Professor continues to champion for the humanities amid current budget crisis
By Caroline Chamberlain
June 11, 2012 1:35 a.m.
June 11, 2012 – The 2011 to 2012 Academic year has been a turbulent one for history professor Teofilo Ruiz.
Between meeting President Barack Obama, visiting his native Cuba (for the first time since fleeing during the chaos of the Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961), publishing three books and severing his Achilles’ heel, Teo has had a year filled with personal excitement and emotion.
But amid these personal ventures, a feature that stands out this past year among others he has spent at UCLA is the current budget crisis affecting the UC system and its devastating impact on the humanities.
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This story is part of the Daily Bruin’s 2012 Graduation Issue.
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