Event: I Am Alive! With Dr. Clelia O. Rodríguez

November 9, 2020

Graduate students and early career faculty are invited for an engaging and uplifting workshop with Dr. Clelia O. Rodríguez. Dr. Clelia O. Rodríguez is a woman of color and an educator, born and raised in Chalatenango, El Salvador. She is the author of Decolonizing Academia: Poverty, Oppression and Pain. In Decolonizing Academia, Rodríguez passes the torch to her Latinx offspring to use as a tool to not only survive academic spaces but also dismantle systems of oppression. Through personal anecdotes, creative non-fiction and unflinching bravery, Rodríguez reveals how people of color are ignored, erased and consumed in the name of research and tenured academic positions. Her work is a survival guide for people of color entering academia.

This program is sponsored by the Michigan State University Graduate School and the Chicano/Latino Studies program. The program will be on Friday, December 11, from 3:00-6:00 PM. Registration is required, you may register at: https://bit.ly/2HGcSe3.

For more information or questions about the program, please contact Rueda Latin@ at msuruedalatina@gmail.com