▁ ▁Te aching ▁accomplish ments ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁guest ▁lect urer ▁in ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁America . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁first ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Cub an ▁Studies ▁( IE C ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁IE C ▁which ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁out standing ▁intellect uals ▁from ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁the ▁D ias por a . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁Cub an ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁island ▁who ▁holds ▁this ▁post . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁Eth ics , ▁C iv ics ▁and ▁Introduction ▁to ▁E cc les i ology , ▁at ▁the ▁dioc es an ▁Pre - Sem inary ▁“ Fr . ▁F éli x ▁V are la ” ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁taught ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁Eth ics ▁and ▁C iv ics . ▁His ▁writ ings ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁topic ▁he ▁developed ▁and ▁investig ated ▁most : ▁the ▁Civil ▁society ▁in ▁Cuba . ▁ ▁Writing ▁accomplish ments ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁permanent ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁the ▁Italian ▁Magazine ▁La ▁Soci et á ▁and ▁a ▁permanent ▁column ist ▁in ▁La ▁V oz ▁Cat ó lica , ▁a ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁Miami ▁Arch di oc ese ▁in ▁Florida , ▁U . S . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0