Ernesto Sagás

Dr. Ernesto Sagás is Professor of Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University. He has a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Florida with a concentration in Latin American studies. His research focuses on the politics of the Hispanic Caribbean, particularly issues of race, elections, and democratization. He is the author of Race and Politics in the Dominican Republic; co-editor of The Dominican People: A Documentary History, Dominican Migration: Transnational Perspectives, and Dominican Politics in the Twenty First Century: Continuity and Change; and author of several articles on race and politics, democracy and authoritarianism, and immigration policies, among other topics. At CSU, Dr. Sagás has also done research on Latinos in Colorado, and he is the author of Latino Colorado: The Struggle for Equality in the Centennial State. He is also a political analyst for Univisión Colorado, commenting on issues ranging from U.S. domestic politics and elections to foreign affairs, and he is frequently interviewed by local, national, and international media outlets in both English and Spanish. In 2022, Dr. Sagás was a Fulbright U.S. scholar in La Paz, Bolivia.