The Vice President of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), A hard tackle from Ubaldo Córdova to Figueroa, Regretted today, Wednesday, that cloister representatives of the University Board have left a meeting they had scheduled with the president of the institution, Jorge Haddock.
Similarly, Córdova Figueroa justified the fact that the UPR Governing Board granted Haddock a professorship as part of the agreement reached when he took office as president in 2018.
“We regret that some members of the University Board have not taken advantage of such an important event to provide their knowledge and valuable input for the benefit of teachers,” the academic expressed.
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“This event had been rescheduled at the request of these. Our goal is to continue developing these activities with the goal of strengthening and improving, in the short and long term, the University, through a process of transformation of institutional culture,” he added.
This morning, several cloister representatives of the University Board left a meeting they had coordinated with the president of the UPR. As indicated by one of those present at Puerto Rico Metro, This was done in the form of a protest against the Governing Board approving the award of Haddock with a professorship.
In fact, according to Jorge Colom, cloister representative of the Pedres River site, this concession is illegal and unregulated.
“The Governing Board of the UPR has explained that, in accordance with the powers conferred by law, as part of the appointment of President, Dr. Jorge Haddock, in 2018, the award was included of a teaching post at the UPR, for which he was required to comply with certain requirements and results for a period of two years “, justified Córdova Figueroa.
In turn, the vice president has assured that this type of agreement is not unusual and is common in university institutions worldwide.