Angelo Falcón
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Angelo Falcón (June 23, 1951 – May 24, 2018) was a Puerto Rican political scientist best known for starting the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy (IPR) in New York City in the early 1980s, a nonprofit and nonpartisan policy center that focuses on Latino issues in the United States. It is now known as the National Institute for Latino Policy and Falcón served as its president until his death. He was also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Columbia University School of Public and International Affairs (S.I.P.A.).
Angelo Falcón | |
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Born | Angel Manuel Falcón, hijo (1951-06-23)June 23, 1951 |
Died | May 24, 2018(2018-05-24) (aged 66) |
Occupation | Political scientist |
Known for | Founder, Institute for Puerto Rican Policy (IPR), now the National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP) |
Falcón was able to combine academic and policy research with an aggressive advocacy style based on broad coalition-building and community organizing. Noted for his caustic sense of humor and his progressive politics, he became one of the longest-serving chief executives of a Latino nonprofit in the country.