On Friday, May 9, 2025, Yanniel A. Rivas Andújar defended his thesis titled The Right to the Commons: Common, Private, and Public Property and Climate Justice, a translation from Spanish into English of El derecho a lo común: bienes comunes, propiedad y justicia climática by Érika Fontánez Torres.
The Thesis Committee, formed by Prof. Jane Ramírez, Aurora Lauzardo Ugarte, Ph. D., and thesis advisor David Auerbach, Ph. D., awarded his thesis the grade sobresaliente con recomendación para publicar.