7.9 Mentoring Graduate Students and Faculty with Magdalena Barrera
- Author
- Magdalena Barrera, Meg Palladino, Mary Churchill, Lisa Ijiri
- Published
- Thu 11 May 2023
- Episode Link
- https://the-view-from-venus.simplecast.com/episodes/79-mentoring-graduate-students-with-magdalena-barrera-vOzmLrbG
Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- Magdalena's new co-authored book, The Latinx Guide to Graduate School.
- Her motivation for writing the book, informed by her own experiences in graduate school.
- The retention and mentoring of Latinx and other historically underserved faculty and students in higher education.
- Magdalena's role as Vice Provost for Faculty Success at San Jose State University and the story of her career journey.
- Putting research into practice in administration.
- Magdalena's research on representations of Mexican Americans in early twentieth century American cultural production.
- Her article about Jennifer Lopez and its reception.
Resources Discussed in this Episode:
- Magdalena at San Jose State University
- The Latinx Guide to Graduate School (co-authored with Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales)
- “I Love How We Developed a Community Already”: A Graduate Student Orientation Model for Minority-Serving Programs and Institutions
- Hottentot 2000: Jennifer Lopez and Her Butt
Music Credits: Magic by Six Umbrellas
Sound Engineer: Ernesto Valencia
