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No Justice, No Peace: How to Come to Terms with Your Own Anti-Blackness

by Claudia García-Louis & Nichole Margarita Garcia | June 11, 2020 Handcuffed, forcefully pinned down on the asphalt, backed by the heavy weight of a body, knee p Read more

With the Fire on High: The Writing Process in COVID-19

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | May 2, 2020
For me to be productive as a woman of color in academia, my writing needs to be driven by a con [...] Read more

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

‘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

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

The PhD She Never Knew

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | February 11, 2018
My first memories revolved around looking at my grandmother’s hands. They were calloused, wri [...] Read more

Live Panel Discussion Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Recorded on October 22, 2020

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

Live Panel Discussion
Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?