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North-South Center

The Dante B. Fascell North-South Center at the University of Miami was an independent research and educational institution committed to promoting better relations among North and South America and the Caribbean by promoting research and conferences to discuss the major political, socio-economic, cultural, and other issues affecting the region. In particular, the Center advocated and funded research in democratic representation, internal and external economic and trade policies, sustainable economic development, labor and business issues, and environmental issues.

The North-South Center became a leading institution and reliable resource for policymakers, scholars and business leaders throughout the region. During the institution's life it developed numerous public and private partnerships with other institutions thoughtout the United States, South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Canada.

Besides conferences and educational programs the Center also published numerous books, monographs and reports within the field and aimed at scholars, business leaders and laypeople. These publications continue to represent important resources for lawmakers and scholars.

Distinguished Fellows and associates from 1984-2003 include: Bernardo Benes, C. Fred Bergsten, Anthony Bryan, Roberto Bouzas, Cole Blasier, Charles Cobb, Sue Cobb, Isaac Cohen, Aaron Cosbey, Cristina Eguizabal, Richard Feinberg, Leonel Fernandez, Peter Field, Eduardo Gamarra, Gustavo Gorriti, Wolf Grabendorff, Irving Louis Horowitz, Irwin Jacobs, Daniel Jaime Gut, Steven Landy, Anthony Maingot, Max Manwaring, Luigi Manzetti, Mack McClarty, Jennifer McCoy, Frank McNeil, Richard Millett, Ricardo Melendez Ortiz, Heraldo Munoz, John O'Leary, Jeffrey Puryear, Kathleen Rogers, Joaquin Roy, Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada, Lynn Reinner, Francisco Rojas, Stephan Schmidheiny, Jeffrey Schott, Andres Serbin, Jose Serra, Steve Stein, Jaime Suchlicki, Lloyd Timberlake, Sherry Tross, Aldo Vacs, Konrad Von Moltke, Sidney Weintraub.

The center was directed by Ambler H. Moss. The deputy director was Robin L. Rosenberg. It was shut down at the end of 2003 for after funding issues for political reasons relating to the Cuban-American lobby. In a September 4, 2003 Miami Herald column, Andres Oppenheimer, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and columnist called the University of Miami's decision "dubious" and asked, "Has there been a right-wing coup at the University of Miami?"