Ángel Rosa Explained

Ángel Rosa
Birthname:Ángel R. Rosa Rodriguez
Profession:professor
political analyst
radio personality
Party:PPD
Alma Mater:University of Puerto Rico
Boston University
Office1:Member
25th Senate of Puerto Rico
Term Start1:January 2, 2013
Term End1:January 1, 2017
Office2:President
Organizational Committee for the 2010 Justas Interuniversitarias
Term Start2:2009
Term End2:2010
Office3:Executive Director
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
Term Start3:2003
Term End3:2006
Website:Facebook Page

Ángel R. Rosa Rodriguez is a Puerto Rican politician and an academic. Rosa served in the 25th Senate of Puerto Rico. He is a tenured professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus. Politically, Rosa is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Ángel R. Rosa Rodríguez graduated with honors from the Eugenio María de Hostos High School, the largest high school in town, in 1988. In 1992, he received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. He went on to obtain his Master's and Doctorate's degrees from the Boston University in 1998. His 1998 thesis, titled Bargaining for privilege: The alliance between Puerto Rico's Popular Democratic Party and United States multinationals, is about the political influence the now defunct so-called "936 corporations" had in Puerto Rico during their heyday. His doctoral advisor was Irene Gendzier.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Doctor of Philosophy. Bargaining for privilege: The alliance between Puerto Rico's Popular Democratic Party and United States multinationals. Rosa-Rodriguez. Angel. 1998. .