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Latinx IntelligentsiaTo Pivot and ThriveEp 49 This episode is a tribute to all the student affairs practitioners out there who went beyond the "other duties as assigned" at the start of COVID-19. Student Affairs practitioners had to pivot and find a way out of no way to offer support and resources to students, especially those most in need. None of you have been compensated enough for your efforts! La Profesora talks with the newly minted Dra. Karla Cruze-Silva about starting a new job right before the pandemic sent higher education into the virtual world. She shares her experiences running a...2022-07-0133 minLatinx IntelligentsiaA Shared Sacred Space: The Central American & Isthmian Writers GroupEp47 What started as a way to gather to write at the start of the pandemic evolved into a shared sacred space among Central American and Isthmian writers who sought a space to tell their stories from the Isthmus. La Profesora talks with Eileen Galvez, Samantha Erskine, Bri Rodriguez, and Jessica Hoppe about how the CentAm Writers began and ways that they have evolved to co-create and co-share a worldwide community. Our Poet-in-Residence & in Resistencia, Gabriel Pulido shares the poem "Ode to my Homegirls by Safia Elhillo". ************************ Learn more about John Lira, the Democratic Nominee...2022-04-1540 minLatinx IntelligentsiaMaterializing Worlds that Don’t Exist Yet for Queer Latinx PeopleEp 46 La Profesora talks with newly-minted Dr. Roberto Orozco (felicidades on your dissertation defense!) about the connection between Jotería Studies and Chicana Feminism. Early Chicana Feminists crafted a theory that disrupted heteronormativity and uplifted race/ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, a foundational element that is not always addressed or honored when drawing from Chicana Feminism. Therefore, Jotería Studies and Chicana Feminism have been linked since the very beginning. Dr. Orozco shares insights on working alongside muxerista activists at UNLV and the Las Vegas area, and the importance of tracing the geneology of the theories we use. Dr...2022-03-1737 minLatinx IntelligentsiaPoetry Uncovers Wounds We Thought Had Already HealedEpisode 45 Ya'll! We have a new Poet-in-Residence and in Resistencia, future Dr. Gabriel Pulido! Gabriel shares his journey with spoken word and slam poetry, noting that his creative writing and academic writing processes sometimes blend together. As a conjurer of joy, our new Poet-in-Resistencia offers writing workshops that help queer and transgender folx heal, recognizing that there some wounds take longer to close. Gabriel shares his poem "Legally Blonde" ************************** Show Notes: Wright-Mair, R., & Pulido, G. (2021). We deserve more than this: Spirit murdering and resurrection in the academy. The Journal of...2022-02-2835 minLatinx IntelligentsiaA Model of PossibilityEp44 It's always inspiring to learn from a scholar who centers comunidad in her work. La Profesora talks with Dra. Dolores Delgado Bernal about her incredible contributions to promoting assets-based frameworks in the study of Latinx/a/o educational pathways. She reminds us that no idea is ever fully finished, that we are always evolving in our thinking, and that we can disrupt toxic norms in academe through community. Believe the Hype is back with Dr. David Martinez, a member of our Academic Hype Team! David uplifts Dra. Araceli Hernandez-Laroche, who has created the South...2022-02-1543 minLatinx IntelligentsiaLive The QuestionsEpisode 43 Bridging sensing and thinking is not often valued in academia. So-called "objectivity" is what is honored. Yet, our gente know something about sensing and thinking that can create a vision of higher education that can bring wholeness and hope. In this episode, La Profesora talks with Professor Emerita Dra. Laura Rendon about sentipensante pedagogy, the legacy she has crafted in centering marginalized and minoritized students, and the value of being patient with the germination of one's ideas. This is the last episode of Season 5 and the last episode for our Poet-in-Residence and i...2022-01-0240 minLatinx IntelligentsiaBeyond Strategy: A Conversation with Dra. Estela BensimonEp. 42 In higher education, we tend to hear that we should be strategic in teaching, service, publications, and grants--pretty much EVERYTHING! What if I told you that one of our veteranas in the field focused more on doing the work she cared about than about strategizing every step in her storied career? La Profesora had the opportunity to talk with University Professor Emerita Dra. Estela Bensimon, about her commitment to racial equity, the challenges of sustaining the Center for Urban Education for 20 years, and how much of her navigation of the grant funding world was r...2021-12-1838 minLatinx IntelligentsiaThey're Already Here: Formerly Incarcerated & System-Impacted StudentsEp 41 To have the courage to say that one is system-impacted is just the tip of the iceberg in this thought-provoking conversation with Dra. Melissa Abeyta. Dra. Abeyta is working with her Scholar Homies to encourage institutions of higher education to pay attention to a student population that is already present on their campuses: formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students. In her conversation with La Profesora, Dra. Abetya shares what is possible if institutions respond to the needs of this student population and the challenges of navigating academic spaces that do not seem receptive to this...2021-11-2344 minLatinx IntelligentsiaSoy Quién Soy: Formal Education After IncarcerationEp 40 Future Dr. Joe Louis Hernandez has lived several lifetimes. By the age of 19, Joe Louis was an addict and facing incarceration. His life was changed after attending a drug treatment center that was connected to Mt. San Antonio College, a community college in Southern California. As he moved through formal education to now as a doctoral student and full-time practitioner with the Rising Scholars program, Joe Louis has dedicated his life and career to supporting and advocating for those who were formally incarcerated and system-impacted to believe that there is life after incarceration and...2021-11-0137 minLatinx IntelligentsiaRepresenting the Misrepresented: Critical QuantEp 39 Critical Quantitative methodology is justice-oriented and focuses on context. If you plan to be a critical quant or quant crit, you need to acknowledge that national datasets do not accurately reflect the lived experiences of those who have been historically marginalized and are founded upon frameworks that are not critical. La Profesora talks with Dr. Juan C. Garibay about his approach to solving problems that are rooted in critical quantitative methodologies. His approach is influenced by his childhood in Wilmington, CA, a community deeply affected by environmental racism. Dr. Garibay offers advice for our gente interested...2021-10-0528 minLatinx IntelligentsiaIt's Not Neutral: Quantitative MethodsEp38 It's not often that La Profesora has such an enriching and joyful conversation about quantitative methods, pero, Dra. Elizabeth Rivera Rodas offers a fantastic perspective on using quantitative methods to critique structural inequities in higher education. We talk about the journey through a joint PhD, the importance of allowing the research question to guide the methodology, and being okay with not knowing it all. Academic Hype Team shout outs! Hope Pacheco, University of Houston Delmy Lendof, Pratt Institute Louie Rodriguez, UC Riverside Juanita Hinojosa, UNLV Ariana Brown, poet _____________ Side Notes:2021-09-2238 minLatinx IntelligentsiaWe Are Worthy Because We ExistEp. 37 Hola, mi gente! Welcome to Season 5! In our first episode of the season, we welcome our new Poet-in-Residence and in Resistencia, future Dra. Cecilia Caballero, who talks about her journey as a single mother surviving through COVID-19, intergenerational poverty, and the challenges of academe to (re)claim herself through creative writing. Cecilia shares her poem "Dear Fear". La Profesora also shares significant developments in her life as the partner of a Congressional candidate! Learn more about John Lira for Texas 23rd at www.liraforcongress.com Like our new logo? Slide i...2021-09-0735 min