“Rebuilding Puerto Rico After Hurricanes Irma and Maria” (CLAIS Roundtable)

Friday, February 16, 2018
3:00 PM
Luce Hall, Room 203
Stuart Schwartz, Jose Caraballo-Cueto, William Suarez, Fernando Abruña

The Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies presents a roundtable discussion with:

Stuart Schwartz. George Burton Adams Professor of History, Yale University. Author of Sea of Storm. A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina

Jose Caraballo-Cueto. Department of Business Administration, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey. Researcher, Interdisciplinary Research Institute. Director of the Census Information Center.

William Suarez. Bradford Centre for International Development at the University of Bradford, United Kingdom. Former Executive Director of the Agricultural Scientist/Engineers Board of Puerto Rico.

Fernando Abruña. Architect, University of Puerto Rico Professor. Founder and former President of US Green Building Council, Caribbean Chapter. President Urbano Green Works and creator of the Project: The Absent House.

A reception will follow the discussion.