The official death toll of Hurricane Maria is up, again. And the news comes as we release a bold project from the University of Michigan, based on our on-the-ground investigation.
I recently led a team from the University of Michigan to investigate the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. We conducted more than 30 interviews with a wide range of people across the island, and we were also joined by a team from Notre Dame.
The result is a free, online learning event called “Listening to Puerto Rico.” You can sign up for the Teach-Out here, and join learners from all over the world. Here is a message from the presidents of the University of Michigan and University of Notre Dame about why we have undertaken this new project.
As part of this project, we also released a documentary with never-before-seen footage exposing the humanitarian crisis there.
I’m so proud to have been part of this project, and I hope it will be an example for future ways that universities can engage in pressing social justice issues using journalistic techniques.
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Thank you!
Will
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Conspicuous absence of Florence/lagoon devastation in all media. At best , simply referred to as ” waste” without explaining the origin and damage to all existence. Thank you