Interviewee: Iris Ruiz-Grech

Interviewer: Gus Nolan and Jan Stivers

Interview Date: March 16, 2022

Summary: Iris Ruiz-Grech talks about growing up in Puerto-Rico before attending college at Tulane University and getting her master’s degree at Columbia’s Teachers College. Iris is director of the Center for Multi-Cultural Affairs and the HEOP program at Marist. She discusses her time at Marist, including the creation of the Center for Multi-Cultural Affairs, the functions of HEOP, and the value it has brought to the student body.