Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt is the Edith Green Distinguished Professor in the English department at Linfield University and directs the “Critical Ethnic Studies” program.  She teaches in the areas of postcolonial studies, transnational feminisms, and minority discourses. Dutt-Ballerstadt is the author of The Postcolonial Citizen: The Intellectual Migrant (2010) and is the lead editor of Civility, Free Speech and Academic Freedom in Higher Education: Faculty on the Margins (2021). Her scholarship and creative writing are widely published and circulated in various literary and scholarly journals.  Dutt-Ballerstadt also serves as the editor for Inside Higher Ed’s column “Conditionally Accepted,” a column for marginalized faculty in higher education and the co-editor of Truthout’s column “The Corporate University.” She is also a mentor-editor for the national "OpEd Project."

Dr. Jackson B. Miller is a professor of communication arts who teaches, researches and creates projects focusing on protest and reform rhetoric, multicultural communication, persuasion, and nonverbal communication. He leads the Linfield Forensics (speech and debate) Team, hosts debate trainings and competitions for national and international audiences, and regularly facilitates workshops on inclusive communication practices for a variety of community and professional organizations.

Prof. Sonia Ticas teaches Spanish language at all levels and culture in the Global Languages and Cultural Studies Department through courses such as film, revolutionary women, and Mesoamerican societies. She has taken Linfield students abroad to Costa Rica, Mexico, Spain and Morocco for language and cultural immersion. A native of El Salvador, Prof. Ticas migrated to the United States as an adolescent and experienced multiple displacements living in Los Angeles and attending various public schools. These experiences are featured in her memoir in progress and in a series of poems published in Label me Latino/a. Her extensive professional work is reflected in poetry translations from Spanish into English of Costa Rican poet, Eunice Odio; academic articles on women writers; and the history of female suffrage in Central America. Her book, Feminist Paths, on feminism and suffrage in El Salvador is forthcoming.

Abby Thomas is a Linfield alum who now serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs, where she supports campus inclusion clubs, as well as the First Scholars mentoring program. She enjoys reading, hiking, and taking her paddle board out when she's not working!

Katie Higinbotham is a writing instructor and the Associate Director of the Writing Program at Linfield University. She earned her MFA from Western Washington University, where she was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Writer Award for her multi-genre work in nonfiction and poetry. Katie especially loves working with beginning writers at Linfield in both INQS and literature courses. Her latest creative projects explore the intersections of music and activism, phobia and nature, and moving through the world as a runner.

Maja Stachurska is a freshman and a first-generation student at Linfield University. She is planning on studying business and marketing, but also enjoys reading, listening to music, and being outside. She is super excited to be working with the LAB team and promoting all the events and programs sponsored by LAB.

Alondra Briseño Monje is a freshman and a first-generation student at Linfield University. She is a digital art major and management minor. Outside of school, she enjoys listening to music, drawing, and taking long rides with good company. She is excited to be working with the LAB team and contributing with her creative ideas as a designer as well as helping promote all events and programs sponsored by LAB.

Sofia Paredes Quijano is a sophomore and first-generation student at Linfield University. She is majoring in Law, Rights, & Justice and is double majoring in Spanish. She is proud to be Ecuadorian and Salvadorian. She enjoys cooking and going on walks with her dog. She is excited to be a part of LAB and opening conversations about immigration and the Latino community.