Gina Ann Garcia
@ginaanngarcia.bsky.social
Scholar. Author. Podcaster. Mother.
Higher Education & Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).
www.ginaanngarcia.com
Higher Education & Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).
www.ginaanngarcia.com
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NEW: We're urging an appeals court to re-consider a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's attempt to deploy National Guard troops in Portland, Oregon.
The military should not be policing civilians.
The military should not be policing civilians.
October 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: We're urging an appeals court to re-consider a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's attempt to deploy National Guard troops in Portland, Oregon.
The military should not be policing civilians.
The military should not be policing civilians.
New blog post: Moving from enrollment-based HSIs to mission-based HSIs.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
New blog post: Moving from enrollment-based HSIs to mission-based HSIs.
www.ginaanngarcia.com/post/moving-...
www.ginaanngarcia.com/post/moving-...
I’m so honored to be part of the inaugural cohort of ASHE Fellows. 🥹
Congratulations @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Professor @ginaanngarcia.bsky.social! Elected an inaugural fellow of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. She and other fellows are setting the standard — recognized for integrity, advancement of knowledge, mentoring, and service.
October 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I’m so honored to be part of the inaugural cohort of ASHE Fellows. 🥹
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I just sent an email to the office of UT President James Davis. See office email address in pic.
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I just sent an email to the office of UT President James Davis. See office email address in pic.
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Statement on LAPD targeting our reporter @shoton35mm.bsky.social 🧵
Video by @filmthepolicela.bsky.social
Video by @filmthepolicela.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Statement on LAPD targeting our reporter @shoton35mm.bsky.social 🧵
Video by @filmthepolicela.bsky.social
Video by @filmthepolicela.bsky.social
Facts!!!
The USA is so cooked.
September 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Facts!!!
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Has anyone noticed that the Democrat leaders/politicians etc. are out there condemning the shooting of Charlie Kirk, yet we didn’t hear a peep out of ANY of the GOP MAGA CHUDs when Melissa and John Hortman (and their dog) were assassinated.
September 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Has anyone noticed that the Democrat leaders/politicians etc. are out there condemning the shooting of Charlie Kirk, yet we didn’t hear a peep out of ANY of the GOP MAGA CHUDs when Melissa and John Hortman (and their dog) were assassinated.
Happy HSI Week 2025 to everyone except Tennessee and Student for Fair Admissions! 🎉
September 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Happy HSI Week 2025 to everyone except Tennessee and Student for Fair Admissions! 🎉
Decolonizing higher education may seem metaphorical, or even impossible to do, but purepecha scholar Lorena González gives us some substantial ways for this to happen. @quepasahsis.bsky.social
" Staying silent only serves to enable and to be complicit with the continued institutional practices" - Lorena González @xingona516
Listen to Decolonizing HSIs from the #QPHservingness Critical Perspectives on HSIs
playlist.
Episode Link:
www.ginaanngarcia.com/podcast/epis...
Listen to Decolonizing HSIs from the #QPHservingness Critical Perspectives on HSIs
playlist.
Episode Link:
www.ginaanngarcia.com/podcast/epis...
September 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Decolonizing higher education may seem metaphorical, or even impossible to do, but purepecha scholar Lorena González gives us some substantial ways for this to happen. @quepasahsis.bsky.social
Our first episode, season 1, episode 1 with the brilliant Dr. Stephanie Aguilar-Smith. The playlist on the interplay between policy and servingness is a good one. Follow along @quepasahsis.bsky.social
The second episode from the Interplay of Policy & Servingness #QPHservingness playlist is Federal HSI Policies & Servingness with Dra. Stephanie Aguilar-Smith
Episode link:
www.ginaanngarcia.com/podcast/epis...
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Episode link:
www.ginaanngarcia.com/podcast/epis...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
YouTube: youtu.be/BHGy8-o33ds?...
September 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Our first episode, season 1, episode 1 with the brilliant Dr. Stephanie Aguilar-Smith. The playlist on the interplay between policy and servingness is a good one. Follow along @quepasahsis.bsky.social
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‘Classes and student services would be reduced, patients would be turned away, tens of thousands of jobs would be lost, and we would see UC’s world-renowned researchers leaving our state for other more seemingly stable opportunities in the US or abroad,’ UC President James Milliken
University of California would need $5B if it lost federal funding, leader says
The public university system’s president warned of a “distinct possibility” that the Trump administration would take further action against it.
www.highereddive.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
‘Classes and student services would be reduced, patients would be turned away, tens of thousands of jobs would be lost, and we would see UC’s world-renowned researchers leaving our state for other more seemingly stable opportunities in the US or abroad,’ UC President James Milliken
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DAILY MEMO: Another Death and A New Prison as ICE Continues its Unhinged Assaults From Inglewood to San Bernardino
@eltragon.bsky.social
@eltragon.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
DAILY MEMO: Another Death and A New Prison as ICE Continues its Unhinged Assaults From Inglewood to San Bernardino
@eltragon.bsky.social
@eltragon.bsky.social
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President Trump has ended collective bargaining rights for more than one million federal workers. Unions have sued to block the move, but agencies are terminating contracts as litigation continues.
