Georgina Falú
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- University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (BA '61)
- UC Berkeley (MBA '64)
- Columbia University (MA, Ed.D '83)
Georgina Falú | |
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| Born | April 23, 1939 |
| Other names | Georgina Falú Pesante |
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| Spouse | Roy Hollingsworth |
| Relatives | 11, including Malín |
Georgina Falú Pesante (born April 23, 1939) is an Afro–Puerto Rican university executive, community organizer, professor, and Pan-Africanist.
Falú was born on April 23, 1939 in Puerto Rico to María Magdalena “Malen” Pesante Santana and Juan “Juanín” Falú Zarzuela.[1] She was one of eleven children, including Malín Falú.[2] Juanin Falú was a civil servant who founded the League to Promote the Advancement of Blacks in Puerto Rico. Juanin's father, Pedro Falú, was the first Afro-Puerto Rican Santurce Municipal Assembly president. In 2009, Falú traced her lineage to Senegal’s Falú clan. [1]
Falú attended Pedro Gerónimo Goyco Elementary and Central High School, graduating in 1957. In 1961, she graduated from University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (UPR-RP) with her BA in accounting, and went on to get an MBA from UC Berkeley (1964).[1] She later earned her MA and Ed.D. in Higher Education Finances from Columbia University (1980-1983).[1] She also attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business (1970).[1][3]
In 1969, Falú married Roy A. Hollingsworth., with whom she had one son, Rey Hollingsworth Falú.[1]
Career in academia
Falú began her academic career working at the UPR-RP in 1961. In 1972, she was appointed dean of the UPR-RP College of Business, making her the first Black person, woman, and youngest appointed person in the position.[1]
Falú continued working at other academic institutions throughout the 1970's and 1980s. In 1972, Falú became the first Black person, woman, and youngest appointed UPR-RP College of Business dean. She worked at Baruch College from 1975-1976 and then became the first woman to serve as vice president of administration at Union Theological Seminary (1976-1979). She taught at SUNY-Old Westbury (1980-1995) and served as a dean of Touro College in 1986.[1] She later worked at City College of New York as an Adjunct Professor in the Black Studies Department[3] Falú created the country's first university course with "Afro-Latinos" in the title.[4]
