WHAT THE NEW HERALD NEWSPAPER REFUSES TO PUBLISH

TRIBUTE TO TEACHERS REJECT A TERRORIST HELD IN UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

November 10, 2010

To Our Colleagues in the Academic Community and Friends:

On October 12, 2010, Orlando Bosch, an internationally known and convicted terrorist, was paid homage at an event held on the premises of the Institute for Cuban and Cuban American Studies (ICCAS) of the University of Miami. The U.S. Department of Justice has called this individual "a terrorist unfettered by laws of human decency, threatening and inflicting violence without regard to the identity of his victims."The undersigned faculty affiliated with the University of Miami's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLAS) wishes to declare that our Center and students had absolutely nothing to do with this event and firmly opposes holding such events and any other activity glorifying, condoning, or praising inhumane acts or violations of human rights, regardless of the alleged justification.
The Center's mission is to promote the study of Latin America and the Caribbean in accord with principles of academic freedom, scholarly excellence, and respect for fundamental human rights. Ours is a Center devoted to educating students about the essential importance of tolerance and open-mindedness while pursuing high-quality research and community outreach throughout the Americas.The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Miami, which has recently been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a Title VI National Resource Center, reaffirms its commitment to path breaking scholarship in the humanities, social sciences and related areas of academic research while also initiating new and innovative projects of broad public interest in partnership with fellow scholars and universities in the U.S. and throughout the hemisphere.
Thank you for your attention to this letter.
Signatures (in alphabetical order)


-Edmund Abaka Associate Professor, HistoryDirector, Africana Studies Program College of Arts and Sciences
-Christine Arce Assistant Professor, Modern Languages and Literature College of Arts and Sciences
-Traci Ardren Associate Professor, Anthropology Director, Women and Gender Studies College of Arts and Sciences
-Ariel Armony Professor, International Studies Director, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies College of Arts and Sciences
-Bruce Bagley Professor, International StudiesChair, International Studies College of Arts and Sciences
-Grace Barnes Associate Professor, Motion Pictures School of Communication
-Merike Blofield Associate Professor, Political Science College of Arts and Sciences
-Rebecca Brienen Associate Professor, Art History College of Arts and Sciences
-Kenneth Broad Associate Professor, Marine Affairs and Policy Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric ScienceDirector, Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy
-Steven Butterman Associate Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures Associate Chair, Modern Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences
-Christina E. Civantos Associate Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences
-Michael Connolly Professor, Economics School of Business
-Tracy Devine-Guzmán Assistant Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences
-Viviana Díaz Balsera Professor, Spanish College of Arts and Sciences
-Eduardo Elena Assistant Professor, History College of Arts and Sciences
-Leonardo Ferreira Associate Professor, Electronic Media School of Communication
-José Ganitsky Research Professor, Management School of Business
-Laura Gómez-Mera Assistant Professor, International StudiesCollege of Arts and Sciences
-Michelle González-MaldonadoAssociate Professor, Religious Studies College of Arts and Sciences
-Elena Grau-Lleveria Associate Professor, Spanish College of Arts and Sciences
-Sallie Hughes,Associate Professor, Journalism Director, Degree Program in Latin American Studies School of Communication/College of Arts and Sciences
-Elizabeth M. Iglesias Professor of Law Director, Center for Hispanic & Caribbean Legal Studies School of Law
-Jean-Francois LeJeune ProfessorSchool of Architecture
-David Luis-Brown Assistant Professor, English College of Arts and Sciences
-Andrew LynchAssociate Professor, Modern Languages and LiteraturesCollege of Arts and Sciences
-Lillian Manzor Associate Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures Director, Cuban Theater Digital Archive College of Arts and Sciences
-John W. Murphy Professor, SociologyCollege of Arts and Sciences
-Gema Pérez-Sánchez Associate Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures College of Arts and Sciences
-Iván Petrella Associate Professor, Religious Studies University of Miami
-Kate Ramsey Assistant Professor, History College of Arts and Sciences
-Ruth Reitan Assistant Professor, International Studies College of Arts and Sciences
-Elvira María Restrepo Visiting Assistant Professor, International Studies College of Arts and Sciences
-Steve SteinProfessor, HistoryCollege of Arts and Sciences
-Kathleen Sullivan-Sealy Associate Professor, Biology College of Arts and Sciences
-Daniel Suman Professor, Marine Affairs and Policy Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
-William C. Smith Professor, International Studies Editor, Latin American Politics and Society College of Arts and Sciences
-George Yudice Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures and Latin American Studies College of Arts and Sciences
-Timothy Watson Associate Professor, EnglishCollege of Arts and Sciences
-Ashli White Assistant Professor, History College of Arts and Sciences UM faculty not affiliated with CLAS
-David Abraham Professor School of Law
-Linda Belgrave Professor, Sociology College of Arts and Sciences
-Louise Davidson-Schmich Associate Professor, Political Science College of Arts and Sciences
-Zanita E. Fenton Professor of Law School of Law
-D. Marvin Jones Professor of Law School of Law
-Roger E. Kanet Professor, International Studies College of Arts and Sciences
-Tamara Rice Lave Associate Professor of Law School of Law
-Mary Lindemann Professor, History College of Arts and Sciences
-Michael Miller Professor, History College of Arts and Sciences
-Kunal Parker Professor of Law School of Law
-Arnold Perlmutter Professor Emeritus, Physics College of Arts and Sciences
-Robert Rosen Professor of Law School of Law