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THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015  • VOL. 112, ISSUE 21
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Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo speaks with an attendee while signingacopy of his book. KRISTIAN GEORGE/FOGHORN
FORMER PERUVIAN PRESIDENT SPEAKS TO USF COMMUNITY
MICHELLE DOYLE
Contributing Writer
Former Peruvian President and USF alum
Alejandro Toledo visited campus on Apr. 14
to discuss his new book The Shated Society: A
Vision for the Global Future of Latin America.
Toledo spoke to a room full of USF students
and faculty about the highlights of his book,
which include the importance of access to education, and the importance of youth participation in sustaining democratic practices around
the world. "Had I not started at USF I never
would have made it in the world" said Toledo.
Toledo, the first ever Latin American president to be elected by democratic vote, began
h-is undergraduate education at USF in the
1960s aftet meeting a Peace Corps group traveling through his small village in the Andes.
Members of the group encouraged him to ap
ply for an educational scholarship. The rest is
history. During his hour-long talk, Toledo
discussed his plan for prosperity, which emphasizes the importance of basic resources
such as water and education, as well as capital
and democracy. "I have decided to dedicate
the rest of my life to killing poverty, everyone
has their crazy and this is mine." Toledo said.
"He really wanted USF to be the beginning
of this new project," said Fathet Fitzgerald.
"His story is an amazing story. He comes from
this lower class society, and through a chance
encounter, ends up here, gets a fantastic education, goes back, gets his doctorate, and becomes
the president of his country," he continued.
Toledo's accomplishments since his time
at USF include one Ptesidential term that
oversaw a 25 percent decrease in poverty, 52
honorary doctorate degrees, and a current fellowship at Stanford University.
"It was fascinating to hear this core perspective as to how growth and prosperity can occur
within a developing nation," said Lissette Liz-
arraga, a graduate student in the international
and multicultural education program.
For Clark Campagna, Assistant to the
Associate Dean fot Faculty Scholarship and
Academic Effectiveness these facets of Toledo's plan provided an approach that expands
upon possible solutions for economic growth:
"The panaceas [around the American civic
and economic discourse] often revolve around
strengthening business and modifying tax
schemes."
He continued, "It was refreshing to see a
politician advance a strategy that also benefits
sustainable health outcomes, higher educational
achievement and a more balanced environment."
For Toledo, this emphasis on higher education achievement is the most valuable key to
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