Gabriel Calzada, new executive member of Students For Liberty

The president of the University of the Hesperides Gabriel Calzada ÁlvarezMember of the Advisory Board Students for Liberty (Students for Liberty, SFL), a global network of university leaders committed to promoting liberty and defending individual rights.

The decision opens doors to a connection between the Canary Islands and one of the world's major student organizations, as it has an international network. Present in 105 countries. and around 2,000 local university groups.

En its new responsibilities in the Executive Board from SFL, a body of six members through which strategic decisions of the institution pass, will share tasks with a series of leaders business-related, academic, and in general, from the field of thought, as, among others John Mackeyco-founder of Whole Foods Market Katherine Mangu-WardSenior editor Reason.

Gabriel Calzada was already part of the Advisory Council, where he sat with Lawrence Reedpresident emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE); Daniel J. Hannaninfluential British writer and journalist; and David Boazexecutive vice president of the Cato Institute, among other personalities.

The History of Students For Liberty It starts with a small group of university students in the United States who shared a common interest in classical liberalism. Inspired by the ideas of philosophers like John Locke, Friedrich Hayek and Ayn RandThese students joined together to form an organization that would allow them to promote and defend their values. What began as a small discussion group at Yale University quickly expanded and, over time, began receiving requests from students from other countries what also sought to promote freedom in their communities, which led to the international expansion of the organization, with the creation of groups and conferences in different parts of the world.