Honor's Dialogue: "The Future of Cuba" by Elaine Diaz Rodriguez

After more than 50 years of rule under Fidel and Raul Castro and an embargo by the United States, on December 17, 2014, President Obama announced a restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba for the first time since 1961. Elaine Díaz Rodriguez, a Cuban blogger, journalist and professor at the University of Havana, brings a keen insight into current Cuban society and the capacity of digital communication to promote public discussion and consensus building in Cuba.   What might a post-embargo Cuba look like?  What would an opening to Cuba mean to the U.S. economy, to travelers from the U.S., to the Cuban people, and to the U.S. standing in Latin America?  Elaine Díaz Rodriguez was a Nieman Fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University in 2014. 

Elaine Diaz Rodriguez’s visit is co-sponsored by the Division of Multicultural Affairs and Community Engagement and the Asian and Native American Center with support from the Department of Political Science.