On June 15, 2018, Xavier Vázquez Rodríguez, defended his thesis titled Puerto Rico, U.S.A.: posesión indeseada, una a translation from English into Spanish of Puerto Rico, U.S.A.: Possessed and Unwanted by Juan Gonzalez.
The Thesis Committee, formed by Prof. Yvette Torres, Alejandro Álvarez Nieves, Ph.D. and thesis advisor Aurora Lauzardo, Ph.D., awarded his thesis the grade sobresaliente.