How Trump is decimating federal employee unions one step at a time
President Trump has ended collective bargaining rights for more than one million federal workers. Unions have sued to block the move, but agencies are terminating contracts as litigation continues.
n.pr
September 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
President Trump has ended collective bargaining rights for more than one million federal workers. Unions have sued to block the move, but agencies are terminating contracts as litigation continues.
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As we celebrate Labor Day, President Trump is rolling back the rights of federal workers to organize unions and collectively bargain.
Eliminating these protections is a violation of workers' free speech rights.
Eliminating these protections is a violation of workers' free speech rights.
Trump Moves to Strip More Federal Workers of Union Protections (Gift Article)
The pre-Labor Day order included NASA, the National Weather Service and the agency that oversees Voice of America.
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
As we celebrate Labor Day, President Trump is rolling back the rights of federal workers to organize unions and collectively bargain.
Eliminating these protections is a violation of workers' free speech rights.
Eliminating these protections is a violation of workers' free speech rights.
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I just signed the Election Rigging Response Act to put Proposition 50 up for a vote on November 4th.
The people of California will have the power to push back against Texas and any other state that obeys Donald Trump's demand to rig the next election.
The people of California will have the power to push back against Texas and any other state that obeys Donald Trump's demand to rig the next election.
August 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I just signed the Election Rigging Response Act to put Proposition 50 up for a vote on November 4th.
The people of California will have the power to push back against Texas and any other state that obeys Donald Trump's demand to rig the next election.
The people of California will have the power to push back against Texas and any other state that obeys Donald Trump's demand to rig the next election.
“MSIs are part of the civil rights movement; they are a movement to address past historical harms towards people of color,” Garcia said.
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An Uncertain Future for HSIs
Advocates for Hispanic-serving institutions are worried about the federal program after the Department of Justice refused to defend it in court.
www.insidehighered.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“MSIs are part of the civil rights movement; they are a movement to address past historical harms towards people of color,” Garcia said.
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Agreed! 💯💯💯
Journal editors: Please desk reject papers that are obviously not going to be published
I know the peer-review process can generate helpful feedback for grad students. Of course, I'll give that feedback in a kind and constructive way.
But that should have been your job, dear editor!
I know the peer-review process can generate helpful feedback for grad students. Of course, I'll give that feedback in a kind and constructive way.
But that should have been your job, dear editor!
August 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Agreed! 💯💯💯
Sharing my thoughts on the TN lawsuit claiming HSIs are discriminatory. Read and share!
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August 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Sharing my thoughts on the TN lawsuit claiming HSIs are discriminatory. Read and share!
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What's on your summer reading list? ☀️📚
The Transforming HSIs for Equity and Justice: A Practitioner’s Workbook is designed to advance HSI efforts on your campus. Co-created by Dr. Gina Ann Garcia and Ann Endris, this workbook provides the tools needed to move from designation to transformation.
The Transforming HSIs for Equity and Justice: A Practitioner’s Workbook is designed to advance HSI efforts on your campus. Co-created by Dr. Gina Ann Garcia and Ann Endris, this workbook provides the tools needed to move from designation to transformation.
June 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What's on your summer reading list? ☀️📚
The Transforming HSIs for Equity and Justice: A Practitioner’s Workbook is designed to advance HSI efforts on your campus. Co-created by Dr. Gina Ann Garcia and Ann Endris, this workbook provides the tools needed to move from designation to transformation.
The Transforming HSIs for Equity and Justice: A Practitioner’s Workbook is designed to advance HSI efforts on your campus. Co-created by Dr. Gina Ann Garcia and Ann Endris, this workbook provides the tools needed to move from designation to transformation.
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Looking to build capacity for equity and justice on your campus?
Book Dr. Gina Ann Garcia, a leading scholar on HSIs, for keynotes, workshops, strategic planning retreats, and equity-centered leadership development.
Learn more and book your session:
🔗 ginaanngarcia.com/keynotes-and-training
Book Dr. Gina Ann Garcia, a leading scholar on HSIs, for keynotes, workshops, strategic planning retreats, and equity-centered leadership development.
