Monica Huerta

Monica Huerta is the author of Magical Habits (Duke University Press, 2021), The Unintended: Photography, Property, and the Aesthetics of Racial Capitalism (NYU Press, 2023), and essays in Art Forum, Intervenxions, and others.

People rally and march in support of universities and education on April 17, 2025, in New York City. Called a “Rally for the Right to Learn,” the protest consisted of students, teachers, and activists marching to demand that the administration of Donald Trump to stop arresting foreign students and cutting money from universities, among numerous other concerns.

An Open Letter to Our Students: Universities Do Not Deserve You An Open Letter to Our Students: Universities Do Not Deserve You

At the start of the school year, two professors provide some hard truths about the state of academia and what you should fight for.

Sep 4, 2025 / Monica Huerta and Dan-el Padilla Peralta

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