2/5 Cornell gave me funding. Walt LaFeber gave me my professional career and passion for history. When I did settle on a dissertation topic, he trusted me to explore my own interests, to merge the history of American empire and Latinx history. I’ve been on that channel ever since

3/5 His books! That crisp writing and his clear argument about U.S. landed and economic expansion that coursed through all of his work. His Inevitable Revolutions helped me understand the events that shaped my own political coming of age, the Reagan-era wars in Central America.

4/5 He was an amazing lecturer. He always started with the story of people & then explored the choices that they made; each lecture delivered for 50 minutes precisely, no note in view. He taught Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday to tamp down enrollment to a manageable 200 or so.

5/5 His very full life stood as a testimony that the most brilliant people could also be the kindest. Blessings to his family whom he loved so much. Along with Shannon Smith, Anne Foster, Beth Murphy Weithman, Sayuri Shimizu, Jim Siekmeier, & Susan Brewer, #ProudLaFeberStudent.

Thank you UC Davis Law for honoring our beloved Cruz Reynoso. Thank you @RaquelEAldana and Magda Perez, Jose Padilla and others. Thank you for sharing your stories.

So much love and respect at the gathering honoring the life and legacy of Cruz Reyoso. Just found out he was half-way though his biography before he died. Cruz Reynoso's early years alone are book-worthy!!

Great Idea: promote financial literacy to support Latinx students in STEM. Innovation at the UNM Valencia campus. #HACU2021 #ThinkBigDiversity

Ask a lawyer at #HACU2021 about fostering "dialogues across difference" in learning environments and they are chock full of good ideas. Thanks to Lorena Penaloza, Leslie Gomez and Agustin Rivera for a great session. #ThinkBigDiversity HACU WRO HACU

Wisdom from Veronica Salcido, Director of Title V grants, UNM-Valencia campus: texting messaging software will fall flat in the absence of building relations with individual students.#HACU2021, #ThinkBigDiversity,HACU WRO HACU

Attending Day2 of #HACU2021 Nextgen Assessment. I like that Brooklyn College is targeting professional development to faculty who teach courses with large performance gaps, and I am wondering how much of this UC Davis might already be doing? UC Davis Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion HACU

Attending Day2 of #HACU2021 Nextgen Assessment.I like that the University of Florida is offering competitive grants to faculty who have great ideas to advance racial equity.HACU HACU WRO #ThinkBigDiversity

Even better (says the historian) the U. of Florida is busy compiling a history of the campus, including the names that appear there.. TheUC Davis HSI Task Implementation Force launched a similar, on-going effort last spring.#ThinkBigDiversity HACU

LOVE LOVE LOVE the Lead. Create. Change Internship Model created by the Latino Cultural Center at UIChicago: community outreach & recovering community wisdom, focused on climate change, undergrads engaged in research.#HACU2021 #ThingBigDiversity HACU UC Davis Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion UC Davis

Excited to hear from Evans Akpo on "What Does it Mean to Serve Hispanic Students"! #HACU2021 UC Davis Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion HACU

Heard all about the STEM Success Academy at NJ City University where the pandemic had an unexpected benefit: faculty time spent with enrolled students increased b/c of virtual platforms! #HACU2021, #ThinkBigDiversity UC Davis UC Davis Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

To add to my reading list and playing catch up: Vincent Tinto's work on student retention. Thanks NJCU and #HACU2021 #ThinkBigDiversity HACU UC Davis Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Excellent presentation at #HACU2021 on research opportunities for community college students through collaboration with UCSB and Smithsonian. It’s getting my wheels turning on what we can do @UCDavis. #ThinkBigDiversity UC Davis Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

#HACU2021 Cultivamos Excelencia, the partnership between USCS and San Jose City college, sees 71% Cultivamos Scholars transfer in 3 years or less, 91% continuing in Good Academic Standing. Key is to engage families. #ThinkBigDiversity HACU UC Davis Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Learning a lot at #HACU2021. Still, that intermission music is one of my favorite parts of the conference! Makes me smile every time. #ThinkBigDiversity UC Davis Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion UC Davis

Today at 4:30: Thriving in Graduate School inaugural event, Mental Health Myths & Mentorship Advice, taking place at the Alumni Center's Founders Room. Proud that the Office of Academic Diversity is a co-sponsor of this important gathering.