Faculty Chats

Spring 2025 Schedule

The Latino Cultural Center invites all Purdue University graduate students to Faculty Chats. Faculty Chats creates a setting where faculty members reflect on their academic journeys, particularly from a Latinx perspective. The conversation focuses on how Latinx scholars navigate academia, what strategies they use to achieve their professional goals, and how identity shapes their experiences. These discussions are essential for offering graduate students guidance, inspiration, and practical advice as they move forward in their own careers.

All Faculty Chats will take place on specified Mondays at the Latino Cultural Center at 426 Waldron Street from 5PM-6PM, and dinner is provided.

 

Navigating Latinx Identity in Academia & Career Planning with Dr. Alfred J. López

Carina Olaru

February 24 | 5PM-6PM | Latino Cultural Center

Facilitated by Dr. Alfred J. López

Professor and Department Head

Department of English

Register Here

Strategies for Professional Success with Dr. Pedro Bassoe

Carina Olaru

March 31 | 5PM-6PM | Latino Cultural Center

Facilitated by Dr. Pedro Bassoe

Assistant Professor | Comparative Literature

School of Languages and Cultures

Registration Link: tinyurl.com/Pedro-Bassoe

Diversity and Inclusion in Academia with Dr. Luis Dos Santos

Carina Olaru

April 21st | 5PM-6PM| Latino Cultural Center

Facilitated by Dr. Luis Dos Santos, DVM, PhD

Assistant Professor | Cardiology

Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Registration Link: tinyurl.com/Luis-Dos-Santos