They say that the UPR maintains anti-discrimination policies after dissolving the Equity Committee

The Secretary of the Department of Education, Eliezer Ramos Parés said on Wednesday that, despite the decision of the Governing Board of the University of Puerto Rico to eliminate the Special Committee on Accessibility, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity,...

Friday At 9:00 a.m., Christopher Acevedo opens his computer to study at the José M. Lázaro Library at the University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras Campus. At least three times a week he comes here to study. He arrives by train from Bayamón, where he lives with his grandmother. The route takes him 30 minutes. He was born 19 years ago in California, United States, and although he stumbles between Spanish and English, he responds by instinct in the la…

By Redacción Es Noticia redaccion@esnoticiapr.com The "pro tempore" secretary of the Board of Government of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Jorge I. Valentín Asencio, signed a letter on Monday in which he "completed the commission of the Special Committee on Accessibility, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity". According to the certification issued, the determination was made in compliance with the public policy established by the Government of …

The Board of Government of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) issued a certification on March 31 announcing the elimination of the Special Committee on Accessibility, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. “[The Board of Government agreed] to terminate the commission of the Special Committee on Accessibility, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in compliance with the Public Policy of the Government of the United States,” reads the document. The letter wa…