Yup. Being a brown girl in academia is a daily exercise of overthrowing the system. Let’s dive in. Welcome to my blog: Vive La Resistencia (translation: The Resistance Lives!). My name is Lorena or Dr. Aceves-Koscinski (still getting use to the whole doctor thing). I am a first generation Latina (Mexican) scholar. I grew up in Arizona and completed my undergrad at the University of Arizona. From there, I moved across the country to Penn State to pursue my PhD in human development and family studies. I recently finished this whole PhD thing and will be starting a career outside of academia as a AAAS/SRCD Federal Policy Fellow (one of the many stories I will share on this blog and is why I am coined "a resistor"). I have decided now that I am officially Dr. Aceves-Koscinski to openly and unapologetically share the good, the bad, the horrors, and the awesomeness that I experienced while completing my PhD. With this blog, I hope to reclaim my own power, but also empower other fellow BIPOC students pursuing their PhDs by sharing my personal narrative. Through my stories, I want you to know that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I want you to know that you are not the only one feeling the way you are feeling or believing that the crazy things you are experiencing in grad school are only happening to you. As students of colors, we must share our narratives to empower each other and join forces to improve the system for those to come in the future. I will share ALL THE STORIES, starting with where it all began 5 years ago. I want to show you all that we all have our struggles AND THAT THEY ARE VALID. Our struggles may not look exactly the same, but I hope that by sharing my struggles some of you can find solace in that we all face obstacles, but that we can be resilient and persevere. In the future, I also hope to invite guest bloggers that can share their own stories to add to this collective of "open-minded" individuals that are resisting and destroying barriers to better themselves and the system. I also want all of you to feel welcomed to connect with me, ask questions, seek advice, or a recommend a topic you would like to hear more about it. I care about you and your success. I am here to be your biggest hype woman. Lastly, please DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT:
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November 2022
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