Puerto Rican Studies (PRS) arose in the midst of a revolutionary era and is rooted in empowering education. Students and grassroots activists successfully struggled for inclusion in curricula that often excluded or negatively skewed the Puerto Rican reality in the U.S. In 2019, PRS reached an important milestone in the academy as it marked a mid-century point of what collective consciousness and action can do to create change in and access to higher education for peoples of all backgrounds. PRS not only empowered Puerto Ricans and Latinxs and equipped students from all walks of life, it revolutionized the academy as a whole with CUNY as ground zero. What you learn about its legacy will surprise you. To contribute to the PRS digital archive, material can be sent to: 50YearsofPRS-CUNY@brooklyn.cuny.edu.