Student Strikes at the University of Puerto Rico
By The ArchivesStudent Strikes at the University of Puerto Rico
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Students set up makeshift camps across the 11 University campuses and refused to leave.
They were protesting proposed budget cuts and tuition increases, and they called for greater transparency in University finances.
But the strikes might have broader implications. Charles Venator was born and raised in
Venator teaches political science at the Institute of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies at the