Decolonization is the culmination of national-liberation struggles, of whom some win and some lose.
In the aftermath of these wars, the Philippines and Puerto Rico became US colonial possessions and Cuba's independence was compromised by a new form of colonialism. S cholars continue to debate the efficacy of the process of decolonization. Others suggest that decolonization was a total break and that the problems of the Third World have to do with inadequacies of the cultures of the new nations. S ponsored by the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, the Center for Collaborative Teaching and Learning, the International Studies Program and the History Department, this program brings together faculty and students from many disciplines as part of a larger College initiative to engage students more fully in the examination of the new global environment. For a list click the respective term above.