Cecilia Márquez

@profceciliam.bsky.social

Historian @DukeU & author of "Making the Latino South" (UNC Press) Currently writing about the history of Latino conservatives More on www.ceciliamarquez.org

I couldn't be more excited to be an @acls1919.bsky.social fellow this year! I'm even more honored to be announced alongside such brilliant scholars and cohort members. 🥰 You can catch me next year reading and writing about Latinos and far-right politics so come say hi if you are too!

American Council of Learned Societies@acls1919.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2026 ACLS Fellowships. This year, the program will award more than $3.5 million to 63 scholars in the humanities and social sciences. Learn more and meet the awardees: bit.ly/4cLE3jM

📣 Are you doing Latino Public History in your classrooms? I want to talk! 🙋‍♀️ I'm building a new class & want to talk to folks who have tried this in their classroom (succesful or not!) & how to build out shareable tools for us to all be able to do these projects in our classes. Please share widely! 💫

So I’ve had my 1st Black History Month event cancellation because of “DEI concerns,” citing a fear of frivolous suits. Funny thing is, I don’t do DEI, I’m a historian of the Black American experience. A reminder that DEI is just a dog whistle about suppressing history, if you need a reminder.

Doing historical research isn’t just an intellectual enterprise; it’s emotional and embodied. I legit almost threw up earlier this morning while researching etymology related to the year 1712. If you’re a historian and/or do archival research, how do you handle the SHOCK of revelation?

"The 432 courses that were removed from General Education range from Theories of African American Studies, Critics of Religion and American Multi-Ethnic Literature to Feminism and Globalization, the Evolution of Human Sexuality and LGBTQ History."

FSU board OKs removal of over 400 courses from general education offerings after review

“We’re living through an era of legislature-driven higher education reform,” FSU Provost Jim Clark said.

tallahassee.com

Does anyone have any good resources for first-gen students getting a PhD? Any books, podcasts, articles, social media accounts etc. that I can share with students to help demystify academia and the process would be super appreciated 💖