This episode features Melinda González, a PhD student at Louisiana State University in the department of Geography and Anthropology, pursuing a doctorate in Anthropology. We talk about the toll of home schooling, mental health, racial & gender disparity in medical care, getting married in times of Coronavirus, zooming a nikkah, being a first generation college & grad student, decolonizing academic spaces, and art movements as a form of recovery after a disaster.
Notes: Decolonizing Academic Spaces: Women of Color Speaking on Student Success, Allyship and Motherhood: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/decolonizing-academic