October 10, 2008
A Troubled Mexican Institution Starts to Turn a Corner
The University of the Americas at Puebla hopes to restore its good standing, particularly in the United States
Luis Ernesto Derbez has a long road ahead.
It was only in November that the University of the Americas-Puebla, the private liberal-arts institution that Mr. Derbez leads, was in shambles. Its previous rector, besieged by accusations of mismanagement and blamed for a series of firings, abruptly resigned. Students in departments gutted by the firings felt abandoned, while
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