Introducing Mintzi Martinez-Rivera: Our New Latinx Faculty
By Irma J. Zamora Fuerte, OhD Candidate, English Irma Zamora: How are you building community? Where’s that intersection between community and your work as a new faculty member? Mintzi Martinez-Rivera: My process is to arrive in a new place and…
Letter to Vice President Harris
Dear Vice President Harris and Second Gentleman Emhoff, I wish you continued impetus and courage in 2023. I am a first-generation college student and the first in my family to pursue a degree of any kind. I am in my…
Reflections on Naval Observatory Visit
Caleb Gonzalez, PhD Candidate, English Irma J. Zamora Fuerte, PhD Candidate, English Caleb Gonzalez: The event was an opportunity for me to reflect on the women in…
La Cumbia Colombiana versus La Cumbia Norteña
Una comparación entre “Cumbia cienaguera” y “Tan Bella y Tan Presumida” by Jaylene Canales, Undergraduate, Spanish Desde niña siempre me ha gustado la cumbia, mi familia siempre la tocaba y cuando la escuchaba me daban ganas de cantar y bailar….
Featuring José Méndez-Andino: A Puerto Rican Ohio State Graduate Alumnus
Dr. José Méndez-Andino is an Ohio State University alumnus who loves science, bikes, and music. He has a background in Industrial Chemistry (University of Puerto Rico), synthetic organic chemistry (OSU), post-doctoral studies at UPenn, and a master’s in Applied Anthropology…