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Dr. Natalie Mendoza

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Asst Prof at CU-Boulder | studies modern US history; pedagogy | Reviews Editor Teaching History A Journal of Methods https://www.colorado.edu/history/natalie-mendoza

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · Jun 9

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Landing page for the article: On the left against a dark blue background reads the magazine issue's theme "America in a World at War," and just beneath that is the article title, "Wartime Race Politics in the World War II Era." To the right is a cropped image of a World War II poster. The background is yellow at the bottom and fades to light blue towards the top. In the foreground are two arms stretched out in parallel. The clothing on the arms each symbolize a country. The arm on top is attired in the stars and stripes in red, white, and blue, and the hand holds a top hat with same--this is meant to be Uncle Sam's arm, the United States. The arm below is attired in the Mexican charro suit, with the hand holding a sombrero. Just to the left of these arms reads part of a message of American unity in Spanish (the full poster also includes an English translation of same messaging).

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 5h

Oh I’m so glad! ❤️ Me too! I haven’t drawn with this much regularity since high school, so it’s fun to remember how much I used to do it, and that I enjoyed it very much.

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 18h

A little behind on #inktober2025
Here is Oct 13
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Natalie’s ink drawing of a boy hanging from a tree branch, with a big smile on his face. He is wearing a t-shirt and shorts and is barefoot.

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 20h

Whaaaaaat? As a former Oakland resident, I think I need to read this.

Also: I miss the BART 😢

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Adina Levin @adinalevin.bsky.social · 1d

This weekend I got around to reading Healy's history of the BART system. Now that SB63 passed and the regional funding measure is before us, it's motivating to read about the past critical moments when Bay Area transit *almost didn't happen*

cover page, Michael Healy History of BART, image of BART train

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 1d

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Élika Ortega @elikaortega.bsky.social · 2d

Hey @colorado.gov! My undergrad students can help! Also, why not take your enthusiasm further and help promote and fund more Spanish instruction at all levels all over the state.

Governor Jared Polis @colorado.gov · 2d

POV: You only have 119 days to brush up on your Spanish so you can sing along to all the Bad Bunny songs at the Super Bowl halftime show!

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks ☺️

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 2d

#inktober2025
Oct 12
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Natalie’s ink drawing of a happy puppy’s face, with tongue hanging out and one ear perked up.

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 3d

#inktober2025
Oct 11
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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 4d

#inktober2025
Oct 9 + Oct 10

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Natalie’s line drawing of a person sitting on a bench, with back to the audience, outside next to a tree, there is a bird perched on the bench. In the upper left corner of the page are several flowers and leaves against a black background.

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 5d

My semester starts the Monday right when the AHA ends. It was already tight, but now with this…

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 5d

I’m worried about ICE too. I think we’re all gonna have to made some hard choices. It sucks.

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 6d

#inktober2025
I missed three days, so here they are!
Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8

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Natalie’s line drawings for the three days she missed. One is a rockabilly style heart with a ribbon around it, with “w.t.f.” on the ribbon. Another is a fantail goldfish. The third is a woman with her eyes closed and her left hand holding her right arm, with long hair flowing around her.

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 9d

#inktober2025
Oct 5

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Natalie’s ink drawing of flowers and leaves hanging down.

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 10d

#inktober2025
Oct 4 (added to Oct 3 drawing)

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Ink drawing of a bee added to the flower Natalie drew yesterday.

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 11d

#inktober
Oct 3
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Natalie’s ink drawing of a six petal flower.

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 12d

#inktober2025
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Natalie’s ink drawing of a hand holding a violin.

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 13d

I was inspired by yours!

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 13d

Here are the slides I used:

bsky.app/profile/drme...

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · Aug 21

🗃️ Two slides I use for this activity: The first is before they get started and the second is for our debrief conversation.

Slide with instructions, activity completed as a group:

Choose two paragraphs from the reading and decide where you think citations are needed,from what kind of source (primary or secondary) and why:

Is it background information/general context? Information that sets the stage (like “Star Wars” context Andrews and Burke described)

Is it evidence? Does it seem to come from a primary source?

Is it information that contextualizes specific evidence? Information that helps enhance analysis of the evidence (the other kind of context Andrews and Burke described)

Mark an X where you think there should be a footnote.

Can be one or two or all three of these reasons.

Underline words or phrases that capture the reason.

Slide with instructions for debriefing activity:

Did you identify the correct locations? Talk through the reason(s) why there is or isn’t a footnote where you thought it would be.

Is it background information/general context?

Is it evidence?

Is it information that contextualizes specific evidence?

Is it the author’s voice? Is this where the author is explaining their reasoning/analysis/interpretation?

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 13d

I did this with my methods class in the spring, it was great! I used one of my chapters. I can share!

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 13d

🗃️ Check out this incredible resource for engaging students in public history through National Parks! It’s designed for K-12 (three pathways), but could easily be adapted for higher education (I’m looking at the “junior historiographer” pathway!).

Cate Denial @cjdenial.bsky.social · 14d

@skpawlicki.bsky.social was, until the Trump administration canceled the program, working as a Mellon fellow for the National Parks Service. She created the most incredible women's history programming, and now, she's recreated it entirely separately: storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...

Women's History Illuminated

Women's History and the National Historic Landmarks Program

storymaps.arcgis.com

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 13d

#inktober2025 Oct 1

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Natalie’s ink drawing for Oct 1, eyes: one pair closed eyes, another pair looking up, and one wide open looking to the left.

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 14d

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 15d

We have notepads by the copier, you should give him a couple!

Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 16d

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Cate Denial @cjdenial.bsky.social · 16d

A reminder! On October 8 I'll be leading a short webinar on the ethics of generative AI for @onehe.bsky.social. Registration is free - check out the link below! onehe.org/event/explor...

Exploring the Ethics of GenAI – OneHE

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 19d

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 19d

Proud of my colleagues! 🗃
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Citizen historians document Smithsonian exhibits under White House scrutiny

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex. It's a public-private trust that has long operated at arm's length from the White House, but now finds itself...

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 19d

Girls’ night with bestest girl: Ruthie

@drhonor.bsky.social

Pretty brown puppy, Ruthie, on a couch and being pat on the head by Natalie.

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