Conference Examines Cuba's Past, Present, and Future

Left to right: Joe Torres of ABC News; Soledad O'Brien, anchor and special correspondent for CNN; Frances Robles of The Miami Herald, and Anthony DePalma of The New York Times; Emily Morris of The Economist Intelligence Unit; Soledad O'Brien, anchor and special correspondent for CNN.
Photos: Peter Waldvogel

Since Fidel Castro's resignation in February, the future of Cuba has become a significant element of the public discourse. In March, a four-day conference on "A Changing Cuba in a Changing World," organized by the Graduate Center's Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies, shed considerable light on the subject. Topics included U.S./Cuba relations, and Cuba's contemporary art, literature, filmmaking, and music; religion and politics; health care; and economics. Pictured above is a panel discussion on "A Changing Cuba and the U.S. Media: Getting in and Getting it Right."