Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her)

Professor/Dept Chair of Women's Studies, mom, spouse of a teacher, UTSA grad. I write about higher ed, faculty diversity & equity, motherhood & student parents.

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

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 https://t.co/1ZuTG9pt0r

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

@notcapnamerica Too real, Chris. Too real.

[California EPFP @EPFP_CA]

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: https://t.co/73B9072a3I #highered #policy

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

@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.

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

@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!

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

Incredible achievement!!!

[Fresno State T&F/XC @FresnoStateTFXC]

𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡🏆

Cierra Jackson is the women’s discus national champion with a new meet record throw‼️

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

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

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

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.

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

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

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

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

[LeVar Burton @levarburton]

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

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

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.”

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

Awful.

[ABC30 Fresno @ABC30]

Nearly 4,000 campsites across 18 federally funded national forests are in jeopardy of closing this summer. https://t.co/glvx7KuJTL https://t.co/glvx7KuJTL

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

@cristela9 🎤 you dropped this, queen

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

@notcapnamerica Me when I buy anything from Williams Sonoma.

[Olivia Julianna 🇺🇸🦅🗳️ @0liviajulianna]

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 | Fan Updates @updatesaoc]

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

[Jim Boren @jboren4507]

How Oakland Unified is helping immigrant students fill education gaps. https://t.co/ppUkH8lwL8

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

@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 😅

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

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

[Larissa Mercado-López, PhD (she/her) @LMercadoLopez]

If only it worked like this in higher ed 😅

[Pascio @IAmPascio]

The greatest lesson can be found in coffee.