Tell us about the Latinx Mental Health Symposium. How did it come to fruition? Who all was involved?
The Latinx Mental Health Symposium was a groundbreaking event designed to address the unique mental health challenges faced by Latinx/e students at UC Berkeley. This initiative reflected a holistic approach to mental, psychological, spiritual, educational, and cultural wellness, underscoring the inseparability of mental health and academic success.
The Inaugural Latinx Mental Health Symposium was dreamt up by a diverse and...
Director of Thriving, Latinx Thriving Initiatives (LTI)
Liliana Iglesias (she/her/ella) proudly identifies herself as the daughter of immigrant parents from Zacatecas and Jalisco, Mexico. Raised in Carson, CA, she graduated from Berkeley as a first-generation college student.
Commencing her professional journey at Berkeley nine years ago within the Undocumented Student Program as an Academic Counselor, Liliana has remained dedicated to supporting students using a multicultural, social justice-oriented, student-centered, and strengths-based lens. Her commitment extends to...
Professor, Latinx Thriving Initiatives Faculty Director
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Gina Ann Garcia, PhD is a professor in the UC Berkeley School of Education. Her research centers on issues of equity and justice in higher education with an emphasis on understanding how Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) embrace and enact an organizational identity for serving minoritized populations. She explores the experiences of administrators, faculty, and staff at HSIs and the outcomes of students attending these institutions. As an equity-minded scholar, she tends to the ways that race and...
