In Memoriam
Latinx Intelligentsia
Ep 51 This episode is dedicated to Mrs. Ramona Espino, who was and remains a brilliant light in La Profesora's heart. La Profesora talks about what it means to live in, through, and around grief. Through this profound loss, there lies opportunity for deep reflection about "being as doing". So often, life on these academic streets is a flurry of activity--always on to the next project, the next grant, the next opportunity to do that humble brag. And what La Profesora asks of herself and all of us is to disentangle the doing of academic life so that we can be our whole selves without...
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Back in the Day Replay: Dra. Melissa Abeyta
Latinx Intelligentsia
It's a Back in the Day Replay, ya'll! La Profesora is giving flowers to Dra. Melissa Abeyta, the creator and host of the The Story is to be Told, Not Sold, Conversations with the Soul. We talk about her transition to the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, the legacy she is building alongside her colegxs y Scholar Homies, Dr. Anacany Torres, Dr. Oscar Duran, and newly-minted Dr. Joe Louis Hernandez (who was featured in ) to support formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students. She envisions resources and support that cultivate the prison-to-college pipeline. You can listen to the...
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Celebrating the 50th Episode!
Latinx Intelligentsia
Wow, ya'll! We're kicking off Season 7 by celebrating 50 episodes that showcase the amazing work that our gente are doing in higher education! We have a special guest host, future Dra. Nancy Camarillo who offers fantastic reflection questions for La Profesora. Our conversations takes us back to the early days of the podcast, lessons learned, and even some things that you didn't know about our host! Special thanks to all our guests who took time to talk with us not only about their work in higher education, but about their lived experiences, family, and community. You cultivate the uplift...
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Back in the Day Replay: Dra. Gina Garcia
Latinx Intelligentsia
La Profesora is coming back, ya'll! Thank you for your patience and support! As we prepare for a new season of the podcast, we want to give a shout out to an amazing scholar who is holding it down in the podcasting world: Dra. Gina Garcia! We were fortunate to have Dra. Garcia on the show in Episode 10: Beyond the HSI Designation con Dr. Andrés Castro Samayoa. We are excited about her new podcast, ¿Qué pasa, HSIs? In this blast from the past, we talk about the process of writing Dra. Garcia's first book, Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Opportunities for Colleges and...
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To Pivot and Thrive
Latinx Intelligentsia
Ep 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 summer bridge program that is part of...
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Paying It Forward: Y Tu También College Access Program
Latinx Intelligentsia
Ep 48 It is with so much sorrow in my heart that I post this episode. I do not want to lose hope. The Black community in Buffalo deserves everything we have. The Taiwanese parishioners in Santa Ana deserve everything we have. The children and teachers who were murdered in Uvalde deserve everything we have. Every victim of gun violence deserves everything we have. Not one more. My partner and husband, John Lira is running against the representative whose district includes Uvalde. If you can support John's campaign to unseat Tony Gonzales, we would appreciate it! Not one more politician who...
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A Shared Sacred Space: The Central American & Isthmian Writers Group
Latinx Intelligentsia
Ep47 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...
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The Nominee
Latinx Intelligentsia
BONUS EPISODE! Ya'll didn't think that after talking about my love, John Lira's campaign for the past few seasons that I wouldn't showcase a critical moment in our journey, right?! In this BONUS episode, I captured moments before, during, and after election day in the Texas primaries. John Lira, candidate for Texas 23rd Congressional District, is now the nominee for TX-23! It's on to November, ya'll! If you like what you hear in today's episode, help out the campaign! We're nearing the end of the quarter (March 31st) and every donation counts to helping John build the outreach he needs to meet...
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Materializing Worlds that Don’t Exist Yet for Queer Latinx People
Latinx Intelligentsia
Ep 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...
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Poetry Uncovers Wounds We Thought Had Already Healed
Latinx Intelligentsia
Episode 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...
info_outlineFor the last episode of the season, La Profesora is revisiting the Writing Series we are doing all year. This time, she talks with Dr. Davíd Martínez about writing beyond publications and metrics for tenure and promotion. Writing should be about community, about action, and about praxis.
Our Poet-in-Residence and in Resistencia, Sarah Gonzales, shares poetry from Paola Valenzuela.
As you wait for Season 4, please nominate gente to share their stories on the podcast, listen to previous episodes, and follow the amazing scholars and practitioners who are doing the work! See you in 2021!