We at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) at Harvard University have watched with great concern the appointment process of the General Director of the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico. Harvard faculty and students have long benefitted from academic exchange with the Mexican scientific community through Mexico’s numerous universities and various Centros Públicos de Investigación, including CIDE. Because we value our collegial relationships with scholars in...