Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her)

My article recently hit 10k views and the feedback I have received from faculty of color is that it speaks to what they believe the university needs to do to retain them. It’s not a mystery! Please share! #highered #facultyofcolor medium.com/national-cente…

@notcapnamerica Too real, Chris. Too real.

Listen, you better make sure whatever you need to get done is right in front of you when those ADHD meds kick in. Otherwise you could end up spending 7 hours mapping which Law & Order actors have appeared in every other TV show in an Excel spreadsheet

NEW Extended Deadline to apply for our 2025-26 cohort! CA EPFP is an eight-month professional development opportunity for education leaders across K–12, higher ed, government, philanthropy, and advocacy. Learn more and apply by August 7: epfp.edinsightscenter.org/apply/ #highered #policy

@Ford We were hit by another car. Why is your dealership charging us a commission fee for a repair that will be covered by our insurance? This is after taking our money for work that was never done (per our insurance representative). So unethical.

@ABC30 I LOVE that she wants to focus on recruiting talent from the valley! As recently as just a few years ago we had an all international team. Does she offer golf lessons to faculty? 😅 Great recruit, @FSAthletics!

A new coach at Fresno State has plans for a winning program. abc30.tv/44fL6fj abc30.tv/44fL6fj

Incredible achievement!!!

This was just moments after the pitcher took a hard hit to the leg and was trying to recover.

I’m at the @UCLA vs @UTSABSB game and the staff are refusing to remove a man shouting “sh**t the (UTSA) pitcher” because he’s a veteran. This is unacceptable.

Cheering on @UTSABSB in Los Angeles! Go Runners! 💙🧡💙🧡

@notcapnamerica Wonderful!! Congratulations to your tenacious mother! 💙

My Mom had to drop out of college to take care of me and my brother. She put her nose to the grindstone and built several successful companies from scratch with just hard work and street smarts. Today she finally got her degree at the age of 58

We fought the good fight for years and I’d do it all over again because I still believe it’s the right thing to do and a cause worth fighting for. #pbs #publicbroadcasting

Pope Francis was the rare leader who made us want to be better people. In his humility and his gestures at once simple and profound – embracing the sick, ministering to the homeless, washing the feet of young prisoners – he shook us out of our complacency and reminded us that we are all bound by moral obligations to God and one another. Today, Michelle and I mourn with everyone around the world – Catholic and non-Catholic alike – who drew strength and inspiration from the Pope’s example. May we continue to heed his call to “never remain on the sidelines of this march of living hope.”

Awful.

@cristela9 🎤 you dropped this, queen

I’ve seen how some of you write and no, it’s not.

@notcapnamerica Me when I buy anything from Williams Sonoma.

Just ordered a Le Creuset dutch oven and I feel like a rich suburban white lady

Amanda Zurawski, one of the Texas women who nearly died due to the states abortion ban, has been named one of Time’s Women of the Year.

.@AOC answers a question via Instagram about how introverts can get involved and take action.

How Oakland Unified is helping immigrant students fill education gaps. edsource.org/2025/how-oakla…

@cristela9 I miss seeing giant pickles in the movie theatres the way I used to see them in TX—and not the ones in the bag! The ones they needed to use two foot tongs to fish out the pickles 😅

I see they read my Yelp review....😎

@melissa_ss14 I love this! Did you see that this book is being released on April 1?

Honoring Emma Tenayuca today as Marshall students join in pecan shelling! Together, we celebrate her legacy of activism and community. #DoHistory #EmmaTenayuca #MASinTXschools #SomosMAS

If only it worked like this in higher ed 😅