Former San Juan mayor takes 1-year position at Mount Holyoke
January 26, 2021 GMT
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (AP) — The former mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and critic of former President Donald Trump’s hurricane relief to the island, Carmen Yulín Cruz, will take a one-year post at Mount Holyoke College.
Cruz, who has had a relationship with the college established by prior speaking engagements, will hold a fellowship at the college’s Weissman Center for Leadership, the Hampshire Daily Gazette reported on Monday.
She will design “leadership programming at the Weissman Center — inviting truly exciting special guests to speak through virtual and on-campus visits, working with local community organizations and mentoring and supporting students in myriad ways,” Amy E. Martin, the center’s director and a professor of English, said in a statement.