The Chance to Connect with the Puerto Rican Community as a Ph.D. student joining #UBLawResponds in January 2020
By Alex Bakke, University at Buffalo PhD student in Spanish Literature & Language Upon arriving in Puerto Rico to join the
Helping people navigate the legal system during a time of crisis.
By Alex Bakke, University at Buffalo PhD student in Spanish Literature & Language Upon arriving in Puerto Rico to join the
The recent clusters of earthquakes along the southern coast of Puerto Rico have added immense chaos to an already unstable
On the first night in Puerto Rico I found myself dancing, singing, and parading through the streets of Old San
As our team entered the beautiful legal clinic, one of the very first things the Director said to us was
“Somos dueños de un país sin dueño” We are the owners of a country without a Master (René Juan Pérez)
On January 19, 2020, the University at Buffalo School of Law Puerto Rico Recovery Assistance Legal Clinic, #UBLawResponds, drove to
Most of our #UBLawResponds team felt the first earthquake. We were doing a short refresher on trauma-informed lawyering and service
Octavio Villegas, University at Buffalo School of Law Class of 2015, has participated in every service-learning trip of the Puerto
It is currently less than 24 hours until I embark on my journey to Puerto Rico. I had the pleasure
As I prepare for my first trip to Puerto Rico, I find myself trying to get a grasp of the