Uroyoán Ramón Emeterio Walker Ramos (born in

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) is a mathematician, college professor, and former President of the

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(UPR). He completed a bachelor's degree in mathematics at the

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(UPRM), and a master's and Ph.D. both from

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. Before his appointment as president he served at several roles including as associate dean of administrative affair at UPRM, associate director for graduate studies at UPRM, academic senator, and member of the board of trustees of the whole UPR system. He was removed from office by the Board of Trustees amid

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scandals regarding institutional scholarships.

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