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Monthly Recap

Hello PLA, this week, I wanted to recap the longest month of the year, January.  Recap: Off to a fun start: I started the month and the New Year in Atlanta for the Peach Bowl. It was so electric to be in another state with so many Penn Staters. Although we lost, it...

Corporate Erin

Hi everyone! I hope you all are having a great first two weeks. This week, I am following up on a previous post I made and continue to discuss my thoughts on online trends. Recently, I recorded a video blog discussing creating heartfelt connections in the workplace. I...

R.E.P.O.R.T.

This week, I decided to take on the new PLA Blog trend and do a R.E.P.O.R.T. (I think I am late to the party, but at this point in the semester, I don’t have great ideas). Reading: Myself. As I finish my graduate school applications, write my thesis, and do...

The Art of Influencing

No, this blog is not about that leadership book on influencing. Instead, I’d like to unpack my current thoughts on the job of an “influencer.” As many of you may know, every platform, from Instagram to TikTok, is dominated by...

Open AI in Higher Education

This week, I attended the Board of Trustees Committee on Academic Affairs, Research, and Student Life. I attended in my capacity at UPUA. However, this meeting was open to the public. This week, I’d like to share some of the key takeaways from the session and...

NYC Recap ;)

In just a few days, I experienced a delightful blend of culture, entertainment, and education that left an indelible mark on my college experience. My favorite part was our visit to the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where we were transported back in time through the...

Research questions emerging in daily life

This week, I was conversing with a friend of Latinx descent, and we were talking about the mindset of our family business acumen, mostly about how we seek to give back to our communities by providing them with information on how to build businesses or have upward...

All about my first APSA

Hello, my fellow PLA’ers! The first few backs have been great. My most recent highlight has been this past weekend when I was in LA for the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. I was invited to present my research in a poster format, which I...

Returning to North Carolina …

I was recently accepted into the American Political Science Association Buchne Summer Institute in partnership with Duke University. This summer, I will spend over a month in Durham, North Carolina. Most people don’t know that I lived in Cary, North Carolina,...