Biography

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​​Bernardo (Bernie) Joaquin Canteñs, CPA, MA (Accounting), Ph.D.(Philosophy)

Executive Vice President and Provost, Sul Ross State University

 

Bernardo (Bernie) Joaquin Canteñs, CPA, MA (Accounting), MA (Philosophy), Ph.D. (Philosophy), is a first-generation Cuban American born in Miami, Florida. His parents immigrated to the United States as political refugees from Cuba in the 1960s.

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Dr. Canteñs earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Accounting from Florida International University (FIU) and became a Certified Public Accountant. He began his professional career with Coopers & Lybrand. Motivated by a profound passion for philosophy, he returned to academia to pursue a second Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, graduating cum laude and receiving the Academic Achievement Award in Philosophy. He continued his philosophical education at the University of Miami, where he earned both a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Philosophy.

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Dr. Canteñs began his academic career as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Barry University in Miami, ultimately attaining the rank of Full Professor. In 2008, he joined Moravian University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as Chair of the Philosophy Department and later served as Associate Provost for Global Education and Online Innovation.

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In January 2022, Dr. Canteñs was appointed Executive Vice President and Provost at Sul Ross State University. A respected scholar, he has been recognized with the William James Prize and the inaugural Latin American Philosophy Award by the American Philosophical Association.

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