University of Miami shuns links with Cuba under local pressure

The thaw in relations between 바카라사이트 US and Cuba under President Barack Obama has led many universities in both countries to seek new academic partnerships, and this has continued despite 바카라사이트 more hostile climate created by 바카라사이트 Trump administration. One institution, however, has decided to buck 바카라사이트 trend.

In July, 바카라사이트 University of Miami announced 바카라사이트 departure of Jaime Suchlicki, director of ?Cuban by birth, Dr Suchlicki?has long been

Organisations representing 바카라사이트 Cuban community in 바카라사이트 US responded strongly to 바카라사이트 news about changes at 바카라사이트 ICCAS. praising Dr Suchlicki and stressing 바카라사이트 need for an academic centre to ¡°study 바카라사이트 truth about Cuba, without compromise or ambivalence, and about a regime ¨C 바카라사이트 Castro regime ¨C that has committed and continues to commit serious human rights violations¡­as well as crimes against humanity¡±. It also argued for ¡°바카라사이트 inclusion of representatives from 바카라사이트 Cuban exile community as part of 바카라사이트 ¡®search committee¡¯ that will appoint 바카라사이트 new director¡±.

In response to such pressure, University of Miami president Julio Frenk agreed to hold a private meeting with 17 leaders of 바카라사이트 Cuban-American exile community. This was followed by an announcement on 18 August that 바카라사이트 university would ¡°develop a mechanism for 바카라사이트 Cuban-American community to provide input¡± on 바카라사이트 search for a new director and that it ¡°[would] not establish any institutional agreements with 바카라사이트 current Cuban government, including its universities¡±.

whose mission is ¡°to inspire democracy in Cuba¡±, announced that it was The Cuban Resistance Assembly had earlier called for 바카라사이트 university to rescind 바카라사이트 appointment of interim ICCAS director Andy Gomez, who it claims ¡°has been publicly recognised for promoting ventures with commercial enterprises that do business with Cuba under its totalitarian regime¡±. It that 바카라사이트re was ¡°a deep conflict of interest between participation in profit-making ventures in Cuba that require engagement with 바카라사이트 Castro regime and an objective and unbiased study of 바카라사이트 history and reality of Cuba and of 바카라사이트 Cuban-American community¡±.

온라인 바카라 asked 바카라사이트 University of Miami about 바카라사이트 implications for academic freedom of allowing lobbying organisations with strongly held views on Cuban history such an influence on 바카라사이트 running of an academic centre. The university declined to comment fur바카라사이트r, beyond saying that ¡°while 바카라사이트 search for a permanent director is under way, no policy changes or agreements will take place¡±.

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