<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Shine, Profe!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering Latinx/e Scholars Together]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:12:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.shineprofe.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 55: 148 Hours While the World is Burning]]></title><description><![CDATA[La Profesora shares the unseen process behind publishing academic work as a Latina scholar, reflecting on writing, mentoring, and setbacks.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-55-148-hours-while-the-world-is-burning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335cf101ab9175ce7c653</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 54: Save EDAD!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spotlight on a budget proposal threatening to eliminate the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-54-save-edad</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335cf101ab9175ce7c658</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 53: Ya Basta!]]></title><description><![CDATA[La Profesora discusses urgent challenges facing Latinx/e and marginalized communities, including Palestine and the dismantling of DEI initiatives.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-53-ya-basta</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335cf101ab9175ce7c654</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 52: La Profesora's Sidenote on Higher Ed/Student Affairs Doctoral Admissions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practical tips for making informed decisions about the doctoral journey to and through Higher Education &#38; Student Affairs programs.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-52-la-profesora-s-sidenote-on-higher-ed-student-affairs-doctoral-admissions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335cf101ab9175ce7c656</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 51: In Memoriam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dedicated to Mrs. Ramona Espino, this episode reflects on what it means to live in, through, and around grief.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-51-in-memoriam</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335d0101ab9175ce7c659</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonus Replay: Dra. Melissa Abeyta]]></title><description><![CDATA[La Profesora gives flowers to Dra. Melissa Abeyta, host of the Scholar Homies Podcast, discussing her transition to UT Rio Grande Valley.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/bonus-replay-dra-melissa-abeyta</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335cf101ab9175ce7c655</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 50: Celebrating the 50th Episode!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Season 7 kicks off celebrating 50 episodes with special guest host future Dra. Nancy Camarillo, reflecting on the podcast's journey.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-50-celebrating-the-50th-episode</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335cf101ab9175ce7c652</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Replay: Back in the Day - Dra. Gina Garcia]]></title><description><![CDATA[La Profesora returns after a break, giving flowers to Dra. Gina Garcia, revisiting Episode 10: Beyond the HSI Designation.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/replay-back-in-the-day-dra-gina-garcia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335cf101ab9175ce7c657</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 49: To Pivot and Thrive]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tribute to student affairs practitioners who pivoted to support students at the start of COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-49-to-pivot-and-thrive</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335af5d7bc426a54a0e00</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 48: Paying It Forward: Y Tu También College Access Program]]></title><description><![CDATA[An episode dedicated to victims of gun violence, honoring communities in Buffalo, Santa Ana, and Uvalde.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-48-paying-it-forward-y-tu-tambi%C3%A9n-college-access-program</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335af5d7bc426a54a0e05</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 47: A Shared Sacred Space: The Central American &#38; Isthmian Writers Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[La Profesora talks with Eileen Galvez, Samantha Erskine, Bri Rodriguez, and Jessica Hoppe about a shared sacred space for Central American and Isthmian writers.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-47-a-shared-sacred-space-the-central-american-isthmian-writers-group</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335af5d7bc426a54a0dfe</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonus: The Nominee]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bonus episode capturing moments before, during, and after election day in the Texas primaries, following John Lira's congressional campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/bonus-the-nominee</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335af5d7bc426a54a0e07</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 46: Materializing Worlds that Don't Exist Yet for Queer Latinx People]]></title><description><![CDATA[La Profesora talks with newly-minted Dr. Roberto Orozco about the connection between Jotería Studies and Chicana Feminism.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-46-materializing-worlds-that-don-t-exist-yet-for-queer-latinx-people</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335af5d7bc426a54a0e02</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 45: Poetry Uncovers Wounds We Thought Had Already Healed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Poet-in-Residence, future Dr. Gabriel Pulido, shares his journey with spoken word and slam poetry.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-45-poetry-uncovers-wounds-we-thought-had-already-healed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335af5d7bc426a54a0e03</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 44: A Model of Possibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[La Profesora talks with Dra. 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Melissa Abeyta discusses encouraging institutions of higher education to pay attention to system-impacted students already on campus.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-41-they-re-already-here-formerly-incarcerated-system-impacted-students</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335af5d7bc426a54a0e06</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 40: Soy Quién Soy: Formal Education After Incarceration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Future Dr. Joe Louis Hernandez shares his path from incarceration to formal education, supported by a community college drug treatment program.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-40-soy-qui%C3%A9n-soy-formal-education-after-incarceration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335af5d7bc426a54a0e08</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 39: Representing the Misrepresented: Critical Quant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critical Quantitative methodology is justice-oriented, acknowledging that national datasets don't accurately reflect historically marginalized lived experiences.]]></description><link>https://www.shineprofe.org/post/episode-39-representing-the-misrepresented-critical-quant</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7335af5d7bc426a54a0dfd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>La Profesora</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>