heirofmedusa:

racemash:

In positive news, actress Eva Longoria recently graduated with a Master’s degree in Chicano Studies from Cal State Northridge.

from the LATimes:

She titled her thesis “Success STEMS From Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers.” “STEM” is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and math. The petite actress also has a bachelor’s of science degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M University, according to IMDB.

Longoria celebrated the happy occasion with none other than her parents, friends and family.

“In my cap and gown with mom and dad! I look like Harry Potter!” she wrote, posting another pic. And friends in the Twitterverse and online were quick to send her congrats.

Great job!
In case anyone is interested, here are a few extra resources on STEM and diversity:

• Latinas in Stem (twitter link)
• Fact sheet on Latinas in STEM (published in Dec 2008)
• The Center for STEM Diversity at Tuft University

Something always makes me happy when I see celebs of color going back to further their education.

psychocereals:

nerdybloomers:

thorarosebird:

Second that for writers as well, big time!

And musicians, I can never seem to get down what I hear in my head!

basically every artist has this problem so yeah

miguu:

what i never
learned
from my mother
was that
just because someone desires you
does
not mean they value you.
desire is the kind of thing that
eats you
and
leaves you starving.