to solve but to understand. Together, we’ll reflect on how identity, culture, and care can guide how we lead, create, and connect — especially in times of uncertainty and change.
At its heart, this talk is about what it means to stay human inside the systems that shape us, and how sentido, in all its forms, can help us find our way back to purpose and each other.
Founded in 1973 by a coalition of students, faculty, and activists, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. Learn more at centropr.hunter.cuny.edu
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