EPISODE · Mar 3, 2020 · 1H

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from Latinx Intelligentsia · host La Profesora, Dra. Michelle Espino Lira

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).

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