NACCS Executive Director: Julia E. Curry Rodriguez, Ph.D, San Jose State University
The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS) is the academic organization that serves academic programs, departments and research centers that focus on issues pertaining to Mexican Americans, Chicana/os, and Latina/os. The Association was formed in 1972, during the height of the Chicana/o movement, calling for the development of a space where scholarship and Chicana/o students could develop their talents in higher education.
The NACCS Archive consists of the organization's annual conference proceedings and the quarterly newsletter "Noticias de NACCS".