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Love in the Time of the Coronavirus

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | March 23, 2020 The world is in a panic and chaos brews in the media and in the communities where we live. H Read more

“Spirit-Murdering in Academia”

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | February 26, 2020
Let me be clear. There is a long history of the ideas by women of color scholars being co-opted [...] Read more

Academia in 20/20 Vision

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | January 27, 2020
How we hold ourselves in academia contributes to our own character development as scholar-pract [...] Read more

There Are No Safe Spaces

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | December 2, 2019
Conferences are about reunions with colleagues and friends, presentations on the next innovativ [...] Read more

Can I Meet With You? Yet, Never Give You Credit for Your Labor

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | October 16, 2019
A couple months ago a woman of color colleague posted a pro tip on social media stating that if [...] Read more

Dear Academia. . .

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | September 16, 2019
This is year-two on tenure track. I am already behind in meeting writing goals, lesson plans fo [...] Read more

Words That Wound

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | August 19, 2019
Unfortunately, today, as seen in the past, hate speech is materializing into emotional and phys [...] Read more

‘We Didn’t Cross The Border, The Border Crossed Us:’ The Importance Of Ethnic Studies

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | July 16, 2019
I once heard a story about a man that needed to go North from Mexico to the United States in th [...] Read more

Tearing at my Heart: The First Year on Tenure Track

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | July 1, 2019
I reached for the tissue box and it was empty. The tears trickled down my face at a faster pace [...] Read more

‘I Just Said That!’

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | April 15, 2019
Have you ever had that moment when you were in a meeting and proposed an idea for consideration [...] Read more

Publish or Perish: How to Rid Yourself of Fear

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | February 18, 2019
Recently, my colleague Dr. Raquel Wright-Mair at the University of Northern Colorado virtually [...] Read more

‘But You’re Not a Real Doctor!’

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | January 17, 2019
Once while traveling to a conference, I used my credit card to check-in to use my frequent flye [...] Read more

‘Please Call Me Dr.’

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | December 20, 2018
For the past three years I have had students who were “offended” or “insulted” because [...] Read more

Celebrating #NastyWomen of Color

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | November 12, 2018
I walked a mile from campus to a church where my local polling place to vote was, like many Uni [...] Read more

On Leaving Home

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | October 16, 2018
My mother consistently asks, “When are you coming home?” which is usually followed by, “D [...] Read more

Diversity in Graduate Education: Looking at — and Beyond — Admissions

Does Testing Serve a Purpose in Holistic Application Review?

Supporting Noncognitive Factors: Connecting Students with Resources, from Theory to Practice