Special Guests
Dr. Ramona Hernández
A native of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Ramona Hernández attended Lehman College until 1979, receiving a B.A. with honors, in Latin American History and a minor in Puerto Rican Studies. She then pursued graduate work at New York University, earning an M.A. in 1982 in the Department of Latin American and Caribbean Studies; an M. Phil in 1995, and a Ph. D. in 1997, both in the Department of Sociology at the Graduate School of The City University of New York.
Currently, Dr. Hernández holds the positions of Director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, Professor of Sociology at the City University of New York, and Doctoral Faculty at the Graduate Center of CUNY. Her research interests include the mobility of workers from Latin America and the Caribbean, the socioeconomic conditions of Dominicans in the diaspora, particularly in the United States, and the restructuring of the world economy and its effects on the working class people.
Dr. Rodolfo de la Garza
Rodolfo O. de la Garza is the Eaton Professor of Administrative Law and Municipal Science in the Department of Political Science and Professor in the School of International and Public Policy at Columbia University. A specialist in minority politics, immigration and immigrant incorporation he has authored and coauthored 20 books, monographs and research reports. These include eight books on Latino electoral behavior, a UNICEF monograph on international migration and numerous expert witness reports regarding voting rights violations. His publications also include contributions to leading scholarly journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, the Latin American Research Review, the International Migration Review and the Policy Studies Journal as well as chapters to numerous edited volumes. He served as Vice-President of the American Political Science Association, 1997-1998 and was awarded the Career Achievement Award by Committee on the Status of Latinos in the Profession, of the American Political Science Association in 1993.
Cid Wilson
Cid Wilson has worked in the financial services industry since 1993. In 2006, he was ranked #1 equity financial analyst in his field by Forbes in its annual ranking of the Best Wall Street Financial Analysts in the country. He is an independent business consultant focusing on the automotive and financial markets. In addition to his award-winning career in the financial markets, he has served on the Advisory Boards for two Fortune 500 companies.
In September 2009, President Barack Obama appointed Mr. Wilson to serve on the National Museum of the American Latino Study Commission with the mission of presenting a plan to the President and Congress on the proposed creation and construction of a new Smithsonian Museum on the National Mall in Washington, DC that would be dedicated to the 500 years of history of Latinos in U.S.
Dean Terry Martinez
Terry received her BA in Social Work from SUNY College at Buffalo and MA in Applied Psychology from New York University.
As the Interim Dean of Student Affairs, Terry Martinez supports the academic missions of Columbia College and Columbia Engineering, Columbia Student Affairs develops programs and services that foster community, ensure a respectful and inclusive environment, and enrich the overall student experience at Columbia.
Dr. Renee T. Alexander
Renee T. Alexander, PhD, is Associate Dean of Students and Director of Intercultural Programs at Cornell University. She is founding director of Cornell's new Center for Intercultural Dialogue, which supports students in their social and cultural identity groups, and works to build programming that bridges differences between students communities. Dr. Alexander is one of five diversity professionals responsible for stewarding Cornell's diversity initiative, Towards New Destinations. She returned in 2006 to work for her alma mater.
Andrew Padilla
El Barrio Tours: Gentrification in East Harlem
An in depth look at the phenomena of gentrification as seen through the change in the largest Puerto Rican neighborhood in the 50 states; East Harlem. Join Congressman Charlie Rangel , Edwin Torres, writer of Carlito's way, and a host of neighborhood activists, residents, and small business owners, as they debate the past, present, and future of their beloved Barrio
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El Barrio Tours: Gentrification in East Harlem