<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hello <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">BFASA Fam!</span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Please see the message below....</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">__________</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><p>Dear BLK GSA Members,</p><p>We hope the quarter is going well for you all. We would like to invite you to our upcoming hybrid Black Graduate Student Association (BLK GSA) meeting, where we will also hold elections for the 2026–2027 academic year.</p><p>This meeting will be a space for us to reconnect, discuss upcoming plans, and continue building community together. We also encourage members interested in leadership opportunities to participate in the election process and <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2iTWVyIcgm_jD3AjdtBi34abND7BpAvUN8JeszJxVAcZG3g/viewform" target="_blank">submit nominations for available positions</a>.</p><p><strong>Meeting Information</strong><br>Date: Thursday, March 14 <br>Time: 1-4 pm<br>Location: Student Services Building 2nd Floor Conference Room <br>Virtual Option: <a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/s/96449660620?pwd=AJ36gfPve9gSPf9xcsr2yIfxme2E2K.1&jst=3#" target="_blank">https://ucr.zoom.us/s/96449660620?pwd=AJ36gfPve9gSPf9xcsr2yIfxme2E2K.1&jst=3# </a></p><p>Your voice and participation are important to the continued growth of BLK, and we hope you will join us.</p><p>Please feel free to reach out with any questions. We look forward to seeing everyone there.</p><p>In community,<br>Black Graduate Student Association</p></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="margin:5px 0px"><div id="m_3222834706756128102gmail-q_1520" style="background-color:rgb(232,234,237);border:none;clear:both;line-height:6px;outline:none;width:24px;font-size:11px;border-radius:5.5px"><div style="background:url("https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system_gm/2x/more_horiz_black_20dp.png") 50% center/20px no-repeat;height:11px;opacity:0.7;width:24px"></div></div></div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">--</span><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Re’Nyqua Farrington (she/her), </span><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">M.Ed. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Ph.D. Candidate | </span><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Education, Society, & Culture </span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">University of California, Riverside</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Email: </span><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:rfarr011@ucr.edu" target="_blank">rfarr011@ucr.edu</a></span><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/re-nyqua-farrington/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></span><a href="https://linktr.ee/renyqua" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="georgia, serif"><b>Most recent publication: </b></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Farrington, R. (2025). Thinking </span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">b</span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">eyond the </span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">u</span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">niversity: Toward a Black </span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">a</span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">bolitionist </span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">p</span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">edagogy. </span><i style="font-family:georgia,serif">Black Educology Mixtape "Journal", 3</i><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">(1). </span><a href="https://repository.usfca.edu/be/vol3/iss1/5" style="font-family:georgia,serif" target="_blank">https://repository.usfca.edu/be/vol3/iss1/5</a></p></div></div></div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><img width="96" height="68" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yeHrIbbVGPcM4RtZ7ydtHhwu5pc9N5lMEDhS9H1cppvqGSeXb9V7BF9tP2aVEqkhEVgkeU4hxav8R9"><img width="96" height="92" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4w-CrQUG3i55ji6WMtDTTu16pStPEfiGJOCpOjjtHlmscI9AMn0BhnZQSUQW4I1UvZtiMxoS6K3oM1X"><img width="96" height="55" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xKUz9b5LpdYAtNcU3anDCdKwVaMD9YeIT_SnFCSLdoxo_B1sZrSjAm_RfJ9g-rd5HSADQ6wqldKy4-"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Victor Moreira, MA</span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Academic Student Success Manager</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Black Student Success Iinitiative Lead</span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Senior Academic Advisor</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(47,85,151)">Division of Undergraduate Education & Office of Student Affairs</span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(47,85,151)">University of California, Riverside</span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(47,85,151)">Riverside, CA 92521</span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(47,85,151)">Email: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><a href="mailto:victor.moreira@ucr.edu" title="mailto:victor.moreira@ucr.edu" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(47,85,151)">victor.moreira@ucr.edu</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(47,85,151)"> (preferred)</span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(47,85,151)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1">Phone: (951) 827 - 1822</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;color:rgb(47,85,151)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;color:rgb(47,85,151)"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif"><img width="200" height="87" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yBePvmqLuSVftiWJhl4y3l2nVz_Pv0MWMSdz5OL_nJicEoWssPsYOawBX2GT0gtQM3h-O3UMjxOVot"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt">Steward and Immediate Past Chair, Black Faculty and Staff Association</span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;color:rgb(47,85,151)">Email: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><a href="mailto:bfasa@ucr.edu" title="ma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