Learn more and book your session:
🔗 ginaanngarcia.com/keynotes-and-training
June 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Looking to build capacity for equity and justice on your campus?
Book Dr. Gina Ann Garcia, a leading scholar on HSIs, for keynotes, workshops, strategic planning retreats, and equity-centered leadership development.
Learn more and book your session:
🔗 ginaanngarcia.com/keynotes-and-training
Book Dr. Gina Ann Garcia, a leading scholar on HSIs, for keynotes, workshops, strategic planning retreats, and equity-centered leadership development.
Learn more and book your session:
🔗 ginaanngarcia.com/keynotes-and-training
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What makes an HSI truly Latine-serving?
In Transforming HSIs for Equity & Justice, Dr. Gina Garcia offers a framework for confronting racism in higher ed & building institutions rooted in equity, justice & liberation.
Check out the book at www.ginaanngarcia.com/books
#HSIs #Servingness #Equity
In Transforming HSIs for Equity & Justice, Dr. Gina Garcia offers a framework for confronting racism in higher ed & building institutions rooted in equity, justice & liberation.
Check out the book at www.ginaanngarcia.com/books
#HSIs #Servingness #Equity
June 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
What makes an HSI truly Latine-serving?
In Transforming HSIs for Equity & Justice, Dr. Gina Garcia offers a framework for confronting racism in higher ed & building institutions rooted in equity, justice & liberation.
Check out the book at www.ginaanngarcia.com/books
#HSIs #Servingness #Equity
In Transforming HSIs for Equity & Justice, Dr. Gina Garcia offers a framework for confronting racism in higher ed & building institutions rooted in equity, justice & liberation.
Check out the book at www.ginaanngarcia.com/books
#HSIs #Servingness #Equity
Every week of the summer we are releasing a playlist. This will help you catch up on episodes of @quepasahsis.bsky.social bu themes. Tune in 🎙️
🔥 New week, new playlist!
Managing Multiple Designations
🎧 Navigating AANAPISI & HSI Dual Designation with Mike Hoa Nguyen
www.ginaanngarcia.com/podcast/epis...
Managing Multiple Designations
🎧 Navigating AANAPISI & HSI Dual Designation with Mike Hoa Nguyen
www.ginaanngarcia.com/podcast/epis...
![Managing Multiple Designations
Navigating AANAPISI & HSI Dual Designation with Mike Hoa Nguyen
Historically Black [emerging] HSIs with Stacey Speller, Dwuana Bradley, Gina Tillis, and Natalie Muñoz
Solidarity Across Multiple MSI Designations with Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hdsircztahmety375m5r6dvy/bafkreidpez45ekpknh46cruxv7zmdahtmt7cobj262dd7hfl2zr23jlgyu@jpeg)
July 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Every week of the summer we are releasing a playlist. This will help you catch up on episodes of @quepasahsis.bsky.social bu themes. Tune in 🎙️
During the same round of questioning, [UC Berkeley Chancellor] Lyons added that he believed that the increase in antisemitic incidents could be attributed to the war in Gaza, but also said that “if somebody is expressing pro-Palestinian beliefs, that’s not necessarily antisemitic.”
UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons said the university can do more to combat antisemitism, though he also defended the campus against some Republican attacks.
UC Berkeley chancellor tells Congress of commitment to protect Jewish students, but defends free speech
Chancellor Rich Lyons joined the leaders of Georgetown University and The City University of New York for the latest congressional hearing on antisemitism on college campuses.
edsource.org
July 16, 2025 at 3:58 AM
During the same round of questioning, [UC Berkeley Chancellor] Lyons added that he believed that the increase in antisemitic incidents could be attributed to the war in Gaza, but also said that “if somebody is expressing pro-Palestinian beliefs, that’s not necessarily antisemitic.”
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What is One Million Rising?
It's a national effort to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation to build people power.
#OneMillionRising #Indivisible #PeoplePower
www.mobilize.us/nokings/eve...
It's a national effort to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation to build people power.
#OneMillionRising #Indivisible #PeoplePower
www.mobilize.us/nokings/eve...
One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and full-scale attacks on our democracy. We don’t have
www.mobilize.us
July 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
What is One Million Rising?
It's a national effort to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation to build people power.
#OneMillionRising #Indivisible #PeoplePower
www.mobilize.us/nokings/eve...
It's a national effort to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation to build people power.
#OneMillionRising #Indivisible #PeoplePower
www.mobilize.us/nokings/eve...