When Disaster Strikes: Inequality and Severe Weather Events
On the July 27 episode of World Views @ CIS, Suzette Grillot and Rebecca Cruise discuss the severe weather events rocking the United States, Europe, and beyond. Then, we speak with Dr. Mirelsie Velazquez about the history of Puerto Rico and its ongoing recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Dr. Mirelsie Velazquez is an educational historian whose research focuses on race, ethnicity, gender, and Latino history. She currently works as an assistant professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Oklahoma’s Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education. Dr. Velazquez also serves on OU’s Women’s and Gender Studies Advisory Board, the Latinx Program Advisory Board, and the McNair Scholars Program as an Advisory Board member and mentor. She received her PhD in Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and joins World Views to discuss Puerto Rico’s political and social status following 2017’s Hurricane Maria.
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