Abstract
This chapter offers a somewhat whimsical, yet critical, reading of the fiscal control board’s “presence” in Puerto Rico in relation to, and through the prism of, the 2017 University of Puerto Rico student strike. In doing so, the chapter reads like a defense of the often-maligned “custom” of student stoppages and strikes in the University of Puerto Rico system.
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For a video recording of this event, please see Noticias247WIPR. 2011. “A Golpes Defienden el Paro en la UPR Río Piedras.” You Tube, February 23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKi-rSQTBAI.
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To peruse Professor Skeel’s CV, please see https://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/faculty/dskeel/cv.pdf.
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For a video recording of this event, please see Colón Santiago, Nicol. 2017. “Rectoría Investigará Incidente entre Profesor y Estudiante.” Noticel, March 30. http://www.noticel.com/ahora/rectora-investigar-incidente-entre-profesor-y-estudiante-vdeos-1/609216879.
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Rebollo Gil, G. (2018). How to Feel Helpless. In: Writing Puerto Rico. New Caribbean Studies. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92976-7_13
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