Valentina Gonzalez Rostani
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Valentina Gonzalez Rostani
@gonzalezrostani.bsky.social
Incoming Assistant Prof at USC POIR & postdoc at Princeton University . Phd in Political Science (Pitt). De Las Piedras, estudié y fui docente @FCEA_Udelar 🇺🇾 El Otro es una oportunidad

https://gonzalez-rostani.com/
We hope this piece offers a blueprint and a call to action—along with a reason to stay optimistic.

🙌🏾 Grateful to my brilliant co-authors (Mariely, Fernando, Tania, Chie and Mayra) and the students who make this work meaningful. Let’s keep building.

🔗Open access: cup.org/4ibfZqa
Engaging Diversity: An Inclusive Approach to Undergraduate Mentorship in Mobilization and Political Economy | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
Engaging Diversity: An Inclusive Approach to Undergraduate Mentorship in Mobilization and Political Economy
cup.org
April 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We argue that now is the time to:
📣 Fight for the sustainability of inclusive pipelines
🤝collaborate across institutions
⚙️design support structures that don’t depend solely on precarious federal funding
We must be intentional—and political—about who gets to be in the room.
April 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This article is more than an overview—it's a response to a political moment. With DEI efforts facing political backlash, including state-level bans and uncertainty around inclusive funding, programs like MPE are increasingly difficult to sustain yet more essential than ever.
April 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We built this program around
✅ rigorous research methods training (quant & qual)
✅multilayered mentoring: faculty/grad students/peers
✅community-building practices that sustain long-term support
✅accessibility: recruitment -no rec letters + targeted outreach to MSIs & non-R1s
April 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In this piece, we reflect on the development and impact of the Mobilization and Political Economy (MPE) Summer Program—a residential, fully funded graduate pipeline initiative designed to support underrepresented undergrad students in social sciences.
April 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM