Dra. Michelle Espino Lira

Latinx Intelligentsia

Education EN ↓ 59 episodes

This bi-weekly podcast is dedicated to uplifting Latinx/a/o students, administrators, faculty, and stakeholders in higher education. La Profesora, Dra. Michelle Espino Lira, focuses on the ways in which we can uplift our gente to and through higher education so we can all thrive.

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Dra. Michelle Espino Lira

Episodes

Season 1 and DONE! 17.12.2019 54:50

La Profesora celebrates the first season of Latinx Intelligentsia with folx who cultivate the uplift for Latinx/a/o communities. She talks with Dr. William Liu, Dr. Cameron Beatty, and Dr. Amanda Tachine about what the podcast has meant for them. Poet Mary Oliver is featured.

Started in Community College Now Leading in Policy & Practice 02.12.2019 1:15:56

La Profesora talks with 2 proud community college graduates, Dra. Lorelle Espinosa & U.S. Marine Corps Veteran John Lira, about their journeys to advocacy & leadership in public policy and practice. Poet José Olivarez is featured. PLUS Bonus Content!

Taking a Chance: Beyond the Brick and Mortar 19.11.2019 1:18:56

La Profesora talks about the many paths that led Dra. Sofia Pertuz and Dr. José Luis Santos to leave the formal structures of higher education and move into spaces that work with higher education: The JED Foundation & 2U, Inc. Poet Vickie Vértiz is featured.

Weaving the Personal with The Work 04.11.2019 56:18

La Profesora talks with Dra. Rebeca Burciaga & Dr. Enrique Alemán, tejedores who weave creativity and lived experience into a documentary and into woven art. Both artforms are a tribute to their parents and their ancestors. Poet-in-Residence and in Resistencia, Sarah Gonzales showcases an original poem inspired by the episode.

The Next Generation 21.10.2019 1:12:00

La Profesora draws inspiration from the Next Generation of Student Affairs practitioners. Natasha Piñeiros, Rosemary Ferreira, Jeffrey Ramos, and Fernando Lopez share their journeys through the student affairs and higher education master's programs and their hopes for creating meaningful opportunities for college students. U.S. Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo, is featured.

Nuestra Vida on the Tenure-Track 08.10.2019 1:10:38

La Profesora talks with tenured and early career faculty about disrupting the "publish or perish" mantra in academe, and finding meaning in serving nuestra comunidad. Poet Nikky Finney is featured.

Scholar Activism 23.09.2019 52:09

Is scholar-activism possible in higher education? La Profesora talks with Dra. Susana Muñoz and Dr. Nolan Cabrera about how to engage in scholar-activism with intention and humility. Poet-in-Residence and in Resistencia, Sarah Gonzales, shares a poem from Teré Fowler-Chapman entitled "BWCOIWWHD".

First Impressions 09.09.2019 57:01

La Profesora talks with Sistah-Scholars Susana Munoz and Liliana Garces about the "small world" of higher education and how they first met. Poet-in-Residence and in Resistencia, Sarah Gonzales, shares a haiku from Sonia Sanchez entitled "Haiku [For You]".

Cultivating the Uplift 23.08.2019 57:39

La Profesora introduces her sistah-scholar, Dra. Judy Marquez Kiyama, and her Poet-in-Residence and in Resistencia, Sarah Gonzales, who will showcase poetry at the end of every episode. Judy talks with us about her journey from a mining town in Arizona to life after tenure as a faculty member. Sarah shares how her love of poetry led to creating a spoken word emancipatory project for young people....