Carlos E. Santiago
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Carlos E. Santiago is a Puerto Rican American labor economist and the 7th chancellor of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He was named Chief Executive Officer
of the Hispanic College Fund
in 2010 after his resignation from UW-Milwaukee.
, an M.A. from the University of Puerto Rico
, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University
; all are in economics. He was also Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Economics and
Economic Growth Center, Yale University
.
He is a labor economicst with regional expertise in the Caribbean
and Central America
, and special emphasis on Puerto Rico
. He had served as Chair of the Department of Latin American & Caribbean Studies, University at Albany. He is also a founding Co-editor of the Latino Research Review and is a member of the U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus International Relations Advisory Group. He formerly served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University at Albany, State University of New York. Before joining University at Albany, State University of New York, he had taught at Wayne State University
.
From 2004-2010, he was the seventh chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and held a professorship within its Department of Economics. During his tenure at UW-Milwaukee, he helped expand the school's research arm and capital capacities by rasing 125 million dollars from the private sectors and advocated a 240 million dollar state-funded "UW-Milwaukee Initiative" campaign.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of the Hispanic College Fund
Hispanic College Fund
Hispanic College Fund, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to prepare the next generation of Hispanic professionals. It serves primarily high school and college students.The Hispanic College Fund PipelineHigh School Programs:...
in 2010 after his resignation from UW-Milwaukee.
Biography
Santiago received B.A. from the University of MiamiUniversity of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
, an M.A. from the University of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico is the state university system of Puerto Rico. The system consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 64,511 students and 5,300 faculty members...
, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
; all are in economics. He was also Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Economics and
Economic Growth Center, Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
.
He is a labor economicst with regional expertise in the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
and Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
, and special emphasis on Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. He had served as Chair of the Department of Latin American & Caribbean Studies, University at Albany. He is also a founding Co-editor of the Latino Research Review and is a member of the U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus International Relations Advisory Group. He formerly served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University at Albany, State University of New York. Before joining University at Albany, State University of New York, he had taught at Wayne State University
Wayne State University
Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...
.
From 2004-2010, he was the seventh chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and held a professorship within its Department of Economics. During his tenure at UW-Milwaukee, he helped expand the school's research arm and capital capacities by rasing 125 million dollars from the private sectors and advocated a 240 million dollar state-funded "UW-Milwaukee Initiative" campaign.