Faculty note: Prof. Marcelo Cruz returns from visiting professor post in Spain

Associate Prof. Marcelo Cruz (Public and Environmental Administration) spent a month at the University of Castilla La Mancha in Albacete, Spain, as a visiting professor, researching medium size cities in Spain and in the U.S.  He participated in teaching an intensive two-week seminar at the graduate level and finished a chapter with Spanish colleague, Dr. Cebrian for publication in Brazil on comparative studies on medium size cities. Cruz will give a brown bag discussion on his research in Tena, Ecuador and the impact for Indigenous scholarship at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in Phoenix Room C.