Transfer Nation Talks
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Transfer Nation Talks
Bridging a Pathway for Marginalized Transfer Communities w/ Alex Torrez
In this episode, Alexandra Torrez details her personal transfer journey and how she discovered the value of community college and shares how she found community and resources through recruitment and retention programs for minoritized students at UC Berkeley.
Alexandra Torrez is currently a Bridge to the Doctorate Fellow at the University of Virginia. After transferring from Las Positas College, she graduated magna cum laude from the University of California-Berkeley in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a focus in International Relations and Comparative Politics. At Berkeley, she served as the Transfer Director Chair for the Mixed at Berkeley Recruitment and Retention Center, which is a part of the bridges Multicultural Research Center. Alex is also the founder and director of Traditionally Untraditional, an organization dedicated to providing resources and opportunities to neo-traditional and transfer students.
Connect with Alex on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram!
Resources Mentioned
- Learn more about bridges MRC and check them out on their social media:
- Learn more about Mixed at Berkeley Recruitment and Retention Center (MRRC) on their website and check them out on their Instagram
- Explore Traditionally Untraditional
- For students interested in international relations and intersecting careers, find support programs at Global CC Transfers
Communities Within the Transfer Community: This episode is part of a TNTalks series focused on acknowledging the diversity within the transfer experience and spotlighting student identities through an intersectional lens.
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Show Credits
Host | Dr. Heather Adams
Guest | Alexandra Torrez
Producers | Sam Kaplan, Brandon Rodríguez
Sound Editing | Abraham Urias
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