Lilia M. Cortina

Lilia Cortina

@liliacortina.bsky.social

From day one, Trump’s policies have been a train wreck—especially for rural and remote communities, all with a big thumbs-up from their Republican reps. In my latest op-ed, I break down the impact here in Michigan: www.freep.com/story/opinio...

Michigan agriculture struggles as Trump drives away migrant labor | Opinion

Trump’s Medicaid cuts, farmworker deportations and media defunding hit rural Michigan hardest — leaving hospitals, crops and communities at risk.

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by Lilia M. Cortina

Lilia Cortina

@liliacortina.bsky.social

Delighted to share my latest journal article, on rolling back rudeness in the faculty workplace. Full text available here: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

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Lena Kauffman

@lena-kauffman.bsky.social

We closed the schools with no real plan for how to deal with the repercussions. Just magical thinking that online learning would be as good as in-person teachers.

“Michigan 44th in 4th-grade reading, among bottom 10 for COVID learning loss, report finds”

www.mlive.com/news/2025/05...

Michigan 44th in 4th-grade reading, among bottom 10 for COVID learning loss, report finds

This Detroit-based nonprofit utilized its 2025 state of education report to call for better school funding and transparency systems from lawmakers.

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by Lilia M. Cortina

Lilia Cortina

@liliacortina.bsky.social

My latest piece in the Detroit Free Press, taking on myths and misconceptions about DEI 👇
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DEI isn't about hiring quotas. It's about opportunity. | Opinion

Detractors reduce DEI to racist rhetoric and bureaucratic bloat. The vision they invoke is an unkind caricature. A distortion. A fiction.

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