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2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Nichole Margarita Garcia

by Jamal Eric Watson | January 27, 2020 Garcia has found a way to do what so many scholars find difficult: to combine the personal with Read more

Puerto Rico’s Higher Ed Institutions Show Resilience After 2017 Hurricanes

by Sara Weissman | October 1, 2019
In September 2017, hurricanes Irma and Maria blasted through Puerto Rico and wrecked Inter Amer [...] Read more

‘Go Back to Your Country’ A Direct Threat to US Higher Education

by Carmen Maldonado-Vlaar | August 20, 2019
U.S. academic institutions need to fight messages of hate and bigotry, and engage in an open co [...] Read more

CUNY Students Train for Puerto Rico Post-Maria Rebuilding

| May 28, 2019
In preparation for traveling to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico to help with rebuilding efforts, [...] Read more

Ponce Health Sciences University to Expand Enrollment, Build New Campus

by Tiffany Pennamon | March 8, 2019
A recent conditional authorization to increase its class size from 90 to 150 students will make [...] Read more

Genocide to Exodus: Why the Average Joe Should Care About Puerto Rico

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | July 6, 2018
Puerto Rico and the ongoing colonization of the island is nothing new. 1898 marks the official [...] Read more

As American as Apple Pie

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | June 21, 2018
America isn’t divided by pundits and peddlers. It isn’t divided by vacuous political labels [...] Read more

Academia’s Investment in Diversity Can Enhance Disaster Science

by Nicole Errett | January 17, 2018
A series of devastating natural disasters in 2017 brought attention to the fact that extreme we [...] Read more

Becoming Latino: Why Our Safe Spaces Matter

by Andrew Martinez |
Growing up in the Bronx, I was accustomed to identifying as Puerto Rican. I was surrounded by c [...] Read more

Students from Puerto Rico Can Get Free Semester at Cornell

by Associated Press | October 31, 2017
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University is offering a free semester of study for up to 58 students [...] Read more

Brown University Enrolls Students from Puerto Rico Tuition Free

by Associated Press | October 25, 2017
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University is enrolling up to 50 students from the University of Pue [...] Read more

Hundreds Set to Gather for Urban Education Conference

by Jamal Eric Watson | August 9, 2016
Hundreds of individuals who are concerned about the educational plight of youth in urban school [...] Read more

Puerto Rico Debt Crisis More Than Just an Economic Issue

by Catherine Morris | April 5, 2016
Puerto Rico’s debt crisis is a humanitarian crisis impacting the most vulnerable groups on th [...] Read more

Economic Crisis May Sink Education in Puerto Rico

by Catherine Morris | September 29, 2015
The economic crisis in Puerto Rico has caused some leaders to consider making significant cuts [...] Read more

Education Cuts May Be a Solution to Puerto Rico Debt Crisis

by Catherine Morris | July 28, 2015
To solve Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, cut spending on education and sell off government real es [...] Read more

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

College Athletics After COVID-19; What is the Impact? What Are the Ramifications?

Recorded on May 27, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

College Athletics After COVID-19;
What is the Impact?
What Are the Ramifications?