Activism in Graduate School: Our communities can’t wait for the degrees

March 19, 2017June 8, 2017 ~ Irene Sanchez ~ 1 Comment

During my first week in a new state, my advisor invited me to a meeting where policy makers would be sitting in the room. She told me I didn’t have to go, because techincally I didn’t start working for her until the quarter would begin a month later, but I decided what else was I … Continue reading Activism in Graduate School: Our communities can’t wait for the degrees

Introduction

March 19, 2017September 6, 2020 ~ Irene Sanchez ~ 1 Comment

Hello, after a year recovering from completing my Ph.D., I decided to come back to and update this blog on a whole new site. I had started it before I finished my Ph.D. and it became overwhelming trying to finish a dissertation as a single mama who navigated her way through academia from being a community … Continue reading Introduction