Silva-Puras is currently Interim Dean at the CUNY School of Professional Studies, was Provost at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan Puerto Rico, and taught business and entrepreneurship courses for several years at Hostos Community College and CUNY SPS.
I know Interim Provost Silva-Puras will lead us through a strong transition from Provost Peter Nwosu to next fall when we complete our search for a permanent Provost. Jorge’s experience at CUNY, as Provost, and in government and the private sector equips him with a wide range of skills that will benefit our campus and the community.
Before beginning his career in higher education, Provost Silva-Puras worked in government for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as well as the federal government with the US Small Business Administration. He is an attorney who worked for multiple Fortune 500 companies before moving to the public sector.
Provost Silva-Puras is eager to begin and looks forward to listening and learning from our faculty, students, and staff. His goal over the next year is to strengthen the areas where we excel and work with others in places that need improvement, while facilitating the continuous improvement of Lehman’s teaching and learning.
Silva-Puras has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Yale; a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico; and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin McCombs Graduate School of Business and the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark.
Please join me in welcoming Interim Provost Silva-Puras to our Lehman College Community,
Fernando Delgado, PhD
President, Lehman College
