Edwin Melendez
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Biography
Edwin Meléndez is a Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College and the Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies. He has conducted considerable research in the areas of Puerto Rican and Latino studies, economic development, labor markets, and poverty. In addition to numerous scientific papers and other publications, he is the author or editor of thirteen books including State of Puerto Ricans 2017 (Centro Press), Puerto Ricans at the Dawn of the New Millennium (Centro Press, 2014) and Latinos in a Changing Society (Praeger, 2007). Professor Melendez has an extensive record of community and public service, including numerous appointments to government and community boards. Among other local and national organizations, he is a member of the UnidosUS (National Council of la Raza) Board of Directors, and of the National Advisory Board of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University.
Education
- Ph.D. University of Massachusetts Amherst (1980 — 1984)
- M.A. University of California, Santa Barbara (1978 — 1980)
- B.A. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Companies
- PROFESSOR OF URBAN POLICY AND PLANNING and Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies Hunter College-CUNY (2008 — 2021)
- PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT AND URBAN POLICY (JANUARY 1999–2008) AND DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPME MILANO, THE NEW SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND URBAN POLICY (1999 — 2008)
- DIRECTOR, MAURICIO GASTÓN INSTITUTE FOR LATINO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY, AND ASSOCIAT University of Massachusetts Boston (1992 — 1998)
- Assistant/Associate Professor of Political Economy and Urban Studies Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1986 — 1993)
- Assistant Professor of Economics and Puerto Rican Studies Fordham University (1984 — 1986)
Videos
Puerto Rico Puerto Ricans Parades and Festivals: Introductory Remarks
Washington, DC Summit 2017: Edwin speech
Puerto Rican Diaspora Summit 2019: State of Puerto Ricans
Edwin Melendez Disasters in Puerto Rico Webinar September 2020
Puerto Ricans at the Dawn of the New Millennium Book Tour- New York University
Puerto Rico Community Development Industry’s Capacity for Disaster Recovery Edwin Melendez
Interview with Dr. Edwin Meléndez from Hunter College | One to One
2017 PRSA Symposium: Introductory Remarks: Rebuild Puerto Rico
“In Pursuit of Puerto Rican Studies” Research Summit: Edwin Melendez speech
Puerto Rican Puerto Rico Washington DC Summit 2019: State of Puerto Ricans in the United States
New England Diaspora Summit 2019: State of Puerto Ricans in the United States
2017 Diaspora Summit II: Edwin speech
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