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Cynthia Estrada is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI). As a first-generation college graduate and Latina, Cynthia brings a unique and critical perspective to her work, centering race and racism in her research to address higher education access and equity issues for minoritized student populations. She is also a faculty affiliate for the CCHALES research collective, where she conducts work on racial and gender equity for Communities of Color within the community college system.