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Carolina Forero-Moreno Ed.D., is a 2026 graduate of the Ed.D. program in Educational and Professional Practice at Antioch University.

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Dissertation Committee:

Richard Kahn, Ph.D., Committee Chair 

John Scott, Ph.D., Committee Member

Suhanthie Motha, Ed.D., Committee Member

Keywords

decolonial, BIPOC faculty, antiracist, Indigenous epistemologies, critical consciousness, liberation, healing, embodiment, settler colonialism, White supremacy culture

Document Type

Dissertation

Publication Date

2026

Abstract

This professional innovation dissertation addresses the need for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) faculty in Washington State community and technical colleges to have safe, sacred spaces to engage in anti-racist, anti-colonial, and healing practices. The proposed space is a year-long institute with bimonthly gatherings focused on decolonization work, liberatory practices, and collective healing. Gloria Anzaldúa’s Path of Conocimiento (2002) will be used to develop participants’ critical consciousness as racialized people. Emergent Strategy (brown, 2017) and the Constellations Framework (Constellations Framework, 2022) are used to learn and embody liberatory practices, all the while the Seven Circles of Wellness (Luger & Collins, 2022) and Healing-Centered Engagement (Ginwright, 2018) will serve as a healing vehicle, taking care of our bodies, minds, spirits, and space. This professional innovation dissertation aims to create a space for BIPOC faculty to develop strategies and strengthen their mental, emotional, and spiritual capacity to withstand the harm of White supremacy in education and thrive as liberated educators. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA (https://aura.antioch.edu) and OhioLINK ETD Center (https://etd.ohiolink.edu).

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ORCID No. 0009-0000-3315-7432

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