The Institute of Caribbean Studies, established in 1958 as part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, is the first interdisciplinary research center in the region with the "Greater Caribbean" as its field of inquiry. Its mission is to conduct, support and divulge academic research of the region in the disciplines of Social Sciences and the Humanities. The senior staff of the Institute is composed of the Director and three full-time investigators. Its premier publication, Caribbean Studies, was started in 1961 and includes original works and books reviews in English, Spanish and French.