Claudia García-LouisOpinionFrom Immigrant, to Chola Wannabe, to Earning Early Tenurehis Mexican immigrant, first generation college student, mamíscholar, and former ESL student has joined the ranks of associate professor.February 8, 2022African-AmericanNo Justice, No Peace: How to Come to Terms with Your Own Anti-BlacknessHandcuffed, forcefully pinned down on the asphalt, backed by the heavy weight of a body, knee pressed up against the neck, slowly depriving him of life–George Floyd–gasped for air. Uttering what would become some of his last words, “I can’t move…mama…mama…I can’t breathe.” Floyd was murdered that day at the hands of a white police officer while three others watched. As a nation we witnessed the premature death of yet another Black man at the hands of police.June 11, 2020OpinionPain. Hurt. Betrayal.Pain. Hurt. Betrayal. How do these three little words burrow their way into our minds, body and soul? How is it possible that pain, hurt, betrayal became synonymous to the experiences of so many marginalized and minoritized scholars?April 17, 2019OpinionOpen Letter to Faculty of Color Parenting While On The Tenure-TrackWe are compelled to write this open letter to our fellow faculty of color colleagues who are navigating tenure-track while raising little humans. As graduate students, we were warned that pursuing a tenure-track position would be both challenging and draining. The mental exhaustion and physiological impact of being on the tenure-track for people of color has been largely researched; much of it centers around social identities and how we navigate systems of privilege and oppression as minoritized individuals.February 15, 2019StudentsImmigrant IdentityAs a first-generation Mexican immigrant woman, who stands at just 5 feet tall, I knew navigating academe would be difficult. I immigrated to the United States when I was four years old with my parents and four siblings. Although my parents lacked formal education and had very limited English skills, they knew they had to apply to legalize our status through the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.January 11, 2019Page 1 of 1
