Biography

Heidi (she/her(s)/ella) is a first-generation college student currently pursuing her master’s degree in Student Affairs Administration, a program housed within the College of Education. Her interest in pursuing a career in the field of student affairs stems from her own experiences in higher education as a first-generation student, the daughter of Guatemalan refugees, and an intersectional feminist.



She is pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Chicano/Latino Studies to continue examining topics related to higher education and student affairs she explored in her undergraduate studies in political science and Latino and Latin American studies at the University of Connecticut. Specifically, Heidi aims to explore the commitment of U.S. higher education institutions to, and influence on, local, national, and international Latin American and diasporic communities, and use of critical student affairs praxis with Latine students.

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