Latinx Intelligentsia

Episode 33 Why They Hate Us: How Racist Rhetoric Impacts Education (Teachers College Press) is a powerful compilation that bridges K-12 and higher education teachers, scholars, and practitioners in uncovering how racist rhetoric affects student pathways and experiences. La Profesora talks with Dra. Lindsay Perez Huber y Dra. Susana Muñoz about their journey as co-editors and their determination to...

*Episode 32* La Profesora talks with future Dr. Yolanda Cataño about how she has drawn upon queer chisme to cultivate comunidad within Latinx/a/o queer communities. Our conversation journeys through her relationship with her #ScholarHomies, her commitment to serving Latinx/a/o queer communities in her area, and addressing what "servingness" means when addressing the needs of Latinx/a/o queer stude...

*Episode 31* La Profesora talks with future Dr. Sergio Gonzalez y future Dr. Ángel Gonzalez about ethical chisme as a practice of queer radical love and as methodology. We delve into Jotería Scholarship and discuss why the field of higher education has yet to uplift this research. AND we talk about the many ways that academia does not serve us pero we are still here, still engaging in radical love...

Episode 30 Although we all want to shake our fist at Reviewer #2, we don't usually have a chance to go behind-the-scenes of an academic journal. In this episode, La Profesora talks with Dra. Cindy Cruz, who recently stepped down from her role as associate editor for the Frontiers Journal, which is connected to the National Women's Studies Association. Dra. Cruz offers an inside perspective on what...

In Episode 29, La Profesora talks with Ricardo Nazario y Colón about the importance of senior leadership in higher education setting a vision for diversity and inclusion. Senior Diversity Officers cannot be effective if a vision is not in place! We also talk about what it means to do DEI work as an office of one, serving the needs of faculty, administrators, and students. You can find Ricardo on L...

We're back with Season 4! For our first episode of the season, La Profesora talks with Dra. Constanza Cabello at Framingham State University about what it's like to be the inaugural Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement. We talk about moving from personal growth in DEI work to structural change and how to stay in the field where the work is never done. Our Poet-in-Residenc...

For 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 f...

Even before the protests and outrage that stemmed from the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd, there have been discussions about anti-Blackness in Latinx/a/o communities. This episode focuses on addressing anti-Blackness by centering Blackness in our comunidad through the tenets of Black-imiento created by Amalia Dache, Jasmine Marie Haywood, y Cristina Mislán in 2019. La P...

We're doing a different take on what you have probably been hearing and reading as folx push through the final campaigns for Election Day 2020. Not to say that our current political climate is beautiful, but that our engagement in our local communities, of fighting for justice for our communities is beautiful in its effort. We are focusing on local perspectives—what happens when one of us within h...

We kick off our Writing Series with a focus on writing academic books! La Profesora talks with Dra. Lorgia Garcia-Peña about her journey in writing her first award-winning book, The Borders of Dominicanidad: Race, Nations and Archives of Contradictions  (Duke University Press, 2016) and how she carried the idea for her second book, Translating Blackness: Migrations and Detours of Latinx Colonialit...

The term "Latinx" is still in the process of becoming. La Profesora talks with Dr. Cristobal Salinas, who has studied the evolution of the term within higher education contexts and introduces additional terms that may (better) address the experiences of gente within the Latinx/a/o diaspora. And she talks with Dra. Sara Mata y Dr. Joel Perez, who were the co-chairs for the NASPA Latinx/a/o Knowledg...

Mentoring: an elusive concept that can be difficult to define and, at times, difficult to engage with someone. There are times when we do not know how to approach someone for mentorship/femtorship/guidance, and then there are times we do not even realize we are being mentored! La Profesora talks with Dr. David Perez II and future Dra. Juana Osorio about how they define mentorship/femtorship/guidan...

La Profesora talks with Dra. Yolanda Valencia and future Dr. Christian Bello Escobar about their journeys to the U.S. and their early years working in a slaughterhouse and in janitorial services, respectively. Both experiences have informed their research and practice in extraordinary ways, one as a feminist human geographer and for another the assistant director for the College Assistance Migrant...

La Profesora kicks off Season 3 with conversations about finding love in a place like academia and what it means to navigate higher education as dual career couples. Guests Fabiola Mora and Dora Frias talk about being models of possibility, especially for queer Latinx communities. They also share important advice about setting boundaries regarding work so they can be present at home. Guests Dra. S...

While La Profesora works on Season 3, here's a sneak peak into an exciting collaboration between the national organization, Excelencia in Education and Dra. Michelle Espino Lira , associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park! Cultivating Excelencia is a limited series podcast showcasing the colleges, universities, and community organizations that are accelerating Latinx/a/o stud...

For our final episode of Season 2, we offer this cross-over with the NASPA Latinx/a/o Knowledge Community, showcasing La Profesora y Dras. Judy Marquez Kiyama y Susana Muñoz. Nestor Melendez moderates. Poet Juan Felipe Herrera is featured.

La Profesora talks with Dr. Victor Saenz about turning his passion project into award-winning scholarship & practice focusing on educational achievement for boys and men of color, especially Latinos. Poet Kay Ulanday Barrett is featured.

La Profesora talks with Dallas ISD Principal of the Year, Dra. Nancy Bernardino about the founding of Solar Preparatory School for Girls and her advocacy for African American and Latinx/a/o children. This is Part II in a series on gender. Poet MS McDonough is featured.

La Profesora talks with Dr. Francisco Galarte about the embodiment of gender in transgender and Chicanx/Latinx studies. This is the first part of a 3-part series on gender in Latinx/a/o communities. Poet Joshua Jennifer Espinosa is featured.

La Profesora talks with Dr. Cristóbal Rodríguez and future Doctora Natalie Muñoz about how they serve Black and Brown students at Howard University, a Historically Black University. Poet Ross Gay is featured.

La Profesora talks with Dra. Vanessa Sansone and Dr. Mark H. Lopez about the importance of population studies in ensuring that we are distributing resources and support in equitable ways to serve nuestra comunidad. Poet Luis J. Rodriguez is featured.

La Profesora talks with Dr. Juan Guardia y Dra. Marissa Vasquez about remaining true to our wellbeing in the midst of caring for family and maintaining our careers. Poet Waheed is featured. Sending love into our world that we commit to caring for ourselves, our families, and our communities as we face the Coronavirus pandemic.

La Profesora talks with Dra. Kristan Venegas and Andrew Gonzalez about what home means to them and how they have managed their careers staying close to home with (chosen) family. Poet Eva Sierra is featured. This episode is dedicated to the memory and legacy of Andrew Gonzalez, who served the University of New Mexico and the NASPA Latinx/a/o Knowledge Community with dignity and grace (QDP).

La Profesora talks with two incredible leaders in higher education, Dr. Sal Mena y Dra. Maggie De La Teja, about their journeys to the Vice President of Student Affairs role. Poet Araceli Montaño is featured.

La Profesora talks with Dra. Gina Garcia and Dr. Andrés Castro Samayoa about pressing against the boundaries of the Hispanic-Serving Institution designation. Poet Lee Maracle is featured.